
Ohio Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader at Kent State
5/1/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Box Score Game One (PDF) | Box Score Game Two (PDF)
KENT, Ohio -- The Ohio baseball team (21-15, 12-11 MAC) split a pair of seven-inning games with Kent State (19-19, 12-11 MAC) in a Saturday (May 1) Mid-American Conference doubleheader at Olga A. Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium. The Bobcats fell to the Golden Flashes by a score of 10-4 in game out but rebounded with a 12-6 victory in game two of the twin bill.
Game One: Kent State 10, Ohio 4 (seven innings)
The Bobcats held a 3-2 advantage heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Golden Flashes outscored Ohio by an 8-1 count down the stretch to secure the win.
Senior designated hitter Treyben Funderburg (Beavercreek, Ohio) led Ohio at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
Redshirt senior shortstop Joe Weisenseel (Strongsville, Ohio) delivered an RBI single for the Bobcats in the top of the fourth of the inning to give Ohio a 3-2 lead.
Game Two: Ohio 12, Kent State 6 (seven innings)
The Bobcats outscored the Golden Flashes by an 8-2 count over the final three innings to salvage a split of the doubleheader.
Senior left fielder Sebastian Fabik (Lebanon, Ohio) accounted for three of Ohio's nine hits, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored. Senior center fielder Isaiah Peterson (Lincoln, Neb.) went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored. Senior designated hitter Aaron Levy (Cincinnati, Ohio) also added a two-run home run.
Ohio will look to finish the weekend with a four-game split against Kent State when the squads square off in the Sunday (May 2) series finale at 1 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ROMEL, COLLIN (2-6)
L: Kelly, Braxton (1-2)
S: PITTMAN, TREVOR (1)

Batting:
2B: Peterson, Isaiah 1 ; Funderburg, Treyben 1 ; Lukkes, Trevor 1
RBI: Peterson, Isaiah 1 ; Hafner, Trevor 1 ; Richardson, Michael 1 ; Weisenseel, Joe 1
SH: Funderburg, Treyben 1 ; Fabik, Sebastian 1 ; Weisenseel, Joe 1
SF: Peterson, Isaiah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Funderburg, Treyben 1 ; Minzey, Mason 1 ; Lukkes, Trevor 1 ; Richardson, Michael 1

Batting:
2B: MIKNIS, JUSTIN 2
3B: KIRBY, JUSTIN 1 ; McNAMARA, MICHAEL 1
HR: CAREW, BEN 1 ; THOMPSON, SAM 1
RBI: WENTZ, ERIC 1 ; CAREW, BEN 1 ; MIKNIS, JUSTIN 1 ; McNAMARA, MICHAEL 2 ; DOBOS, KEVIN 2 ; THOMPSON, SAM 3
SF: WENTZ, ERIC 1 ; DOBOS, KEVIN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KIRBY, JUSTIN 1 ; MATHEWS, COLLIN 1 ; CAREW, BEN 3 ; MIKNIS, JUSTIN 2 ; McNAMARA, MICHAEL 2 ; THOMPSON, SAM 1
SB: MATHEWS, COLLIN 1
CS: WENTZ, ERIC 1
HBP: MATHEWS, COLLIN 1





















