UC Bearcats baseball wins vs. No. 21 UCF but loses ejected OF Pitts
Derrick Pitts hits go-ahead home run for Cincinnati Bearcats baseball to win series vs. No. 21 UCF, then gets ejected
On Sunday, April 19, in the rubber game in Orlando, the Cincinnati Bearcats won the series over No. 21 UCF, taking an 11-9 slugfest at John Euliano Park. In the game, Jack Natili had his second three-home run outing of the year, Derrick Pitts knocked the go-ahead dinger in the ninth and Quinton Coats tied UC's single-season record for round-trippers with his 23rd.
Adam Buczkowski went the final 3 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts as UC's record improves to 27-15. The win moved the Bearcats to No. 3 in the Big 12 baseball power rankings behind Kansas and West Virginia.
Downside of Cincinnati Bearcats baseball win over No. 21 UCF The ninth inning summed up a chippy series: Pitts, who sent the game-winner over the right-center wall, was ejected after releasing his bat a few feet in the direction of the Knights' first-base dugout. Natili followed with his third homer, and after engagements from the umpire rounding third, was challenged by UCF if he touched the bag, which was upheld.
The Pitts ejection will force the Bearcats to play minus the outfielder in their Tuesday, April 21, game at Wright State by NCAA rule. There were some tensions at John Euliano Park on Sunday. Here is Cincinnati RF Derrick Pitts leaving the field after getting ejected late in the Bearcats’ rubber match against @UCF_Baseball .