The University of Akron Athletics

Bobcats Take Game One
May 07 | Baseball
Bobcats Take Game One
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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips baseball team fell 12-4 in the opening game of the series against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday at Bob Wren Stadium.
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The Zips (13-32, 11-22 MAC) scored four runs on seven hits as senior Tate Wargo (Benld, Ill.) led Akron's offense with a 3-for-4 performance. Senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio) added a two-run homerun in the sixth inning and a sacrifice flyout in the fourth for three RBI. Freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.), graduate Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and graduate Jackson Haas (Cincinnati, Ohio) each added hits, including a triple from Arrivo.
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Ohio scored four runs in the first inning and added eight runs in the sixth while scattering 12 hits around the yard. The Bobcats' starting pitcher Edward Kutt IV earned the win, throwing eight complete innings while allowing four runs on seven hits. Akron senior Taed Heydinger (Bayfield, Colo.) earned the loss.
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The series continues on Sunday, May 8, with a doubleheader starting 1 p.m. Fans can watch the series on OhioBobcatTV on YouTube and follow all four games via live stats on GoZips.com.
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Box Score PDF
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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips baseball team fell 12-4 in the opening game of the series against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday at Bob Wren Stadium.
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The Zips (13-32, 11-22 MAC) scored four runs on seven hits as senior Tate Wargo (Benld, Ill.) led Akron's offense with a 3-for-4 performance. Senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio) added a two-run homerun in the sixth inning and a sacrifice flyout in the fourth for three RBI. Freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.), graduate Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and graduate Jackson Haas (Cincinnati, Ohio) each added hits, including a triple from Arrivo.
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Ohio scored four runs in the first inning and added eight runs in the sixth while scattering 12 hits around the yard. The Bobcats' starting pitcher Edward Kutt IV earned the win, throwing eight complete innings while allowing four runs on seven hits. Akron senior Taed Heydinger (Bayfield, Colo.) earned the loss.
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The series continues on Sunday, May 8, with a doubleheader starting 1 p.m. Fans can watch the series on OhioBobcatTV on YouTube and follow all four games via live stats on GoZips.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kutt IV (4-3)
L: Heydinger, Taed (2-8)

Batting:
3B: Arrivo, Nick 1
HR: Shellenbarger, Bryant 1
RBI: Shellenbarger, Bryant 3
SF: Shellenbarger, Bryant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Benson, Cameron 1 ; Arrivo, Nick 1 ; Shellenbarger, Bryant 1 ; Haas, Jackson 1
HBP: Haas, Jackson 1
PO: Wargo, Tate 1

Batting:
2B: C. Kasperbau 1 ; C. Baker 1
HR: H. Johnson 1 ; N. Dolan 1
RBI: C. Kasperbau 1 ; M. Minzey 1 ; S. Harbert 3 ; A. Finney 1 ; M. Richardso 1 ; H. Johnson 1 ; C. Baker 2 ; N. Dolan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: I. Peterson 1 ; A. Rausch 2 ; C. Kasperbau 2 ; M. Minzey 1 ; S. Harbert 1 ; A. Finney 1 ; H. Johnson 2 ; C. Baker 1 ; N. Dolan 1
HBP: C. Kasperbau 2 ; M. Minzey 1
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