Zips Split Doubleheader With Ohio; Win Game One 9-4

Sunday, May 4

Akron, Ohio

11:00 am

University of Akron

16-30, 9-17

Ohio

10-34, 5-18

Ohio

Akron

Zips Split Doubleheader With Ohio; Win Game One 9-4

May 04 | Baseball

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AKRON, Ohio - The Akron baseball team split a doubleheader with the Ohio Bobcats on Sunday, May 4.

GAME 1 | Akron 9, Ohio 4
AKRON, Ohio - The Zips recorded 17 hits in game one of a doubleheader as the Blue and Gold recorded a 9-4 victory.

Jared Schaeffer (1-6) started on the mound and picked up the win for Akron (16-30, 9-17). The right-hander went eight innings, giving up one run on four hits, allowing two walks and striking out two.

Offensively, the Zips were led by Austin Lafferty, who went 2-for-4 on the day with a double and three RBI. Lafferty was one of seven Zips to record a multi-hit game. Max Bowman went 3-for-5 on the day. Jack Poist went 2-for-4 and had three stolen bases. Evan Bottone had a pair of hits, one being a double, and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Zips got on the scoreboard first, starting in the sixth inning. Akron scored twice, with one run coming across on Bottone's single.

The Zips then held the Bobcats scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. which brought the score to 5-0 in favor of the Zips.

Ohio narrowed Akron's lead to 5-1 before the Zips stretched the advantage to 9-1 in the eighth inning. The Zips bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Lafferty. Ohio put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Akron still coasted to the 9-4 win.

GAME NOTES
» Bowman compiled three base hits in the game for Akron.
» Every Akron starter reached base safely in the win.
» Akron's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Schaeffer put together eight innings of one-run ball for the Zips.
» Seven Zips had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Zips had a total of 17 hits.
» The Zips out-hit the Bobcats at a 17-6 clip.
» Poist stole three bases and Bowman swiped two in Sunday's game.
» The Zips stole six bases as a team.
» Akron went 7-for-20 (.350) with runners in scoring position.
» The Zips got two hits in four at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Akron pitchers limited Ohio to just 1-for-9 (.111) with runners in scoring position.
» Akron pitchers faced 38 Ohio hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 14 fly balls while striking out four.
» The Zips drew five walks from Ohio pitching.
» Lafferty led the Zips at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI.

GAME 2 | Ohio 10, Akron 5
AKRON, Ohio - Four Akron players collected at least two hits, but the Zips fell to the Ohio Bobcats 10-5 Sunday.

Bottone, Poist, Lafferty and Ian Pennington all recorded multiple hits.

Pennington had a home run, a double and three RBI against the Bobcats. Poist recorded a home run and one RBI while Lafferty recorded two RBI for the Zips.

Jack Kelley (3-2) started and took the loss on the mound for Akron (16-31, 9-18). Jacob Beall was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going 1.2 shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out one.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Zips were trailing 4-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Akron got an RBI single from Lafferty, scoring Caden Matlon from second base.

The Zips deficit expanded to 6-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the fourth inning. Akron scored twice on Pennington's two-run homer, which tightened the Bobcats lead to 6-3.

Akron kept the Bobcats off the scoreboard before narrowing the gap to 6-4 in the fifth.

The Bobcats expanded their lead to 7-4 before the Akron offense got back in action, biting into that lead in the sixth. The Zips recorded a run on Pennington's two-out RBI double, tightening the Ohio lead to 7-5. The Zips were unable to get any closer, as Ohio added three runs to their tally on the way to a 10-5 final.

GAME NOTES
» Akron's power output was led by Pennington, who picked up two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Akron's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Akron hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» Akron pitchers faced 47 Ohio hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out eight.
» Pennington led the Zips at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Zips travel to Oxford, Ohio, to battle the RedHawks for a conference series starting on Friday, May 9.