Its tough to win when you don’t hit. It’s tough to win when you field poorly. You can overcome one, but you can’t usually overcome both. Cincinnati fell victim to both deadly symptoms on Tuesday against Xavier and were bludgeoned 9-1 because of it.
The loss sank UC in more ways than one. The Bearcats are now 18-18 overall with losses in back-to-back games. Besides that, they are also now relegated to the losers bracket of the Joe Nuxhall Classic where they will play Wright State, which lost to Miami (Ohio) 4-3 on Tuesday.
Connor McVey and Manny Rodriguez both went 2-for-3 for UC on Tuesday, which is good.