The first two opponents were the Big Ten's Michigan State Spartans and Miami (Ohio) of the Mid America Conference. These two team entered the tournament weekend with only one win between them. This tournament looked to be the perfect setup to extend the Catamounts' win record, however, before we count the chickens, we must play the game. The Spartans and Redhawks had totally different ideas than the Catamounts.
The Spartans were 1-1 on Friday, have their lone win over Furman. The Miami Redhawks were 0-3, having lost twice to that same Furman team.
In game one on Friday, the Cats lost the opener to Michigan State, 4-1. Against the Spartans, the Catamounts allowed 4 unearned runs to cross home plate. With this loss, Jeremy Null goes 1-1 on the season. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 3 runs to the Spartans.
In game two, the Cats scored their first run against Miami, in the first inning and held on to that lead until the top of the 7th, when the Redhawks put 2 runs across the plate. In the bottom of the 9th, the Cats scored again, sending the game into extra innings, at 2-2. The Redhawks were able to push across a run in the top of the 10th, which was all that was needed to secure their first victory of the season. Preston Hatcher picks up the loss for this game.
On Sunday, the Cats will play the Cincinnati Bearcats at 3 pm. Cincinnati enters tonight's game against Furman with an 0-4 record. So, they will either be 0-5 or 1-4 when they meet the Cats. Can the the Bat Cats salvage anything out of this weekend?
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