Box Score

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Eastern Kentucky University's baseball team fell behind early in a 12-2 loss at Cincinnati on Tuesday.
 
The Bearcats (21-16) scored five times in the first inning to grab the early lead.  Josh Kross started it with a 3-run home run.  Landyn Vidourek capped the first with a 2-run double.
 
Trailing 6-0 in the fourth, the Colonels (10-26) scored twice in an effort to claw back into the game.  Ron Franklin Jr. singled and later scored on a ground ball from Elijah Underhill.  Justin Carinci brought home Boone Shevey with a double down the right field line.
 
Cincinnati ended the comeback bid in the bottom half of the fourth with Tommy O'Connor's 2-run home run to push the lead back to six, 8-2.
 
The game ended by run rule in the eight on a run scoring single to center field for Kerrington Cross.
 
Carinci went 2-for-4 with an RBI for EKU.  O'Connor was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs for UC.
 
The Colonels will play a 3-game conference series at Lipscomb this weekend.  Game one of the tilt is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Friday.