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Winner Concord CONCORD 11-6
3
Urbana URBANA 2-17
Winner
Concord CONCORD
11-6
4
Final
3
Urbana URBANA
2-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Concord CONCORD 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 4 3
Urbana URBANA 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 2

W: Cody Dooley (2-1) L: Guerrero III, Robbie (1-3)

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Winner Concord CONCORD 12-6
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Urbana URBANA 2-18
Winner
Concord CONCORD
12-6
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Final
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Urbana URBANA
2-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concord CONCORD 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Urbana URBANA 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 11 1

W: Trent Abernathy (2-0) L: Jessee, Chase (0-5) S: Reece Edwards (1)

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Baseball Comes Up Short in Pair of One-Run Games

Streaking Mountain Lions edge Blue Knights, 4-3 & 6-5

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URBANA, Ohio -- With temperatures hovering in the low 30s, Urbana baseball fell twice to Concord in a pair of one-run games Saturday at Blue Knight Baseball Field. CU edged UU 4-3 in the ninth inning of the first game, after forcing extras with the tying run in the seventh. UU cut down a five-run deficit in Game 2, but came up short by a 6-5 final score.

CU (12-6, 6-0 MEC) remains undefeated in league play and extended its win streak to eight games. UU drops to 2-18 overall and 2-4 against league opponents. The Blue Knights will welcome UVa-Wise to campus for a Sunday twinbill.

//  GAME 1 (CU 4, UU 3)
Senior Vitor Takakura allowed three hits during a career-best outing, but it wasn't enough. The right-hander tossed six frames, a new career-high, while allowing three runs. He started the seventh but put the first two runners aboard before exiting the game with a 3-2 lead.

Unfortunately, Concord pushed one run across in the seventh to force extra innings with the score knotted at 3-3. The Mountain Lions eventually plated the go-ahead run on a two-out single in the ninth, which was the only base hit against reliever Robbie Guerrero III.

Guerrero (3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 K) fell victim to three hit batters and suffered his third loss (1-3).

UU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Mickey Losey (2-5, 2B) scored on a wild pitch. Then, Concord claimed a 2-1 lead after four frames until Zeth Tanner (1-4) came up clutch. The senior catcher continued his recent tear at the plate by delivering two runs on a double to deep left center, giving UU a 3-2 lead after five.

The Blue Knights out-hit the Mountain Lions 6-4, but failed to register a hit in the final three innings. Senior Mickey Barea (1-5), senior Tanner Davis (1-2) and junior Austin Pratt (1-4) each singled.

UU struggled to move runners and left at least one aboard in each frame (11 total).

Concord was led by Adrian Peralta's 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Reliever Cody Dooley (2-1) earned the win after three shutout innings on the mound.

//  GAME 2 (CU 6, UU 5)
Things heated up, figuratively speaking, in the second game as both teams combined for 23 hits at the plate.

CU jumped out to a 6-1 lead after three frames after scoring three runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third. However, UU responded with a four-spot in the bottom of the sixth to get back in it.

Three consecutive singles by Pratt (2-4), Coy (2-4) and Tanner (2-4) made it 6-2, and then Davis notched a two-run double the opposite way to plate two more. With two outs later in the inning, Davis came around to score on a wild pitch to get UU within a run heading to the final inning.

Senior reliever Steven Beall kept UU close by shutting the door on the Mountain Lions offense. The right-hander, who has already posted career-highs in innings (21.0) and strikeouts (11), tossed four shutout frames with a season-high five strikeouts.

Then, a quick inning of work for freshman pitcher Ryan Townsend set the stage for UU's attempt to even the series in the last at-bat.

Down 6-5, the Blue Knights got two runners on with back-to-back, two-out singles by Tanner and Guerrero (2-4).

Up next was Davis, who was swinging the hot bat in his debut at left field. The senior lefty got a clean hack and just missed a walk-off hit with a fly out to the deepest part of the park in center field. The CU center fielder made a running grab over his left shoulder at the fence to seal the game.

//  UP NEXT
UU continues its homestand tomorrow against UVa-Wise. The MEC divisional crossover doubleheader will start with a 1 p.m. first pitch in Game 1.

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Players Mentioned

Mickey Barea

#7 Mickey Barea

IF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Steven Beall

#27 Steven Beall

RHP
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Tanner Davis

#13 Tanner Davis

C
5' 11"
Senior
L/R
Robbie Guerrero III

#26 Robbie Guerrero III

RHP/C
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Mickey Losey

#44 Mickey Losey

OF
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Vitor Takakura

#8 Vitor Takakura

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Zeth Tanner

#15 Zeth Tanner

C/RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Austin Pratt

#33 Austin Pratt

IF/C
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Ryan Townsend

#34 Ryan Townsend

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Mickey Barea

#7 Mickey Barea

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
IF
Steven Beall

#27 Steven Beall

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Tanner Davis

#13 Tanner Davis

5' 11"
Senior
L/R
C
Robbie Guerrero III

#26 Robbie Guerrero III

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP/C
Mickey Losey

#44 Mickey Losey

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
OF
Vitor Takakura

#8 Vitor Takakura

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Zeth Tanner

#15 Zeth Tanner

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
C/RHP
Austin Pratt

#33 Austin Pratt

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
IF/C
Ryan Townsend

#34 Ryan Townsend

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
RHP