UB Pitchers Dominate Miami; Baseball Downs RedHawks 6-0 On Sunday

Sunday, April 12

1 pm

University at Buffalo

9-18, 4-8

Miami (OH)

6-25, 4-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Buffalo	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	6	11	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

UB Pitchers Dominate Miami; Baseball Downs RedHawks 6-0 On Sunday

4/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

OXFORD, OH – Senior left-handed pitcher Mike McGee and redshirt sophomore Mike Kaelin combined to throw the Bulls first shutout of the season on Sunday afternoon as the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York baseball team (9-18, 4-8 MAC) defeated Miami (OH), 6-0. With the win, the Bulls collected their first series win of the season, taking two of three from the RedHawks on the road.

"That was most complete game we played all year," said head coach Ron Torgalski. "We got tremendous pitching performances from Mike McGee and Mike Kaelin that helped us close out the series with a win. We had a couple key two out hits and Bobby Shepperd swung it very well for us today."

The lefty starter was sharp on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match for the Bulls as he cruised through the first two innings before allowing his first hit of the game in the third. McGee only allowed two more hits over the next three innings as he finished off his third win of the season going six innings while allowing no runs and striking out two RedHawks.

Redshirt sophomore Mike Kaelin entered the game in the seventh and wouldn't allow a hit and he closed out another three inning save. The righty struck out six batters over three innings as he earned his fourth save of the season, lowering his team-best ERA to 2.10 on the season. Kaelin has been nearly unhittable on the season, limiting opponents to a .125 batting average against while striking out 37 batters in 25.2 innings of relief.

The UB offense also did their part in the victory as they scored six runs, the ninth time this season the offense scored at least six runs in a game. Ben Vey opened up the scoring for the Bulls in the second inning as he started the inning out with his team-leading 10^th double of the season and came around to score on Chris Kwitzer's RBI single two batters later.

The Bulls added to their 1-0 lead in the fifth inning as they were able to record two more, making the score 3-0 in favor of the visitors. Kwitzer opened the inning with a single and then stole second base before coming around for a run on Nick Sinay's RBI single to right field. Ben Haefner walked and moved Sinay over to second before Bobby Sheppard singled home Sinay for his first RBI of the afternoon.

As the 7^th inning came and the lead still 3-0 for the Bulls, Sinay took over on the base paths to create a run for UB. After he singled to start the inning, Sinay stole second and third base and crossed home plate on another Sheppard RBI single. Sinay finished the game with two steals, giving him five straight games with two stolen bases and his ninth game overall with two or more steals. After stealing second base, Sinay moved into first place in program history in career stolen bases with 59.

UB was able to add on two more runs in the 8^th inning as Vey doubled once again to start things up for the Bulls. Vey came around to score on an error by the Miami third baseman and then Kwitzer came around to score on the very next at bat on a wild pitch.

Kaelin was able to preserve his fourth save of the season as he struck out three batters over the final two innings.

The UB offense had four players record at least two hits including Sheppard who led the way, going 3-for-4 with two RBI's in the victory. Also collected two hit outings were Vey, Kwitzer and Charlie Sobieraski. Vey and Kwitzer were also able to score two runs each in the win.

Sinay continued to be the headlight for the Bulls at the top of their lineup as he finished the game going 1-for-3 with two runs scored, two stolen bases, two walks and one RBI. He has now reached base successfully in 14 straight games and leads the MAC with 26 steals on 30 attempts.

Next up, the Bulls will travel to St. Bonaventure on Tuesday afternoon for a doubleheader with the Bonnies. The first game will begin at 2:00 pm.