University of Utah
12-7, 2-2
Cincinnati
18-6, 2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | X | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Cincinnati Takes Series Opener Friday Night
3/20/2026 7:11 PM | Baseball
Long clubs third homer of season
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Utah is now 12-7 on the season and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play. It was the first game between the squads in recorded history.
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Long, Bradley Navarro and Matt Flaharty each went 2-for-4 with Navarro driving in two runs and Flaharty scoring by way of Long's homer.
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Long's home run extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest by a Utah Ute since the 2023 season. Cameron Gurney (12) and Daniel Arambula (11) both singled in the eighth inning to push their respective streaks as well.
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After a scoreless two innings to open the game, the left-handed hitting Matt Flaharty poked a single the other way to lead off the top of the third. Three batters later, Long sent the first pitch 378 feet over left field wall for an opposite-field, two-run shot.
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Cincinnati halved the Utes' lead with a run in the fifth inning and took charge of the game with an eight-spot in the sixth. The Bearcats added another run in the bottom of the seventh.
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The Utes put together a two-out rally in the eighth on the way to getting two runs back. Arambula and Gurney reached on infield singles then Cal Miller was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Navarro then lifted a base hit into shallow center field to score both Arambula and Gurney.
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However, the home squad would answer in the bottom of the eighth with three more tallies as the game reached its final score.
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Starting pitcher Colter McAnelly (2-3) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out six batters in six-plus innings of work.
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Next Up
Utah will look to even up this three-game series on Saturday in another matchup with the Bearcats. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. MT inside the UC Baseball Stadium.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Taylor, Nathan (2-1)
L: McAnelly, Colter (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Long, Jake 1
RBI: Long, Jake 2 ; Navarro, Bradley 2
SH: Miller, Cal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Long, Jake 1 ; Gurney, Cameron 1 ; Flaharty, Matt 1 ; Arambula, Daniel 1
SB: Flaharty, Matt 1
CS: Long, Jake 1
HBP: Miller, Cal 1
Batting:
2B: Pitts, Derrick 1
RBI: Infelise, Enzo 1 ; Natili, Jack 1 ; Mitchelle, Christian 1 ; Daniel, Conlan 2 ; Tyranski, Ryan 1 ; Sefcik, Cal 3 ; Coats, Quinton 1 ; Pitts, Derrick 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Infelise, Enzo 2 ; Natili, Jack 1 ; Smith, Jackson 1 ; Sefcik, Luke 1 ; Daniel, Conlan 1 ; Reardon, Jackson 2 ; Sefcik, Cal 2 ; Coats, Quinton 2 ; Pitts, Derrick 1
SB: Coats, Quinton 1
