Coastal Carolina baseball falls short against Cincinnati

After Coastal Carolina struck first, Cincinnati jumped out to a big lead through six innings en route to a 10-7 win in the Chanticleer Classic on Friday.

G.K. Young hit a two-run home run in the first inning to allow the Chanticleers to jump out to a 2-0 lead.

The Bearcats responded quickly.

Kyle Mottice and Manny Rodriguez each drove in a pair of runs in the second inning to allow Cincinnati to take the lead. The Bearcats added two runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth to build a 9-2 lead.

The Chants showed signs of life again in the seventh when Kieton Rivers highlighted a five-run frame with a pinch-hit grand slam as Coastal pulled to within 9-7.

Cincinnati added another run in the top of the eighth and held the Chants scoreless in the final two innings to secure the victory.

This story was originally published March 4, 2016 at 8:33 PM with the headline "Coastal Carolina baseball falls short against Cincinnati."