MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.- No. 7 St. Thomas (26-4) dropped a tough midweek matchup against conference rivals no. 13 Keiser (23-6) late Tuesday night at Paul Demie Mainieri Field by a final score of 15-9.

The Bobcats opened up the score line early as they brought in two runs in the second inning off the bats of Oscar Rodriguez and Erick Delgado. They both brought in Sergio Lopez and Randy Oliva, respectively, in the form of a single.

It was a third inning response from the Seahawks that truly caught the home side off guard. A six run-explosion from the opposition put STU in a tight spot as they were down 6-2. The bottom half of the third inning had St. Thomas bring in two more runs as both Elih Marrero and Nelson Mompierre scored.

From then on, the Bobcats were held scoreless until the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough as the runs were scored too late in the game.

On the night, Marrero went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run while Delgado went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the game.

On the defensive end, Alex Sarmiento pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with two K and two hits.

Despite the loss, St. Thomas has won 15 of its last 17 games. 

Next up for the Bobcats is a home weekend conference matchup against the University of South Carolina Beaufort beginning on Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. at Paul Demie Mainieri Field.


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