BSB vs USCB G3
7
USCB USCB2019 12-22
9
Winner St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19 28-8
USCB USCB2019
12-22
7
Final
9
St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19
28-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USCB USCB2019 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 7 10 2
St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 X 9 10 0

W: Rivero, Joel (2-0) L: Davis (2-1) S: Galvis Jr., Jimmy (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jon Leatherman

#10 STU SWEEPS POWERED BY LOPEZ, SWEEPS USCB

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 23rd, 2019) – Tenth-ranked St. Thomas University Baseball (28-8, 10-2 TSC) completed the Sun Conference sweep over the University of South Carolina Beaufort Sandsharks (12-22, 2-10 TSC) with a 9-7 win on Saturday afternoon from Paul Demie Mainieri Field.

Prior to the game, the newly-inaugurated tenth President of St. Thomas University, David A. Armstrong J.D., threw out a ceremonial first pitch. Thank you to President Armstrong, for your support of Bobcat Athletics and congratulations on your inauguration!

Bobcat Starters: Jackie Urbaez (2B), Erick Delgado (SS), Sergio Lopez (RF), Alejandro Rivero (1B), Chris Garabedian (3B), Jack Diaz (DH), Daniel Lowry (CF),
Daniel Mondejar (C), Gus Guerra (LF), Chris Coipel (SP)

Game Notes
  • Chris Coipel made the start for St. Thomas, pitching into the sixth inning, allowing three earned runs while striking out four.
  • STU opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning, as Daniel Mondejar hit his first home run of the season, giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.
  • USCB added a run in the third inning to cut the deficit in half at 2-1.
  • In the bottom of the fifth inning, Sergio Lopez and Alejandro Rivero connected on back-to-back home runs, extending the lead to 5-1 over the Sandsharks.
  • USCB pushed across two runs in the sixth inning, as St. Thomas went to the bullpen and called upon Jason Graña.
  • Graña pitched through the sixth inning, allowing one hit and struck out one.
  • Lopez launched his second home run of the game, ninth of the season, in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving STU a 7-3 lead.
  • USCB scored four runs in the eighth inning, tying the game at 7-7, against Ernesto Pino before STU called into pitch Joel Rivero.
  • Rivero escaped the jam, with two consecutive outs, including a strikeout.
  • Garabedian led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a triple to centerfield and scored the go-ahead run on a RBI double from Lowry to reclaim the lead at 8-7.
  • STU added another run on an error by USCB to take a 9-7 lead.
  • JJ Galvis earned his first career collegiate save, recording the final two outs of the contest as STU finished the Sun Conference sweep.
MVBobcats
President Armstrong: one pitch, one strike
Sergio Lopez: 3-4, two HR, four RBIs
Alejandro Rivero: 2-4, Solo HR

Upcoming
Tenth-ranked St. Thomas University travels to Lake Wales to take on #21 Warner University in Sun Conference action with a series beginning Friday, March 29th at 6:00 p.m.

-STU-
 
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