LAKE WALES, Fla. (March 29^th, 2019) – The tenth-ranked St. Thomas University Bobcats Baseball team (29-8, 11-2 TSC) defeated #21 Warner University (27-13, 7-6 TSC) 6-4 on Friday night in Game One of the Sun Conference series.

Bobcat Starters: Erick Delgado (SS), Jackie Urbaez (2B), Sergio Lopez (RF), Alejandro Rivero (3B), Chris Garabedian (1B), Jordan Moriña (DH), Daniel Lowry (CF), Daniel Mondejar (C), Joey Thompson (LF), Orlando Rodriguez (SP)

Game Notes

• Orlando Rodriguez (4-1) made the start for St. Thomas University, earning his fourth win of the season, while recording ten strikeouts and allowing one earned run.
• The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning, when STU batted around and scored six runs.
• Moriña led the inning off with a walk, Lowry followed with a single and Mondejar reached on a bunt to load the bases. Thompson brought in the first run of the game with a fielder's choice groundout as Moriña scored.
• Allende stepped to the plate and hit his second home run of the season, as he hit an inside-the-park home run to extend the lead to 4-0.
• Urbaez followed with a walk and scored on a Lopez double to right field, as STU took a 5-0 lead.
• Later in the inning, Lopez stole third and scored on an error to cap off a six-run, top of the fourth inning.
• WU responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and added another run in the fifth inning, cutting the Bobcat lead in half at 6-3.
• Jason Graña came into the game in the eighth inning and recorded his first save of the season, pitching the final two innings, striking out four and escaping a bases loaded jam to clinch a 6-4 Bobcats victory.

MVBobcats
Orlando Rodriguez: (4-1), 7 IP, 10 strikeouts, one earned run
Chris Allende: 2-4, 3-R HR (Inside the Park)
Jason Graña: Save, four strikeouts

Upcoming
No. 10 St. Thomas University concludes the Sun Conference series against No. 21 Warner University with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 30^th with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m.