BSB vs SEU G1
4
Southeastern SEU 39-5
7
Winner St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19 32-11
Southeastern SEU
39-5
4
Final
7
St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19
32-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southeastern SEU 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 1
St. Thomas Baseball STUBS19 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 X 7 8 0

W: Rodriguez, Orlando (6-1) L: F. Dieguez (5-1) S: Graña, Jason (4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jon Leatherman

#10 BOBCATS WIN GAME ONE OVER #1 FIRE

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 12th, 2019) – No. 10 St. Thomas University Bobcats Baseball (32-11, 14-5 TSC) defeated No. 1 Southeastern University (39-5, 15-1 TSC) in Game One of the "NAIA Ball Series of the Week" 7-4 on Friday night from Paul Demie Mainieri Field.

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

Box Score Notables
  • Orlando Rodriguez pitched eight innings for the fourth time in his past five starts and at least seven innings in his fifth consecutive start. During that time, Rodriguez is (5-0) with 39 IP and 44 strikeouts.
  • Rodriguez held the top-ranked Fire offense to four runs, half their season-average (10) and allowed ten hits
Game Notes
  • NAIA All-American, Orlando Rodriguez (6-1), earned his six win of season, outdueling Felix Dieguez (5-1) to open the top-10 Sun Conference matchup.
  • The first-ranked Fire opened the game with a leadoff triple and scored on a wild pitch, taking an early 1-0 lead in the top-10 Sun Conference match-up.
  • SEU added another run in the top of the second inning on a RBI double, extending their lead to 2-0 over STU.
  • Daniel Mondejar and Gus Guerra led off the bottom of the third inning with back-to-back singles, which were followed by a one out walk by Erick Delgado to load the bases.
  • Sergio Lopez singled to left field to bring in Allende, as the Bobcats cut the Fire lead in half at 2-1.
  • Jack Diaz doubled down the left field line, bringing in Delgado and Lopez to give STU a 3-2 lead.
  • The Fire, tied the game at 3-3, with a RBI single in the top of the fifth inning.
  • Lopez added his second RBI of the game, in the bottom of the fifth inning, driving in Urbaez with a single.
  • Alejandro Rivero plated Allende with a RBI single, extending the Bobcats lead to 5-3.
  • With the infield drawn in, Mondejar grounded a single through the left side, for a two-run single that brought in Rivero and Garabedian.
  • Southeastern led off the top of the seventh inning with a solo home run, cutting the STU lead to 7-4.
  • Rodriguez finished his outing with a double play in the top of the eighth inning.
  • Jason Graña entered the game in the top of the ninth, with St. Thomas leading 7-4, and struck out the side in order, earning his fourth save of the season.
MVBobcats
Orlando Rodriguez: (6-1), 8 IP, four strikeouts, four earned runs
Jason Graña: fourth save, three strikeouts
Sergio Lopez/ Daniel Mondejar/ Jack Diaz: 6-10, six RBIs

Upcoming
Tenth-ranked St. Thomas University continues the "NAIA Ball Series of the Week" against No. 1 Southeastern University with a Sun Conference doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. from Paul Demie Mainieri Field.
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