MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 27^th, 2019) – No. 6 St. Thomas University (42-11) completed the 2019 Regular Season with two victories over Florida National (10-34), taking Game One of the doubleheader 12-2 and winning the season finale 12-3.

STU finishes the regular season on the longest winning streak of the season, eleven, featuring two Sun Conference opponents (No.1 Southeastern and Florida Memorial).

Game One
Bobcat Starters: Erick Delgado (SS), Jackie Urbaez (2B), Sergio Lopez (RF), Jack Diaz (DH), Chris Garabedian (1B), Alejandro Rivero (3B), Joey Thompson (LF), Daniel Mondejar (C), Daniel Lowry (CF), Ian Exposito (SP)

Game Notes

• Ian Exposito (10-2) became the only pitcher in the Sun Conference to win ten games in the 2019 regular season, striking out nine in five-shutout innings of work.
• St. Thomas opened the scoring with a five-run bottom of the first inning, as Lopez (13^th) and Rivero (11^th) each launched home runs.
• Urbaez singled to left to plate Lowry and extended the lead to 6-0, in the bottom of the second.
• Diaz added a RBI single of his own, plating Delgado to give the Bobcats a 7-0 lead.
• Exposito also became the only Sun Conference Starting Pitcher to strike out 100-batters for the season, recording the milestone to end the third inning.
• Urbaez added more RBIs to his total, with a RBI double to right to bring in Lowry, making the lead 8-0.
• A two-run double by Mondejar, brought in Thompson and Garabedian, extending the lead to double-digits at 10-0.
• Urbaez came through with his third RBI of the contest, singling to left and bringing in Allende.
• Lopez capped the inning off with a single to center, scoring Lowry, putting the Bobcats ahead 12-0.
• Giovanni Fernandez made his STU Bobcats Varsity debut, pitching the final two innings, allowing two runs but preserving the 41^st STU win of the season, 12-2, as the Bobcats won in run-rule fashion.

MVBobcats
Jackie Urbaez: 3-4, three RBIs
Sergio Lopez: 2-3, 13^th HR, three RBIs
Ian Exposito: 10-2, five IP, nine strikeouts (103 for the season)
 
Game Two
Bobcat Starters: Delgado (2B), Chris Allende (CF), Garabedian (3B), Lopez (RF), Rivero (SS), Erik Estevez (C), Nick Izquierdo (DH), Jordan Morina (1B), Gus Guerra (LF), Chris Coipel (SP)
Game Notes

• FNU scored two runs, in the first two innings, taking a 2-0 lead over the Bobcats.
• Delgado put St. Thomas on the board with a single to left field to bring in Izquierdo, making the score 2-1.
• Estevez tied the game at 2-2, with a RBI single to right, bringing in Garabedian in the bottom of the third.
• STU took their first lead in the fourth, following an Allende double to bring in Delgado.
• Florida National tied the game in the top of the fifth inning on a RBI triple off of Keanu Guzman (3-0).
• Guzman earns his third win of the season, pitching two innings and striking out three.
• St. Thomas took the lead for good, following a bases-loaded walk by Thompson.
• Lopez, Rivero and Thompson each added RBI singles in the bottom of the sixth to pull away, making the game 8-3.
• Rivero launched his second home run of the day, 12^th of the season, in the bottom of the seventh inning to put STU up 10-3.
• Thompson added his first career home run (inside the park), in the bottom of the eighth inning.
• Jackie Urbaez entered the game in the top of the ninth inning, pitching the most dominant 0.1 innings in STU Baseball history, striking out a batter in his first career pitching appearance.
• St. Thomas concluded the regular season with a 12-3 victory over Florida National.

MVBobcats
Joey Thompson: 2-2, Solo HR, four RBIs
Alejandro Rivero: 3-5, three RBIs, three runs, 12^th home run
Jackie Urbaez: 0.1 IP, one strikeout

Upcoming
With the regular season finished, sixth-ranked St. Thomas University looks ahead to the Sun Conference tournament. STU enters the 2019 tournament as the second seed and will take on fifth-seeded, Warner University, on May 2^nd with first-pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m. from the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches (West Palm, Fla.)
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