LEWISTON, ID. (May 31^st, 2019) – St. Thomas University's Baseball's (49-15) season has ended, following a loss in the Avista NAIA World Series Championship Game to top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan (56-10), losing 6-2 on Friday night in Game 19 of the NAIA World Series.

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

Game Notes

• Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, Ian Exposito (12-3), made his second career NAIA World Series start, getting the starting nod in the second National Championship in school history.
• Exposito (1-1) in the World Series was given the loss, allowing four earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched in his final collegiate start.
• TWU opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with a RBI single, making the score 1-0.
• The Bulldogs added runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to take a 5-0 lead over the Bobcats in the National Championship.
• Freshman, Joey Thompson, hit his second home run of the season over the right field fence and into the scoreboard to give STU their first run, making the score 5-1.
• TWU responded with a run, capitalizing on the fourth STU error to make the score 6-1, in the top of the sixth.
• Senior, Chris Garabedian, hit his third World Series home run of 2019 (fourth career) and eighth home run of the season, leading off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
• Joel Rivero, Tyler Morales and Jason Graña all made appearances in the game allowing three hits over 4.2 innings.

With the season concluding, STU Athletics wants to extend a congratulations and a thank you to the senior class (Jackie Urbaez, Erick Delgado, Orlando Rodriguez, Ian Exposito, Chris Garabedian, Sergio Lopez, Jack Diaz and Alex Sarmiento) on tremendous careers throughout their years and best of luck in all their future endeavors. God Bless and Go Bobcats

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