Jack Khawly vs FMU
Michelle Murch
9
Winner STU Baseball STUBS20 1-0
3
Florida Memorial FMUBSB 0-1
Winner
STU Baseball STUBS20
1-0
9
Final
3
Florida Memorial FMUBSB
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STU Baseball STUBS20 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 14 2
Florida Memorial FMUBSB 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 1

W: Pino, Ernesto (1-0) L: K. Negron (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jon Leatherman

#2 BOBCATS OPEN SEASON WITH WIN OVER LIONS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (January 28, 2020) - No. 2 St. Thomas University Bobcats baseball (1-0) began the 2020 season with a dominant 9-3 win over crosstown rival, Florida Memorial (0-1) on Tuesday afternoon from Harry T. Moore Field.

St. Thomas is in the midst of a 34-game winning streak against Florida Memorial, dating back to 4/10/2009.

Bobcat Starters
Kobe Lopez (Second Base), Joey Thompson (Left Field), Alejandro Rivero (Shortstop), Daniel Mondejar (Catcher), Joshua Martinez (Right Field), Jack Khawly (First Base), Erik Estevez (Designated Hitter), Alejandro Vazquez (Third Base), Avondre Hendricks (Center Field) and Ernesto Pino (Starting Pitcher)

Game Notes
  • St. Thomas scored their first runs of the 2020 season with two runs in the second inning.
  • Mondejar led off with a single and was replaced by courtesy runner, Gus Guerra.
  • Khawly doubled down the left-field line, bringing in Martinez to score and giving STU a 1-0 advantage.
  • Estevez followed with a double of his own, scoring Khawly and extending the Bobcat lead.
  • Pino responded to the run support with a 1-2-3 inning, shutting down the Lions offense.
  • In the third inning, Mondejar recorded his second hit of the game, driving in Lopez with an RBI single to left-field.
  • The Bobcats broke the game open in the top of the fourth inning, scoring four runs, all with two outs.
  • Thompson brought in two runs with a bases-loaded double to center-field and Rivero followed with an RBI double of his own, as STU took a 7-0 lead.
  • Pino continued to stifle Florida Memorial, recording 3-of-7 strikeouts in the bottom of the fourth inning to preserve his shut-out.
  • Pino finished his afternoon following the fifth inning, adding his final strikeout but allowing his lone run.
  • Tyler Morales entered the game for St. Thomas in the sixth inning, replacing Pino. Morales allowed one run in his only inning of work.
  • STU scored two more runs in the top of the seventh inning, extending the lead to 9-2.
  • Martinez scored Guerra on an RBI single up the middle and later scored on a wild pitch.
  • Perez Nichols relieved Morales and made his St. Thomas University debut, striking out two Lions.
  • JJ Galvis and Felipe Soto also made their first appearances of the season for the Bobcats. Soto recorded the final three outs as STU sealed the 9-3, season-opening win over FMU.

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