West Palm Beach, Fla. (February 14, 2020) - No. 2 St. Thomas University (7-2, 1-0 TSC) opened up the 2020 Sun Conference schedule with a run-rule, 13-2, victory over (RV) Keiser University (7-2, 0-1 TSC) on Friday afternoon from Silvester Field.

Bobcat Starters
Kobe Lopez (Second Base), Gus Guerra (Left Field), Alejandro Rivero (Third Base), Andrew Fernandez (Designated Hitter), Jack Khawly (First Base), Daniel Mondejar (Catcher), Alejandro Vazquez (Shortstop), Onelio Perdomo (Right Field), Daniel Lowry (Center Field), Chris Coipel (Pitcher)

Game Notes

• The Bobcat offense wasted no time getting on the scoreboard; following back-to-back hits from Guerra and Rivero, Guerra scored on a fielder's choice, which gave St. Thomas a 1-0 lead.
• Khawly followed the first run with an RBI single to left field, plating Rivero and extending the lead to 2-0.
• Keiser tied the game in the bottom of the second inning, scoring their first run on a balk and tying the game on a fielder's choice.
• Coipel ended the Seahawk threat with a looking strikeout, stranding runners on second and third.
• The Bobcats got back on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth, Lopez kickstarted the inning with a two-out double, followed by a Guerra walk.
• Lopez scored during Rivero's at-bat, capitalizing off of a KU throwing error, reclaiming a lead at 3-2.
• JJ Galvis entered the game in the bottom of the fourth inning for STU and escaped the inning by generating a double play.
• STU added another run in the top of the fifth inning, scoring on back-to-back doubles from Mondejar and Vazquez.
• Following a ground ball that allowed a runner to reach third for Keiser, Felipe Soto replaced Galvis and got of the jam by forcing a popout to preserve the 4-2 STU lead.
• St. Thomas broke the game open in the top of the sixth inning, plating five runs. Lopez began the inning with a lead-off walk; Rivero doubled; Khawly singled to plate the pair and scored on a Mondejar single and the inning ended with an RBI fielder's choice from Lowry. 
• The Bobcats broke through once again in the top of the seventh inning, scoring four runs - all with two outs.
• Fernandez revived the inning with a four-pitch walk and Khawly added his third hit of the game to put two runners on base for Mondejar.
• Mondejar collected his third hit and RBIs of the game by recording his second double, plating both Fernandez and Khawly.
• Vazquez added the third consecutive two-out hit of the inning, scoring Joel Rivero to give STU a double-digit lead.
• Perdomo and Lowry also added back-to-back hits, extending the lead to 13-2.
• Perez Nichols recorded the final six outs for St. Thomas, notching three strikeouts and sealing the first Sun Conference win of the season for STU.

MVBobcats
Daniel Mondejar: 3-4, three RBIs
Jack Khawly: 3-4, three RBIs, two runs
Alejandro Rivero: 3-5, two RBIs

Upcoming
No. 2 STU continues the opening Sun Conference series against (RV) Keiser with a doubleheader on Saturday, February 15, starting at 11 a.m. from Silvester Field.