BLUFFTON, S.C. (February 21, 2021) - No. 4 St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Baseball (7-4, 4-1 TSC) began the Sun Conference series against University of South Carolina-Beaufort (6-6, 2-3 TSC) with a doubleheader sweep, taking game one 14-2 and game two 11-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Game One
Bobcat Starters
Kobe Lopez - Shortstop
Josue Rangel - Second Base
Alejandro Rivero - Third Base
Robin Fernandez - Designated Hitter
Andrew Fernandez - First Base
Daniel Mondejar - Catcher
Jack Khawly - Right Field
Daniel Lowry - Center Field
Joey Thompson  - Left  Field
Ernesto Pino - Starting Pitcher

Game Notes

• Rivero opened the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI single to left-field, driving in Lopez to get STU on the board.
• Mondejar hit his third home run of the season, second on the week, bringing in A. Fernandez and Rivero with a three-run home run to left field.
• USCB cut into the STU lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning, bringing the score to 4-1.
• Back-to-back doubles from the Sandsharks in the bottom of the second inning scored their second run of the game.
• Pino escaped the inning with two consecutive strikeouts to stand runners on second and third, preserving a 4-2 lead for STU.
• St. Thomas added more runs in the top of the sixth inning, Lopez lined a one-out double to left-feld and Rivero loaded the bases for R. Fernandez with a hit-by-pitch.
• R. Fernandez single to shortstop, bringing in Lopez to extend the lead to 5-2.
• A. Fernandez followed with another infield single, plating Rangel.
• Mondejar added to his RBI total, bringing in two more runs with a single to left-field, as the Bobcats led 8-2.
• Khawly capped the inning with an RBI single, scoring A. Fernandez.
• Guerra led off the top of the seventh inning with a single and stolen base, and came into score on a Rangel single to left to bring the score to 10-2.
• Joel Rivero relieved Pino in the bottom of the seventh inning. Pino struck out seven in six innings, allowing one earned run.
• Lowry brought in Emanuel Montesino in the top of the eighth inning, as STU took a 11-2 lead.
• Guerra and Lopez each added RBI base-hit, extending the Bobcats lead to 13-2.
• Rangel reached first on an error by the USCB second-baseman, bringing in Guerra to cap off a four-run top of the eighth.
• Rivero closed out the eighth inning, as the Bobcats finished a 14-2 victory to open the Sun Conference series.

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Kobe Lopez: 3-6, two runs, 2B
Daniel Mondejar: 2-3, 3-R HR, 5 RBI

Game Two
Bobcat Starters
Lopez - Shortstop
Rangel - Second base
Rivero - Third base
R. Fernandez - Designated Hitter
A. Fernandez - Catcher
Mondejar - First Base
Khawly - Right FIeld
Lowry - Center Field
Gus Guerra - Left Field
Gio Soto - Starting Pitcher
Game Notes

• Two consecutive hits from Rangel and Rivero led to the first STU run of the game in the top of the first. 
• Following the RBI single from Rivero, R. Fernandez scored Rangel on a double play, making the score 2-0 in favor of the Bobcats.
• Back-to-back doubles from Lowry and Guerra extended the lead to 3-0 in the top of the second inning.
• USCB scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run double.
• The Sandsharks started the bottom of the third inning with a solo homerun, tying the game 3-3.
• Rivero brought in Lopez with a sacrifice fly to right field, reclaiming the lead for St. Thomas, 4-3.
• Soto retired the Sandsharks in order in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• The Bobcats scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning, putting the score at 8-3.
• Lopez brought in Khawly with an RBI single to left field. Followed by a two run single by Rangel, which scored Guerra and Lowry.
• A USCB error allowed St. Thomas to cap off the inning with its fourth run.
• Jose Ledesma entered the game for STU in the bottom of the sixth inning and recorded two strikeouts.
• The Sandsharks scored their fourth run of the game with back-to-back hits in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• Luis Gonzalez entered in relief of Ledesma in the bottom of the eighth inning and added two strikeouts.
• Joey Thompson extended the Bobcats' lead to 10-4 with a two run single in the top of the ninth inning.
• Thompson stole second and third base and came into score on a sacrifice fly from Guerra.
• Jason Grana entered the game in the ninth inning and sealed the 11-4 Sun Conference win for St. Thomas. 

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Upcoming
No. 4 STU finishes the Sun Conference series against the University of South Carolina-Beaufort Sandsharks on Monday, February 22. The series finale will begin at 12 p.m.