MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 16, 2021) No. 18 St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Baseball (27-16) opened the Sun Conference Series of the Week against (RV) Webber International University with a 9-8 walk-off victory in extra innings on Friday night from Paul Demie Mainieri Field.
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- WIU opened the game with back-to-back hits, plating the game's first run and taking a 1-0 lead.
- Pino settled in, setting the Warriors down in order in the top of the second inning.Â
- Guerra led off the bottom of the third inning with a double and scored on an RBI single from Thompson, tying the game 1-1.
- Mondejar hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season to give STU a 4-1 lead.
- The Warriors responded with a two-run top of the fourth inning, putting the score at 4-3.
- Webber International plated three runs in the top of the fifth inning, taking a 6-4 lead over STU.Â
- Jason Grana relieved Pino to start the top of the sixth inning.
- Webber started the inning with a single and scored an insurance run with an RBI double.
- Rangel put the score at 7-5 with an RBI single, scoring Guerra.
- Mondejar and Khawly began the bottom of the seventh inning with consecutive doubles, putting the score at 7-6.
- With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Rangel walked to bring up Rivero.
- Rivero hit his ninth home run of the season, giving STU an 8-7 lead.
- Following back-to-back walks, Jose Ledesma entered in relief for STU; Webber tied the game with an RBI groundout, 8-8.
- STU and WIU went into extra innings tied 8-8.
- The game remained deadlocked at 8-8 until the bottom of the 12th inning.
- Lopez led off the inning with a single, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Thompson.Â
- A failed pick-off attempt resulted in a Warriors error, going Lopez to third base.
- Following an intentional walk to Rangel, Rivero beat out a would-be double play, as Lopez scored and the Bobcats walked-off with a 9-8 victory in the series opener.Â
MVBobcats
Daniel Mondejar: 3-5, 3-R HR, 2B
Jose Ledesman: 4 IP, five strikeouts
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Upcoming
No. 18 St. Thomas takes on (RV) Webber International in a doubleheader to complete the Sun Conference Series of the Week on Saturday, April 17, from Paul Demie Mainieri Field, beginning at 12 p.m.
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