Baseball loss to FHU
7
Winner Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) FHU 28-24
6
St. Thomas (Fla.) STU 34-21
Winner
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) FHU
28-24
7
Final
6
St. Thomas (Fla.) STU
34-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) FHU 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 1
St. Thomas (Fla.) STU 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 13 1

W: Duskin, Tyler (1) L: Gonzalez, Luis (1) S: Creasy, Connor (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

HEARTBREAKER IN MONTGOMERY ENDS 2021 SEASON FOR #13 STU

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (May 18, 2021) - Third-seeded St. Thomas University (STU) Bobcats Baseball was eliminated from the Montgomery Bracket of the NAIA Opening Round following a 7-6 loss to fourth-seed Freed-Hardeman University (TN.) on Tuesday evening from Harrison Field on the campus of Faulkner University.

The loss ends the 2021 season for the No. 13 St. Thomas Baseball team.

Bobcat Starters

Game Notes

  • Cabrera worked around two base runners in the first inning to keep FHU off the scoreboard.
  • Mantrana hit his first home run of the season to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. 
  • Cabrera shut down the Lions in the top of the third inning, preserving the 1-0 advantage.
  • STU tacked on a second run in the bottom of the third inning, as Guerra scored on an RBI single from Estevez.
  • Luis Gonzalez entered to pitch for the Bobcats in the top of the fifth with a runner on first base.
  • After a strikeout to the first batter he faced, Gonzalez walked three consecutive Lion hitters as Freed-Hardeman got on the scoreboard for the first time.
  • Gonzalez left the game with the bases loaded, turning the ball over to Joel Rivero.
  • FHU scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning, taking a 7-2 lead over St. Thomas.
  • Back-to-back hits from Rivero and Mondejar brought in the third STU run, as Mondejar drove in Rivero with an RBI single. 
  • Schoeller belted the first home run of his St. Thomas career over the left-field foul pole, bringing the Bobcats within one, trailing 7-6.
  • Fernando Medina, who entered in the top of the fifth inning, pitched the remainder of the game for STU.
  • With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Medina struck out Will McCall to keep the Bobcats in the game, trailing 7-6.
  • Schoeller and Fernandez recorded two consecutive hits in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • A wild pitch advanced both runners into scoring position with one out.
  • STU was unable to capitalize, leaving the tying run on third base and ending the eighth inning. 
  • The Bobcats were unable to bring the tying run into score in the bottom of the ninth inning, ending the 2021 season with a 7-6 loss to fourth-seed Freed-Hardeman.

-STU-

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