Chase Costello vs Middle Georgia
Michelle Murch
1
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G 30-20-1
5
Winner St. Thomas ST. THOM 39-17
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G
30-20-1
1
Final
5
St. Thomas ST. THOM
39-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middle Georgia State MIDDLE G 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St. Thomas ST. THOM 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 5 8 2

W: Costello, Chase (1-0) L: G. Martin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michelle Murch

COSTELLO AND CARETTA CARRY #8 BOBCATS OVER KNIGHTS

Game_Info
Date: Monday, May 16, 2022
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla.
Stadium: Paul Demie Mainieri Field
Opponent: #4 Middle Georgia State (30-20-1)
Game One Score: STU 5, MGA 1
First Pitch Ceremony - Prior to the game STU honored newly appointed Commisioner of Education and program alum, Senator Manny Diaz Jr. '94
Round: NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round - Miami Gardens Bracket
 
Game_Highlights
  • St. Thomas is playing host to the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round Miami Gardens Bracket.
  • After a four-and-a-half-hour delay, the first pitch of the game was delivered at 7:00 p.m. by Chase Costello.
  • Costello started the night with a three-up three down inning striking out the side to pick up his first three of what would be a 14-strikeout outing.
  • Middle Georgia broke the ice in the fourth taking advantage of a costly Bobcat error to start the inning.
  • St. Thomas had the offense going in the fifth as seven hitters made a plate appearance in the inning.
  • Four straight batters reached base to begin the inning without recording an out.
  • A joey Thompson single loaded the bases and set up the top of the order to deliver, and they did so.
  • Andrew Fernandez tied the game with a sacrifice fly to score Alan Caretta.
  • Josue Rangel then came up behind and delivered a two out, two-RBI single to left field to give STU the lead at 3-1.
  • Caretta then came up big with the bat blasting a two-run shot to left field to give STU a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
  • Costello had three straight hitless innings from the fifth to the seventh.
  • Costello picked up his final three strikeouts in the final frame getting the last Knight looking on the outside corner.
 
Coming_Up
Alan Caretta went 2-for-3, scored two runs, had two-RBI, and blasted a shot to left field.
Chase Costello threw his first complete game of the season and tied his career high in strikeouts at 14.
 
#1 St. Thomas will now take on familiar Sun Conference foe, #3 Webber international University. First pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. Winner will advance to the championship game on Wednesday.
 
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