MEMPHIS—The Christian Brothers University Bucs split their first doubleheader of 2011 against William Woods Saturday afternoon, winning 13-3 in the opener before falling 7-4 in the second game.

In the opener, the Bucs (1-1) punished William Woods (1-1) for a third-inning error.  Caleb Burrow (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS) smoked a double to center to start the inning, and he moved to third when Brent Goode (Jackson, Tenn./North Side HS) reached on a fielding error.  Jimmy Franklin (Knoxville, Tenn./Powell HS) hit an RBI double to left, and Will Wilson (Cordova, Tenn./First Assembly Christian School) followed with a two-run single to put the Bucs in front.  Lans Hardin (Keystone Heights, Fla./Keystone Heights HS) crushed a two-run homer down the right field line to cap the five-run inning and put the Bucs in front for good.

The Bucs put together a two-out rally in the fifth as Alfredo Arroyo (San Antonio, Texas/James Madison HS) doubled and scored on a Yogi Vanaman (Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS) single.  They tacked on four more in the sixth, capped by a two-run double from Wilson.  Two more runs in the seventh gave them a 12-3 lead, and the Bucs ended the game early in the eighth inning as Arroyo doubled and scored on another Vanaman single.

Alex Sikes (Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS) earned the win, scattering two earned runs on six hits in seven innings with nine strikeouts.

In the second game, the Bucs rallied from a 4-2 fifth inning deficit to tie the game in the sixth, but the Owls used two walks, two doubles, and a sacrifice fly to plate three runs in the top of the seventh.

The Bucs struck first in the second game as Vanaman singled and scored on a David Alan Wright double.  After the Owls scored three in the top of the third, Franklin reached on a one-out single and came home on an Arroyo hit to halve the lead.

The Owls tacked on an unearned run in the fifth, but the Bucs answered with one of their own in the bottom of the inning when Wilson singled Franklin home.  They tied the game at four in the sixth when Wright doubled Hardin home with one out, but WWU's Alex Cann put the fire out with two strikeouts to end the threat, setting up the decisive seventh inning.

For the day, Vanaman went 5-for-7 with three runs, while Wilson was 3-for-9 with five RBI.  Arroyo and Franklin also went 3-for-9, with Franklin scoring four runs.

The Bucs and Owls meet again Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. for the rubber game of the season-opening series.