MEMPHIS-The Christian Brothers University Bucs posted season-highs of 12 hits and 11 runs as they rolled to an 11-1 win over William Woods Saturday afternoon at Nadicksbernd Field, giving head coach Phil Goodwin his 250th career victory at CBU.
HOW IT HAPPENED:• The Bucs (4-3) struck first with two runs in the bottom of the second inning.
Casey Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) and
Lucas Castleberry (Bryant, Ark./Bryant HS) started the inning with back-to-back singles. After a passed ball moved them to second and third,
Nick Traylor (Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) brought Goodwin home with a groundout and
Michael Halley (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) scored Castleberrywith a single down the left field line.
• CBU added a run to its lead in the bottom of the third.
Scott Pala (Hernando, Miss./Hernando HS) worked a leadoff walk. After moving to second on a wild pitch, he scored when
Caleb Goodwin (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy) singled to left to give the Bucs a 3-0 edge.
• The Owls (4-3) scored their lone run of the day in the top of the sixth, capitalizing on a walk, a stolen base, a single and a sacrifice fly.
• CBU answered with three in the bottom of the frame.
Christian Halterman (Dyersburg, Tenn./Dyer County HS) drew a one-out walk, and
Riley Kilgore (Cordova, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) was hit by a pitch. After Casey Goodwin walked to load the bases, Castleberry laid down a perfect squeeze bunt for a single, and a wild throw allowed Kilgore to score. After a wild pitch moved Goodwin to third and Castleberry to second, Traylor lifted a sacrifice fly to left to extend the CBU lead to 6-1.
• The Bucs ended the game with a five-run rally in the bottom of the eighth. Kilgore opened the inning with a double down the left field line, and he scored on a Casey Goodwin single to center. After Castleberry worked a walk, Traylor laid down a sacrifice bunt, and a wild throw to first allowed both Goodwin and Castleberry to score and Traylor to reach third. Halley followed with an RBI single. After walks to
Mickey Smith (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) and Caleb Goodwin loaded the bases,
Andrew Miller (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS) singled through the right side to give the Bucs the 11-1 final margin.
KEY STATS:• Casey Goodwin was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs and one RBI.
• Castleberry was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and one RBI.
• Caleb Goodwin was 2-for-4 with a walk and one RBI.
• Halley went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI.
• Kilgore was 1-for-3 with two runs.
• Traylor went 0-for-2 but scored a run with two RBI.
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Patrick Gurley (Little Rock, Ark./Catholic HS) earned the win, allowing one run as he scattered three hits and two walks over six innings against five strikeouts.
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Cale Alexander (Bartlett, Tenn./Tipton-Rosemark Academy) tossed two scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit with one strikeout.
NOTABLE:• The win was Goodwin's 250th at CBU. Counting his 250 wins coaching high school baseball at Kingsbury, Whitehaven and Cordova, Goodwin has 500 career wins overall as a head coach.
WHAT'S NEXT:The Bucs return to action Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. as they host Lindenwood for a non-conference doubleheader. They hit the road next weekend to open GSC play with a three-game set at Valdosta State.
