Box Score MEMPHIS - With the game tied at five
, Valdosta State scored a run in the eighth inning and held on for a 6-5 win over the Christian Brothers University baseball team, on Saturday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field.
FINAL: VALDOSTA STATE 6 (21-12, 19-11 GSC) CBU 5 (5-28, 3-27 GSC) (9)
GAME CHANGER:
- Logan Stephens broke the 5-5 tie with a two-out RBI double in the eighth.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Blazers outhit the Bucs 13-8.
- The Bucs left nine runners on base.
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Keagan Voss led the Bucs, going 3-for-5 with two runs.
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Antonio Fernandez,
Jamarion White and
Payne Smith each recorded an RBI in the contest.
- Valdosta State starting pitcher Elijah Gill went four innings and surrendered five runs, four earned, on five hits.
- CBU starting pitcher
Jonathan Baldelli, went 3.1 innings, allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits with three strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
- The Blazers got on the board first with an RBI single by Ryan Delnegro to lead 1-0.
- The Bucs tied the game on a Blazers miscue and an RBI double by
Payne Smith.
- In the third, the Blazers answered by scoring four runs on four hits to take a 5-1 lead.
- The Bucs cut the deficit to 5-2 after capitalizing on a lead-off single by
Keagan Voss.
- In the fifth, the Bucs rallied with three runs to tie the game at five.
- The Blazers took the lead in the eighth and held on for the win.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Sunday, April 25, when they complete their three game series against Valdosta State. First pitch of the double header is scheduled for 11 a.m CT. Before the game, CBU is set to honor its 10 seniors.