CLINTON, Miss. -  A complete game from Travis Cole helped lead the Christian Brothers University baseball team to a 3-1 Gulf South Conference win over Mississippi College, on Friday evening, at Frierson Field. 

FINAL: CBU 3 (3-5, 1-0) MC 1 (3-9, 1-3 GSC)
 
GAME CHANGER:
- Cole struck out 10 batters, while not allowing more than one MC base runner in any inning. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Both teams finished the game with five hits.
- Kelton Castillo went 2-for-4 with an RBI double.
- Jarret Fowlkes, Ben Brocato, and Keagan Voss all recorded a hit.
- CBU starting pitcher Travis Cole pitched 9.0 innings, allowing one run on five hits, with 10 strikeouts.
- Cole retired the last 10 batters to earn his first win of the season.

KEY PLAYS:
- The Bucs capitalized on an MC miscue as they took a 1-0 lead on Castillo's RBI-double in the third.
- Markarius Lee got the Choctaws on the board, in the fifth, when he hit a solo home run to left field.
- In the ninth, the Bucs capitalized on two MC miscues to take a 3-1 lead.
- Cole retired the Choctaws in order in the ninth to earn the win. 

NOTEABLES:
- The 10 strikeouts and 9.0 innings pitched for Cole are both career-highs.
- The 11 strikeouts are the most by a CBU pitcher since Blake Dallas had 11 at Union last season (4.17.21)
- Cole recorded his first win of the season.
- The complete game for Cole is the first nine inning complete game for a CBU pitcher since Gil Erwin (Auburn-Montgomery-4.20.19).   
- Castillo recorded his first collegiate multi-hit game.
- The Bucs earned thier first road win at Mississippi College since 4/7/2018.
- This marks the first time that the Bucs have opened the conference slate with a victory since 2018 (Montevallo). 

UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, February 26, when they complete their weekend series against Mississippi College. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.