MEMPHIS - The Christian Brothers University baseball team scored six runs in the final two innings to earn a 7-5 victory, on Wednesday afternoon, at Stauffer Field.
The victory, for CBU, stopped a two-game skid against its nearby foe.
FINAL SCORE: CBU 7 (5-3) RC 5 (3-1)
GAME CHANGER:
Trailing 3-1, in the eighth, the Bucs plated four runs to take a 5-3 lead.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Rhodes finished the contest with a 10-4 advantage in hits.
- CBU reached base safely eight times due to hit by pitch.
- Four different Bucs finished with one hit each.
- Shahkai Matthews and Logan Wurm finished with two RBIs apiece.
- CBU used six different pitchers in the contest.
KEY PLAYS:
In the first, CBU took advantage of three hit by pitch when
Dalton Pyzer drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Rhodes answered back with a run in the first and a pair in the second.
The Lynx led 3-1 until the eighth, when Matthews roped a two-RBI single that scored
Seth Brown and
Charlie Faoro.
CBU added to its lead when
Logan Wurm scored on a passed ball.
As it did earlier in the contest, Rhodes answered back in the bottom of the inning with a two-run home run.
The Bucs took advantage of an error to score what proved to be the game-winning run.
A sacrifice fly by Wurm gave CBU an insurance run going into the bottom of the ninth.
Jack Staples retired Rhodes in order in the ninth.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Friday, Feb. 17, when they travel to Auburn Montgomery for their Gulf South Conference opener. First pitch is scheduled for 3 PM.
