FINAL SCORE: BMC 9 (10-3) CBU 8 (6-6) (11)
GAME CHANGER:
Blue Mountain took advantage of three CBU miscues and nine walks.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bucs were outhit 11-10.
- CBU had three errors in the contest, leading to three unearned runs.
- Seven CBU pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.
- Clay Facteau and Ben Brocato led the Bucs with two hits apiece.
- A triple for Facteau was the lone extra base hit for the Bucs.
- Nick Stamper drove in a pair of runs.
- Jarret Fowlkes, Ben Brocato and Justin Donovan all drove in a run for the Bucs.
- CBU finished the game with 14 runners left stranded.
KEY PLAYS:
After the Toppers scored a pair in the first, CBU answered with two of its own in the bottom half of the inning.
Both teams scored runs in the fifth and seventh innings.
In the ninth, the Bucs had the winning run on third but a groundout ended the inning.
After the visitors scored a pair in the 10th CBU answered with two of its own to extend the game.
With the Bucs down to their final strike,
Jarret Fowlkes stroked an opposite field single to tie the game.
BMC took advantage of three walks to score three runs in the 11th.
CBU scored a pair to make it 9-8, but saw saw its comeback bid fall short.
NOTABLES:
- The 14 strikeouts for CBU pitching tied a season-high.
- The two RBIs for Stamper are the first of his collegiate career.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Friday, Feb. 24 when they host Montevallo for a three-game Gulf South Conference series. First pitch is set for 1 PM.