GAME ONE: UWA 12 (7-9, 4-4 GSC) CBU 2 (8-10, 2-6 GSC) (8)
GAME CHANGER:
The Tigers had 18 hits to take the opener. Seven UWA players had at least two hits.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bucs were outhit 18-8.
- Ben Brocato and Matthew McDaniel were the lone CBU players with multiple hits.
- Jarret Fowlkes and McDaniel drove in the runs for the Bucs.
- Four CBU pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts, led by starter Travis Cole, who had five.
- UWA starting pitcher Jacob Smith went the distance allowing one earned run, on eight hits, with seven strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
The Tigers took advantage of a CBU miscue to score three runs in the bottom of the first.
CBU answered in the top of the second on an RBI single by
Matthew McDaniel.
Trailing 5-1, in the sixth, CBU got to within 5-2 with a run-scoring single from Jarret Folkes.
The Tigers scored three in the sixth and two in the seventh and eighth to finish the scoring.
GAME ONE: UWA 5 (8-9, 5-4 GSC) CBU 2 (8-11, 2-7 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
Leading 2-0, in the first inning, the Tigers took advantage of a CBU miscue to extend the inning.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
KEY PLAYS:
After grabbing an early 2-0 lead, the Tigers took advantage of a CBU error that extended the inning which led to a 4-0 lead.
The Bucs cut the lead to 4-1, in the third, when an RBI single by Facteau scored Fowlkes.
In the fifth, a sac-fly by Brocato cut the deficit to 4-2. The Bucs left a pair of runners stranded in the inning.
The Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth and kept the Bucs off the board in the seventh.
NOTABLES:
- The three hits for Fowlkes tied a season-high.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, March 7 when they travel to Rust for a non-conference matchup. First pitch is set for 1 PM.
