GAME ONE: MC 5 (14-25, 8-14 GSC) | CBU 4 (16-27, 5-20 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU finished with an 8-6 edge in hits.
- Charlie Faoro and Ben Brocato had two hits apiece.
- Faoro had a three-run home run.
- CBU starting pitcher Jackson Sleeper surrendered four runs, on five hits, in five innings.
- Relief pitcher Travis Cole allowed one run, on one hit, in three innings.
KEY PLAYS:
The Bucs scored all four of their runs in the first inning using a wild pitch and a three-run home run from Faoro.
MC tied the game in the fifth using three doubles.
After CBU left a pair stranded in the eighth, the hosts scored what proved to be the game-winning run on a solo home run.
The Bucs were retired in order in the ninth.
NOTABLES:
The home run for Faoro was the first of his collegiate career.
GAME TWO: CBU 3 (17-27, 6-20 GSC) | MC 0 (14-26, 8-15 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU outhit MC 6-5.
- Matthew McDaniel led CBU with a pair of hits.
- Shahkai Matthews had an RBI double.
- Royal Hobson had an RBI groundout.
- CBU starting pitcher Jacob Sitton earned the win, allowing just four hits in four innings.
- Relief pitcher Zach Sutton earned the save. The freshman allowed just one hit, with four strikeouts, in three innings.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU opened the scoring in the first on an RBI groundout by Hobson.
After MC left runners stranded in three of the next four innings, CBU took advantage of an error to increase the lead to 2-0.
The Bucs plated an insurance run in the seventh on the RBI double by Matthews.
Sutton struck out a pair in the seventh to finish the contest.
NOTABLES:
Sutton earned the first save of his collegiate career.
UP NEXT:
CBU and MC are scheduled to decide the series on Saturday, April 15. First pitch is scheduled for noon.