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Cammie Jernigan - CBU Athletics
11
West Georgia UWG 5-5, 2-1 GSC
12
Winner Christian Brothers CBU 4-6, 1-2 GSC
West Georgia UWG
5-5, 2-1 GSC
11
Final
12
Christian Brothers CBU
4-6, 1-2 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
West Georgia UWG 1 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 11 14 2
Christian Brothers CBU 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 12 11 1

W: Meadows, Alex (1-0) L: Jack Rasmussen (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Gossett Walk-Off Helps Bucs Defeat West Georgia

MEMPHIS - Will Gossett hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to help give the Christian Brothers University baseball team a 12-11 win over West Georgia, on Sunday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field. The win helped the Bucs avoid a sweep in their Gulf South Conference series opener.   

The win over West Georgia was the first for CBU since 2017. 
 
FINAL SCORE: CBU 12 (4-6, 1-2 GSC) UWG 11 (5-5, 2-1 GSC) (10)
 
GAME CHANGER: 
Will Gossett hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Bucs the 12-11 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 
  • The Bucs finished with five extra-base hits, including three doubles and a pair of home runs. 
  • UWG finished with a 14-11 advantage in hits.
  • Ben Brocato and Dalton Pyzer each had a home run. 
  • Brocato finished 2-for-5 with 5 RBIs. 
  • Five CBU pitchers forced the Wolves to strand 17 runners. 
  • CBU complete two double plays.
KEY PLAYS: 
With the Wolves leading 3-1 the Bucs scored four in the third, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Brocato. 
UWG scored the next three runs to take a 6-5 lead after 4.5 innings. 
A three-run blast from Brocato put the Bucs up 9-7. 
Matthew McDaniel then singled down the left field line to increase the CBU lead to 10-7 after six. 
The Wolves responded with four runs, on three hits, to take an 11-10 lead. 
CBU tied the game in the eighth after a fielder's choice from McDaniel scored Shahkai Matthews
In the 10th, with the international tiebreaker rule in effect (runner placed on second base), the Bucs erased the runner at third after a ground ball to pitcher Alex Meadows
After a groundout advanced Matthews to third, and a pair of intentional walks, Gossett won the game with a single up the midde. 

NOTEABLES: 
  • This was the Bucs second walk-off win of the season.
  • This marks the third time that Brocato has driven in five runs in a game. 
UP NEXT: 
The Bucs return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they host Talladega. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM CT.  
 
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