MEMPHIS - For the second straight game
Will Gossett delivered a walk-off single, to help give the Christian Brothers University baseball team a 9-8 win over Talladega, on Tuesday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field.
Gossett also had the game-winning hit against West Georgia on Sunday.
FINAL SCORE: CBU 9 (5-6) TC 8 (4-8)
GAME CHANGER:
Will Gossett hit a two-run walk-off single in the 9th inning to give the Bucs the 9-8 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Three Bucs had multiple hits.
- Ben Brocato led the way going 3-4 with three RBIs.
- Brocato and Dalton Pyzer each had a home run.
- Five CBU pitchers forced the Tornados to strand 10 runners.
- Talladega had a 12-10 advantage in hits.
KEY PLAYS:
The Bucs started the scoring in the first when a
Ben Brocato single brought in
Royal Hobson.
The visitors used a two-run home run, in the second, to take a 2-1 lead.
CBU added three runs in the bottom of the third to go up 4-2.
The Tornadoes had another homer in the fifth to go up 6-4.
The Bucs hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead, 8-7.
Talladega regained the lead with a pair of runs in the seventh.
Trailing 8-7 in the ninth, the Bucs had
Ben Brocato lead off the inning with a hit by pitch.
Down to their final out,
Shahkai Matthews was hit by a pitch and
Matthew McDaniel walked to set up Gossett's heroics.
NOTEABLES:
- This was the second straight walk-off win for the Bucs.
- Will Gossett matched his career high, with three RBIs.
- In 55 career games, Pyzer has 13 home runs.
- Brocato now has 15 career round-trippers.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs return to action on Friday, Feb. 23 when they travel to Montevallo. First pitch is set for 2:00 PM CT.