MEMPHIS – The Christian Brothers University baseball team hung on for a 5-4 win over Shorter, on Friday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field. 

Seven different Bucs recorded hits to help the Bucs win the Gulf South Conference series opener. 
 
FINAL SCORE: CBU 5 (8-8, 3-4 GSC) SU 4 (9-7, 1-6 GSC)
 
GAME CHANGER: 
In the sixth a Cory Steinhauer single helped score what proved to be the game-winning run. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• The Bucs had the 9-7 advantage in hits.
• CBU had three extra-base hits.
• Jalen Smith led the Bucs going 2-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
• Dalton Pyzer and Royal Hobson both had solo home runs.
• Charlie Faoro and AJ Gamboa combined for seven strikeouts.
• Gamboa picked up the win, working 3.1 innings of scoreless relief with four strikeouts. 

KEY PLAYS: 
A Dalton Pyzer solo home run put CBU up 1-0 after the first inning.
in the third, a two-run triple from Jalen Smith helped increase the lead to 3-0. 
Royal Hobson hit a solo home run, in the fourth, to extend the lead to 4-1.
In the sixth, Shorter had a pair of RBI singles to tie the game at four. 
CBU answered in the sixth, when Steinhauer drove in Hobson to increase the lead to 5-4.
After Shorter had the tying runs on base in the seventh, and eighth innings, Gamboa retired the side in order to finish the game. 

NOTEABLES: 

• Hobson and Pyzer led the Bucs with six home runs this season.
• Hobson has a home run in four of the last five games, and a hit in the last 10.
• This is the Bucs first win over Shorter since 2019.
• The win for Gamboa is the first of his CBU career. 

UP NEXT: 
The Bucs return to action on Saturday, March 2 when they close out the series against Shorter with a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 11 AM CT.