JACKSON, Tenn. – The Christian Brothers University baseball team fell in extra innings to Lane College, on Tuesday afternoon at the Ballpark at Jackson.
FINAL SCORE: Lane College 9 (18-20) CBU 8 (14-28)
GAME CHANGER:
The Dragons used an eleventh inning run to secure the walk off win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
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Both teams had 13 hits throughout the 11 innings.
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Ben Brocato and Clay Facteau both went 3-6 with two doubles and one RBI.
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The Bucs converted one double play.
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The CBU pitching staff recorded four strikeouts and left seven runners stranded.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU began the scoring in the top of the fifth inning making it 1-0 from a Ben Brocato double.
Lane hit their way to a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Will Gossett added a homerun for the Bucs making it 5-2 in the top of the seventh inning.
The Bucs scored 2 more runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5-5, from a Will Gossett RBI single and a Royal Hobson 2 RBI single.
CBU took the lead 7-5 in the ninth inning from a Clay Facteau RBI double and scored from a wild pitch.
Lane scored 2 more runs in the ninth inning to tie the game at 7-7 and force extra innings.
Sam Walker hit a sacrifice fly RBI to regain the lead for the Bucs, 8-7 in the tenth inning.
Lane was able to rally and score one run making it 8-8 and forcing an eleventh inning.
The Bucs offense was not able to score, allowing Lane to achieve the walk off win 9-8 in the bottom of the eleventh inning.
NOTEABLES:
UP NEXT:
The Bucs return to action on Friday, April 19 when they travel to Valdosta, GA to take on Valdosta State University in a Gulf South Conference series. First pitch is set for 4:00 PM CT.
