Daytona Beach, Fla. – B-CU bats came alive as the Wildcats combined for 13 runs on 17 hits in a resounding 13-2 victory over Longwood, Saturday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark
How It Happened
The Wildcats wasted no time jumping all over the Lancer's starter Ryan Miller.
Luis Tuero and
Garrett Chun opened with back-to-back singles before
Hylan Hall reached on a fielder's choice.
Robert Moya loaded the bases on a walk, before a balk scored Chun for the first run of the evening.
Boris Peña sent a double to left center, scoring Hall and Moya to make it 3-0. A
Jorge Braceras single made it 4-0, and an infield single from
Colton Olasin pushed the lead to 5-0.
The Wildcats chipped in another run on another double from Peña that made it 6-0.
Longwood finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the fourth on an RBI double, but B-CU chipped in three more on an RBI double from
Robert Moya and a two-run homer from Peña.
The barrage continued into the sixth, as the Wildcats plated two more on an RBI double from Braceras and an Rbi single from
Jeremy Garcia that made it 11-1.
Another pair of runs followed for the Wildcats in the seventh, as Moya sent one over the wall in deep right center to make it 13-1.
Longwood scored their second and final run of the evening in the top of the eighth as a run came into score on a wild pitch and a throwing error.
The Wildcats capped off their win as Tuero scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eight, and the Wildcats finished off the 14-2 victory.
Nolan Santos did his thing on the mound, earning the win after 8.1 innings pitched in which he allowed only one earned run on five hits, a walk, and ten strikeouts.
Gabriel Perez recorded the final two outs of the evening.
Notes
- 20 hits marks the most in a game by the Wildcats since May 1, 2016. They put up 21 in that game.
- Santos has 30 strikeouts in three starts this season. Tonight marked his second double-digit strikeout game of the season.
- Ten different Wildcats recorded a hit. Eight finished with multi-hit games. Moya and Peña had three each
- Peña led the team with five RBI. Moya had three.
Up Next
The rubber match of the three-game series is set to begin at 1 p.m., tomorrow.
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