Itta Bena, Miss. – It took two extra frames, but the Wildcats finished off a three-game sweep of Mississippi Valley State for win number 20, Sunday afternoon at Magnolia Field.

Box scores for this weekend's series will be made available on Monday. Stats may be unreliable until confirmed by the B-CU coaching and sports info staff.



The Delta Devils (10-26, 2-13) struck first for the second afternoon in a row, scoring the opening run on a line drive RBI single in the bottom of the second.

The Wildcats (20-14, 11-2 SWAC) tied things up in the top of the third as a Garret Chun grounder-turned MVSU error scored Jeremy Garcia.

Mississippi Valley State retook the lead a half-inning later with a groundball RBI single that made it 2-1. The Delta Devils added another run in the sixth to make it 3-1.

The Wildcats tied things up in the seventh on the second homer in as many nights by Irvin Escobar, scoring Manny Souffrain. 

The game continued into extra innings - The Wildcats loaded the bases to start the eleventh with only one away. A pinch-hit single from Jason Hodges scored Malik Stephens for the first B-CU lead of the afternoon. Bases loaded walks from Chun and Hylan Hall made it 6-3. 

Daniel Gaviria made the start on the mound for B-CU. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.

From there, it was all Joan Gonzalez, who pitched a stellar 5.1 innings, allowing only one hit with no walks and 10 strikeouts. He earned the win.

• Irvin Escobar finished the afternoon 2-3 with two runs scored, two RBI, and two walks.
• Garrett Chun added two RBI.
• Jeremy Garcia went 3-4 with two runs scored and a walk.

Next up for B-CU, the Wildcats will head south to take on Miami, Tuesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in Coral Gables. 
 

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