DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman baseball faces a pair of midweek contests this week as the Wildcats host UCF and travel to FSU, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1 and 2. 

First pitch Tuesday is set for Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, while Wednesday's road contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Tallahassee. 



Tuesday, April 2
Opponent: UCF (18-7, 6-6 BIG 12)
Time: 6 p.m.   
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Live Stats: https://bcuathletics.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/cateyenetwork

Wednesday, April 3
Opponent: FSU (22-4, 5-4 ACC)
Time: 6:30 p.m.   
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
Live Stats: http://www.fsu.statbroadcast.com/
Watch: https://www.espn.com/watch



Bethune-Cookman closed out a three-game sweep of Alabama A&M with a 10-6 win, Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. 

AAMU, just as they had done in the prior two games on the weekend, opened the first inning with runs. This time, it was a four spot thanks ot an RBi single and three-run homer that made it 4-0 in a hurry. 

Wildcats took one back in the bottom of the first as Sergio Rivera walked, stole second and third, and scored on a wild pitch. 

A wild bottom of the second put the Cats in front as a double and walk put two runners on for Colton Olasin. The senior second baseman dropped down a bunt back to the mound. A pair of Bulldog errors allowed Olasin to reach and come all the way around to score on a little league home run play that tied the game at 4-4. 

The rally continued for B-CU as a bunt single, hit-by-pitch, and walk allowed Jose Gonzalez to walk in a run to give B-CU a 5-4 lead.

The Bulldogs tied things at five in the fourth on a sacrifice fly.

The Cats jumped in front for good in the bottom of the fourth as Gonzalez singled in Rivera to make it 6-5. Two more Wildcat runs came across as Ramses Cordova plated Gonzalez with a sacrifice fly and Manny Souffrain scored on a Bulldog error.

The Wildcats added a pair an inning later on a Rivera ground rule double and a Gonzalez RBI triple to make it 10-5. 

Alabama A&M scratched one back with an RBI single in the eighth, but that was all as B-CU held on for the 10-6 win. 

Daniel Gaviria was awarded the win after five innings in which he allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. 



UCF is 18-7 on the seasson, and 6-6 in conference play. The Knights enter play this week off a series win over Texas Tech. They defeated Jacksonville in a midweek contest last Tuesday, 6-0.

The Knights are hitting .283 as a team.They have 29 homers as a team, and are averaging just over six runs per game. Andrew Sundean leads UCF with 25 RBI on a .311 average. Matt Prevesk is hitting a team-high .379.

On the mound, UCF has a team ERA of 4.49, with 213 strikeouts to 84 walks.

Florida State is 22-4 on the season and 5-4 in ACC play. Prior to March 23, the Seminoles were the last remaining undefeated program in DI baseball. Since then, FSU was swept at the hands of Clemson, and dropped one of three games against Louisville last weekend.

The Seminoles are hitting .341 as a team with 50 homers, averaging over eight runs per game.

Sophomore infielder Cam Smith leads the Seminoles at the plate, batting .438 with eight homers and 27 RBI. Junior outfielder James Tibbs has a team-high 11 homers and 40 RBI.

On the mound, the Seminoles have a 3.77 ERA with 324 strikeouts to 122 walks.

• Jose Gonzalez has reached base in 25 straight games. 
• Head coach Jonathan Hernandez is three wins away from 100 in his career. 
• Opponents are hitting .250 against B-CU pitching on the season, the lowest mark in the SWAC.
• B-CU ranks second in the SWAC in stolen bases with 63 on 79 attempts. 

Tuesday marks the 85th meeting all-time between UCF and B-CU. The Wildcats are 14-70 in the series. 

Wednesday will be the eighth meeting all-time between B-CU and FSU. The Wildcats are still seeking their first win in the series. 

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