DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A lopsided pair of games went the way of the Wildcats as they swept both sides of a doubleheader Saturday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. 



GAME ONE - B-CU 8, MVSU 1

The Delta Devils (9-24, 1-16 SWAC), playing as the home team in the makeup contest from a rainout earlier in the spring,  were the first to threaten in game one, putting runners on second and third thanks to a first-inning triple, intentional walk, and steal of second, but back-to-back strikeouts made short work of MVSU.

B-CU (9-24, 1-16)  jumped in front 1-0 in the top of the third as Ramses Cordova reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a Franki Febles sacrifice fly. 

The Wildcats added another in the fifth, again via the sacrifice fly - this time from Colton Olasin to score Jorge Rodriguez. 

The top of the eighth saw B-CU grab one more as Sergio Rivera singled up the middle to score Garrett Chun from third after a one-out triple. 

A three-hit bottom of the eighth saw the Delta Devils sneak a run to cut it to 3-1. 

B-CU erased any doubt with a three-run top of the ninth as the Wildcats loaded the bases before Olain singled home a pair and Daniel Figueroa added an RBI of his own with a sacrifice fly to close out the 6-1 win. 

Marcos Gamboa made the start and earned his third win of the year after 7.2 innings in which he allowed only one earned run on six hits with a walk and six strikeouts.

Dylan Dudones recorded his second save of 2024 after 1.1 innings of hitless ball, striking out two. 

GAME TWO - B-CU 11, MVSU 1

Bethune-Cookman carried the late offensive momentum into game two, scoring three in the bottom of the first on a wild pitch and Olasin single that plated a pair. 

The Cats quickly made it 7-0 on two double steals, an MVSU error, and a Jose Gonzalez solo homer to left. 

The Delta Devils loaded the bases in the top of the fifth after an intentional walk, but a foul popup prevented the damage. 

In the bottom of the sixth, Jason Hodges drove in another on an RBI triple to right center to make it 8-0. He came in to score one batter later as Michael Rodriguez singled to make it 9-0.

MVSU finally broke onto the scoreboard with an RBI single in the top of the seventh to make it 9-1, but it was not enough to avoid the run rule.

B-CU ended things early with a bases-loaded walk and hit-by-pitch to run-rule the Delta Devils, 11-1. 

Daniel Gaviria made the start, working a seven-inning complete game in which he allowed one unearned run on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

• Colton Olasin finished the day 4-6 at the plate with five RBI and a double.
• Jose Gonzalez's homer was his fourth at the season to lead all Wildcats. 
• Sergio Rivera is on a 17 game on-base streak.

The two teams will wrap up the series Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. 


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