JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Wildcats will take the short drive up I-95 with their sights set on a season sweep of Jacksonville as they face the Dolphins on Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at John Sessions Stadium. 



Tuesday, April 30
Opponent: Jacksonville (21-20, 15-6 ASUN)
Time: 7 p.m. 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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The Wildcats stole a season-high 14 bases, but it was not enough as the Cats dropped the series finale with AAMU, 7-6, Sunday afternoon at Bulldog Field. 

Bethune-Cookman opened the scoring in the top of the first as Daniel Figueroa was hit by a pitch, advanced on a Garrett Chun single, and came into score on a passed ball. One batter later, Chun crossed the plate on a Sergio Rivera RBI groundout that made it 2-0

B-CU stranded three runners between the second and third innings before Alabama A&M  tied the contest at 2-2 with a pair of two-out RBI singles in the bottom of the third.

After two more stranded baserunners for B-CU in the fourth, the Bulldogs doubled their run total after a B-CU throwing error and RBI groundout to make it 4-0. 

The Wildcats retook the lead in the fifth as Ramses Cordova cleared the bases with a single down the right field line that scored Irvin Escobar, Colton Olasin, and Manny Souffrain and put the Cats in front, 5-4. 

An inning later, Alabama A&M answered, scoring two runs on an RBI triple and a third with an RBI double to left center that made it 7-5. 

Three hits in the eighth pulled the Cats to within 7-6 after Jose Gonzalez singled to third, but a popup left runners on second and third. 

B-CU threatened again in the ninth, putting a runner on third with two outs, but a foulout ended the night with the Bulldogs in front, 7-6. 

Daniel Gaviria made the start, allowing four earned runs on eight hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Dylan Vega, Patrick Groark, and Pablo Torres each appeared out of the pen for B-CU.

 


Jacksonville is 21-20 on the year and 15-6 in ASUN conference play. The Dolphins enter play Tuesday on a four-game winning streak after a sweep of conference foe Queens last weekend. 

Back on March 12, the Wildcats walked-off the Dolphins as Jose Gonzalez sent a ball into left center off JU closer Isaac Williams to score Jayme Villafane and send B-CU home with the 4-3 win. 

The Dolphins are hitting .284 as a team with 28 homers. Junior first baseman Josh Steidl leads Jacksonville with a .321 average, eight homers, and 43 RBI. 

On the mound the Dolphins have pitched to a 6.40 team ERA with 338 strikeouts to only 179 walks. 




Tuesday marks the 66th meeting in the all-time series between B-CU and JU. Bethune-Cookman is 16-49 in those games, including a 6-29 mark on the road. 


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