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Wildcats Wrap Up Road Schedule at Jackson State

Wildcats Wrap Up Road Schedule at Jackson State

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JACKSON, Miss. - The final road weekend of the year sees Bethune-Cookman baseball takes on Jackson State for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday, May 10 with first pitch set for 7 p.m. EST.
Follow the Wildcats In-Story Header Friday-Sunday, May 10-12 Opponent: Florida A&M 307-17, 13-11 SWAC) Time: 7 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 2 p.m. EST 
Location: Jackson, Miss.
Listen:https://jacksonstatesportsnetwork.com/ Live Stats: http://jacksonstate.statbroadcast.com/
List Time Out Header The Wildcats came out on the wrong end of six lead changes as Stetson survived for an 8-7 win over B-CU, Tuesday night at Melching Field

Bethune-Cookman jumped on the Hatters out of the gate, immediately loading the bases on two four-pitch walks and a hit-by-pitch. Manny Souffrain's sacrifice fly was all the Cats could muster with no one out as they settled for a 1-0 lead. 

Stetson responded with a four-spot in the bottom of the first on an RBI single and a three-run homer to make it 4-1. 

B-CU grabbed one back in the next frame thanks to another sacrifice fly, this time by Garrett Chun after the Cats loaded the bases for the second consecutive inning. 

The chaos continued into the bottom of the second as the Hatters loaded the bases with two outs, but could not score.

The Wildcats evened things up with two more in the top of the third as Jorge Rodriguez and Jose Gonzalez each crossed the plate on a Hatters error to knot things at 4-4. 

Bethune-Cookman made it four straight innings on the scoreboard with another two runs in the fourth, putting two runners on with one away. Gonzalez picked up an RBI on a ground-rule double that scored Chun, and Souffrain picked up another on an RBI groundout. 

Stetson tied things at 6-6 in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI groundout and RBI single. 

B-CU surged in front yet again in the sixth as Chun came around to score on a Gonzalez RBI single. The Cats loaded the bases again with one out, but a flyout and strikeout prevented any insurance runs.

The Hatters loaded the bases again themselves a half-inning later, plating one to tie things at seven. A flyout and groundout stopped any further damage. 

It was Stetson that ended the back-and-forth with a final run in the bottom of the eighth to put the Hats up for good. A bases-loaded walk was the difference as Stetson survived a one-out walk in the ninth to take the 8-7 victory.

Six different Wildcats appeared on the mound for B-CU, with Joel Core making the start and Patrick Groark saddled with the loss.

 
Scouting the Opponent In-Story Header

The Wildcats took two of three from Jackson State back in early April at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. B-CU took the first two games of the weekend 6-2 and 6-5 before the Tigers erupted for a 19-5 win in the series finale. 

The Tigers have won two of four weekend series since their meeting with B-CU. They took two of three from Alabama A&M and Mississippi Valley State while dropping weekends to Florida A&M and Alabama State.

The Tigers enter play this weekend off a 0-5 loss at No. 22 Louisiana on Tuesday night. 

The Tigers are hitting .315 as a team with 26 homers. Lenny Montesano is hitting .233 with nine homers, while Rodney Hibler Jr. has five homers with a .345 average. 

On the mound, the Tigers have a team ERA of 5.71 with 369 strikeouts to 240 walks. 

History In-Story Header Friday mrks the 17th all-time meeting between B-CU and JSU. The Wildcats own an 11-5 advantage in the series, though they are just 3-3 on the road. 

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