JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After turning in a second consecutive weekend conference sweep in as many attempts, Bethune-Cookman Baseball turns its attention to nonconference midweek action when the Wildcats travel to North Florida on Tuesday, April 15, with the game taking place at Harmon Stadium at Dusty Rhodes Filed at 4 p.m.
 
The Wildcats will look to send junior right-hander Pablo Torres (0-0, 9.00 ERA) to face off against projected UNF starter Ryan Furey (0-2, 5.47 ERA), as the teams meet for the second time this season. UNF took the previous matchup 5-3 in Daytona Beach back on March 18.
 

What: Game Thirty-Seven
Who: Bethune-Cookman (20-16) at North Florida (19-17)
When: Tuesday, April 15, at 4 p.m.
Where: Jacksonville, Fla. – Harmon Stadium at Dusty Rhodes Filed (1,250)
 
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IN THE RANKINGS
▪ Bethune-Cookman is not ranked in this week's D1Baseball.com Top 25
▪ North Florida is not ranked in this week's D1Baseball.com Top 25
 


▪ Bethune-Cookman is closing in on hitting 50 home runs as a team which would be the most since 2010 (90).
▪ The Wildcats have won each of their first five SWAC series of the season, respectfully. In all, the Cats have won seven of their nine series overall across the campaign.
▪ Pablo Torres is earning his first start of the season on Tuesday afternoon
▪ The Cats lead the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) with a team-low 6.29 ERA.
▪ B-CU is atop the SWAC stats in home runs (46), slugging percentage (.525), tripled (19) and doubles (76).
▪ Andrey Martinez has accounted for seven home runs in his last eight games.
▪ Darryl Lee has tallied three (3) triples in his last two SWAC series.
▪ With B-CU Softball capturing a no-hitter last weekend, the Wildcats now have a no-hitter this season in both baseball and softball, respectively.
 

BCU VS. NORTH FLORIDA SERIES
▪ North Florida leads the all-time series by a 19-11 count.
▪ Prior to last season, the two teams hadn't met since 2019.
▪ B-CU and UNF have split the last two contests, both coming in Daytona Beach.
▪ The last game in Jacksonville occurred on April 2, 2019, with the Wildcats laying claim to a 6-2 victory.
▪ In fact, the series is tied 5-5 in the last 10 encounters between the two "Sunshine State" opponents.
 

NORTH FLORIDA (19-17, 7-8 ASUN)
Head Coach: Joe Mercadante (2nd season)
2025 Batting Average: .274; Runs Per Game: 5.5; Hits Per Game: 8.7; Slugging Percentage: .425
2025 ERA: 5.06; K/BB Ratio: 2.2; Opp. Batting Avg: .280
 

RECAPPING B-CU'S LAST GAME (at Alabama A&M)
Edwin Sanchez delivered a dominant complete-game performance on the pitcher's mound helping visiting Bethune-Cookman cruise to an 11-1 victory over Alabama A&M, completing a SWAC series sweep of the Bulldogs at Bulldog Field in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
For the Wildcats, the series sweep was their second consecutive, in addition to being their fifth league series win of the campaign. With the game scoreless after three innings in the books, Bethune-Cookman broke through with four runs in the top-half of the fourth frame.
 
The Wildcats capitalized on an error by Alabama A&M first baseman Charles Morris and a wild pitch from relief pitcher Raymond Clark to score their first two runs. B-CU third baseman Jorge Gonzalez Febo promptly delivered a two-run single to left field, pushing the lead to 4-0 as he plated Andrey Martinez and Sergio Rivera on the play, respectively. The Maroon and Gold continued its offensive surge with four extra runs in the fifth inning.
 
Centerfielder Rivera provided the big blow with a bases-clearing double down the left field line – his fifth double of the season, which scored Armani Newton, Reinaldo Plascencia and Jeter Polledo. Rivera later scored on a passed ball getting beyond the reach of Alabama A&M catcher Kenny Glover to extend the lead, 8-0. B-CU would go on to tack on three more runs in the sixth inning, with shortstop Polledo driving in Plascencia with a shallow single to right-center. Two more runs scored on Alabama A&M errors, respectfully. In all, the host Bulldogs were charged with four errors on the day.
 
The Bulldogs avoided the shutout with a run off B-CU starter Edwin Sanchez in the bottom of the seventh inning, as first baseman Charles Morris singled through the right side, scoring Dre Amaral and cutting into the deficit, 11-1. However, Sanchez would get a strikeout and groundout to force the run-rule decision. AAMU starting pitcher Jordan Nolley pitched three scoreless innings, but issued three walks and hit two batters. The Bulldogs' bullpen struggled afterward, as Clark, Bryce Dolce and Killian McLaughlin combined to allow 11 runs (five earned) over the final four innings of play.
 
B-CU's Sanchez (5-1) was masterful on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out eight batters over seven innings. The loss went to Clark for the Bulldogs, dropping his record at 1-5 on the year. Despite collecting just seven hits in the contest, the Cats took advantage of 10 walks, five hit batters, and the aforementioned four AAMU errors. B-CU also registered nine stolen bases, including three by Rivera and two each by Darryl Lee and Gonzalez Febo.
 
Kyle Duncan was the lone bright spot for the Bulldogs' offense, collecting two of the team's four hits. Plascencia led the Wildcats at the dish, going 2-for-2 with a double, three runs scored and a walk. Polledo added a 2-for-3 performance with a double, an RBI and three runs scored, while Rivera contributed a double and four RBIs of his own.
 


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