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February 17, 2026: \ during NCAA baseball between FIU Panthers and Bethune Cookman Wildcats at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, FL, FL Romeo T Guzman/BCU Athletics
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South Florida USF 7-1
4
Winner Bethune-Cookman BETHUNE 4-3
South Florida USF
7-1
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Final
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Bethune-Cookman BETHUNE
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Florida USF 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Bethune-Cookman BETHUNE 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 6 1

W: Rincones, Bryon (2-0) L: E. SUTTON (0-1) S: Morales, Justin (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Wildcats Rally in Seventh to Hand Bulls Second Loss

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bethune-Cookman used a two-run seventh inning to rally past South Florida for a 4-3 victory Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The win is B-CU's second straight against the Bulls and is USF's second loss of the season.

Header How it Happened

Trailing 3-2 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Bethune-Cookman (5-3)  capitalized on timely hitting and a costly balk to take control.

Erick Almonte drew a leadoff walk and later stole second before Darryl Lee also worked a free pass. With two outs, Maikol Lucena delivered a single to right field to score Almonte and tie the game at 3-3. Moments later, Lucena advanced to second on a balk, allowing Lee to cross the plate with the go-ahead run.

The Wildcats struck first in the second inning when Jose Fernandez launched a solo home run to left-center field for a 1-0 lead. South Florida (7-2) answered in the fifth on an RBI single from Jevin Relaford, then surged ahead in the sixth. Bradke Lohry doubled down the left-field line and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nathan Earley before Jacob Green added an RBI single to give the Bulls a 3-2 advantage.

The B-CU bullpen kept the deficit manageable and shut the door late. Bryon Rincones (2-0) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Justin Morales recorded the final three outs for his first save of the season. Bethune-Cookman pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and worked around 10 South Florida hits.

South Florida's Ethan Sutton (0-1) was charged with the loss after surrendering the decisive runs in the seventh.

Jacob Green led the Bulls at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, while Lucena drove in two runs to pace the Wildcats' offense.

Notes & Stats In-Story Header
  • Maikol Lucena drove in two for the Wildcats, his second two-RBI game of the season.
  • B-CU hitters combined to draw seven walks.
  • In the last three innings, the B-CU bullpen allowed just two hits and no runs.
  • Jacob Green finished with three hits for the Bulls.
Up Next In-Story Header

The Wildcats will continue their homestand as they play a four-game series against Delaware State starting Friday at 7 p.m.


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