By: Brad Hutzelman
BABSON PARK, Fla. – The Webber International University Warriors hosted the Thomas University Night Hawks in a conference double-header on the Heart of Florida Field starting at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 15. The Night Hawks would sweep the double header and take the conference series 2-1.
Game One
The Night Hawks put the first run on the board in the top of the 2nd inning, 1-0. WIU tied the game in the bottom of the 3rd inning scoring one run, 1-1. Then in the top of the 4th Thomas scored four runs on the Warriors defense giving them a 5-1 lead. The teams were deadlocked for the rest of the game. The Night Hawks tied the series after game the 5-1 game one win.
Ben Overman collected the win for Thomas University pitching staff and
Benjamin Feinman suffered his first loss of the season for the Warriors.
Game Two
After a short break, WIU started #24
Chris Garcia on the mound. The Warriors started off strong putting the first runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning, 2-0. WIU extended their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Night Hawks' bats came to life in the top of the 6th inning as they scored 5 runs gaining the lead 5-4. In the bottom of the 6th the Warriors tied the game with two outs 5-5. In the top of the 9th inning Thomas regained the lead scoring two runs 7-5. WIU was unable to respond as the Thomas defense shut the Warriors down in the bottom of the 9th. Thomas won game two with a final of 7-5.
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Rob Lane collected his first loss of the season as the Warriors pitcher.
Leading the Warriors on the field were: #5
Lane Crosson scored two runs, had two hits, and an RBI; #15
Chris Suto scored two runs off of one hit; #29
Ryan O'Gara scored the other run for the Warriors as a pinch runner.
The Warriors record moves to 7-7 overall and 2-4 in The Sun Conference.
WIU returns to action on Tuesday, February 18th as they host Clearwater Christian College starting at 7:00 p.m.
