By: Kyle Blue
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Box Score 3 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Sun Conference clashed again as the #13 Webber International University Warriors took on the #23 St. Thomas University Bobcats. The Warriors threw together 2 great wins to take the 3 game series from the Bobcats.
GAME 1: Piatt Homers, Coleman With 4 RBI's, Warriors Use 7-Run 6th Inning To Defeat Bobcats
In the top of the 4
th inning,
Matt Piatt broke a 1-1 tie by smashing a solo shot giving the Warriors a 2-1 lead. The score stayed 2-1 until the top of the 6
th inning.
Jesse Coleman stepped in with bases loaded and shot one down the left field line for a bases clearing double. Coleman then scored on a throwing error.
Manny Rodriguez hit a single back up the middle that scored
Cristian Rivera.
Mark Martinez also singled up the middle and a throwing error by the Bobcat center fielder allowed Rodriguez to score.
Marcus Begg got the last RBI of the inning as he singled in
Garrett Martin. The Bobcats were unable to to close the gap as the Warriors took game 1 by a final score of 9-5.
STAT LINE: Jesse Coleman led the way for the offense with a 4-4 outing hitting a double and 4 RBI's.
Matt Piatt followed going 2-3 with a homer and 2 runs scored. Improving to 4-2 on the year,
Anthony Hunter was given credit for the win as he threw 6 innings giving up only 4 hits and 1 earned run.
GAME 2: Coleman Homers, Boling Stays Undefeated 4-0
The Bobcats fired up in the 1
st inning with a 3-run homerun.
Sjaghbar Martis put up the first run for the Warriors in the top of the 3
rd with a sacrifice fly scoring
Cristian Rivera. Webber then had a 4-run 5
th inning, followed by a 4 –run 7
th with
Jesse Coleman hitting a 2-Run shot. Then they had a 3-run 8
th inning to seal the deal 12-8 with a Warriors victory.
STATLINE: Cristian Rivera was 4-5 at the plate with 1 RBI and 3-runs scored.
Tanner Williams was 3-5 with 2 RBI's and 2-runs scored.
Jesse Coleman was 2-5 with a 2-run homerun.
Juan Terron threw 5 innings getting tagged for 4 earned runs off of 6 hits
Max Boling received the win throwing 1 inning only surrendering 1 run off 3 hits.
Zachary Gary was credited for the Save as he threw 2 no hit no run innings and striking out 2.
GAME 3: Rivera & Begg Homer, Bobcats Offense Opens Up
The Bobcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 1
st inning. The Warriors tied it up in the top of the 3
rd with
Cristian Rivera hitting a 2-run shot scoring
Matt Saliba.
Marcus Begg then singled in
Garrett Martin. The Bobcats added on 3 more before the top of the 6
th saw
Marcus Begg hit a solo shot cutting the Bobcat lead to 6-4. The bottom of the 6
th turned into a nightmare for the Webber pitching staff as the Bobcats pushed across 7 runs taking a 13-4 lead. The Warriors mustered up 1 more run in the 8
th inning as
Matt Piatt singled in
Sjaghbar Martis, but the Bobcats would take game 3 by a final score of 13-5.
STATLINE: The only multi-hit player in game 3 for the Warriors was
Marcus Begg who went 2-4 with a homerun and 2 RBI's.
Cristian Rivera was 1-2 with a homerun and 2 RBI's and a walk.
FINAL THOUGHTS: The Warriors improve to 28-8 on the year and leaped ahead of St. Thomas in the Sun Conference now sitting in 3
rd place just 1 game back from #11 Keiser University and 4 games back from #4 Southeastern University. The Warriors will receive a couple days off before taking on NCAA D-II Eckerd College Wednesday in 1, 9-inning contest in Babson Park, Fla. With the first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m.