BABSON PARK, Fla. (March 2, 2023) - The Webber International University baseball team hosted the University of Michigan-Dearborn as part of a 15-game home-stand on Wednesday evening. The Warriors earned a tight 5-4 victory in game one before cruising to a 9-1 win in game two.

On the mound to start for the Warriors (17-3 overall) was Xavier Rodriguez who threw an inning before being replaced by Brighton Taylor for his first appearance of the season. Taylor allowed one run on two hits and recorded two strikeouts in two innings pitched. Thomas Lopez Jr. earned his second victory of the season after tossing three innings in which he tallied four punch-outs before Dawson Young came in to pick up his fifth save of the season, facing three batters and striking out two.

After allowing an early run, the Warriors brought home three runs in the second inning to take the lead, 3-1. The Wolverines (0-7) scored once on a sacrifice fly in the third inning and later tacked on two more in the sixth inning to take the lead back at 4-3. In the bottom half of the sixth, Tyren Milliner scored Bryan Morales on a groundout to tie the game back up before Ian Kalman delivered an RBI-double to left center to retake the lead.

The Warriors were led by Kalman who finished 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI's. He was followed by Milliner, Tommy Diaz and Angel Diaz who all finished 1-for-3 with singles. A. Diaz led the team in runs scored with two.

A combination of seven Warriors touched the mound in game two as they combined to allow just one run on four hits and rack up 16 strikeouts.

Webber scored early and often as it tallied five in the first inning and three more in the second. A. Diaz started the Warriors off with an RBI-single before the Wolverines walked home two more. Ernesto Moreno Jr. singled down the left field line, scoring both Tavion Williams and Kris Allen to take the early 5-0 lead. Webber extended the lead to eight in the second inning after Morales kicked off the inning with an RBI-single down the right field line. Luis Acevedo added one more run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.

Morales ended the game 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. A. Diaz and Moreno Jr. tied for the team-high in RBI's with two apiece. Acevedo led the team in runs scored with two.

The Warriors will now play host to the University of St. Francis on Sunday, March 5th at 1 and 4 p.m. Webber faced the Saints last season in a three-game series at home in which they took two games out of a three-game series.