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4
Talladega TC 18-28
5
Winner Fla. Memorial FMU 24-21
Talladega TC
18-28
4
Final
5
Fla. Memorial FMU
24-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Talladega TC 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 11 0
Fla. Memorial FMU 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 5 9 1

W: Charnin, Max (6-4) L: R. Blackman (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | J.T. Wilcox, Sports Information Director

Lions Baseball Holds Off Late Rally, Tops Talladega College 5-4 In Opening Round Of Black College World Series

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After holding a 5-1 lead through the sixth inning, Florida Memorial University had to stave off a late rally attempt by Talladega College before earning a 5-4 victory Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the 2022 Tyson Foods Black College World Series at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.
 
The No. 1 seed Lions advance to the winner's pool side of the NAIA bracket and will wait to face the winner of the game between No. 2 Edward Waters University and No. 3 Rust College Thursday.
 
How It Happened
  • Axel Gomez put Florida Memorial on the board in the bottom of the first with an RBI double and pushed the team's lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth with a 2-run home run to left field.
  • FMU took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning and extended it to 5-1 thanks to an RBI single to left field by Luis Ruiz.
  • Talladega was gifted a run in the top of the seventh after a pair of wild pitches allowed a run to score and cut into the Lions' lead.
  • Florida Memorial missed out on a chance to take complete control of the game in the bottom of the seventh – loading the bases with three walks but ended the inning on a strikeout.
  • Lions skipper Florentino Burgos gave the ball to Joselito Baez – in relief of Sam Briceno – to start the eighth.
  • Talladega got three straight hits to start the inning and cut FMU's lead down to two.
  • Baez got the next two batters to strike out swinging, but yielded another RBI hit to make it a 5-4 game.
  • All-Sun Conference Second Teamer Isaias Espiritusantos came in and recorded the final out of the inning.
  • The Lions couldn't produce anything in the bottom of the eighth.
  • TC threatened in the top of the ninth – starting with a leadoff triple – but Espiritusantos was able to regain control and forced a flyout, strikeout, and groundout to end the game and seal FMU's 5-4 win.
 
Inside The Box Score
  • Rohandry Javier led all batters, going 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored.
  • Gomez finished 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and a run scored.
  • Ruiz, Yunior Sanchez, and Nathan Harris each recorded hits Wednesday.
  • Max Charnin got the start on the mound and earned the win for FMU, throwing 5.0 innings, allowing 3 hits and 1 run while striking out 2.
  • Talladega had 11 hits while the Lions finished with 9.
  • Both teams struggled to capitalize on its base runners; TC had 11 left on base and Florida Memorial had 16.
  • Tornadoes left fielder Rafael Diaz went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
 
Analysis & Notes
  • Gomez's homer was his second of the season and the 16th home run for the Lions this season.
  • The four batters Florida Memorial had hit-by-pitches Wednesday tied – with two other instances – for the second-most in a game this season. The most HBP's in a game this season is five, set in regular season game back in March.
  • Florida Memorial improves 24-21 this season and advances to the winner's pool in the double-elimination tournament.
  • Talladega, which has now lost nine consecutive games, fell to 18-28 and will move into the loser's pool.
 
Up Next
FMU advances to the winner's pool and will face the winner of Wednesday's Edward Waters University – Rust College game Thursday.
 
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