Box Score West Palm, FL - Despite two more hits each by the hot-hitting Bobby Wenthe and Robbie McKinney - including Wenthe's and the Sand Sharks' first home run of the season - USCB dropped its 3rd straight conference game to the #24 Keiser Seahawks on Saturday in West Palm Beach, FL by an 8-3 score. USCB's record moves to 4-4 overall on the young season and 0-3 in the Sun Conference. Keiser's overall record now stands at 7-1 and 3-0 in the conference.
Game notes:
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Bobby Wenthe connected for the Sand Sharks' first home run in 2019. He also doubled, going 2 for 5 on the afternoon with 2 RBIs. Wenthe was 5 for 12 in the series.
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Nick DelBianco went 1 for 4 today and 5 for 11 in the series.
● Rob McKinney had 2 hits on the day and was 5 for 10 in the series.
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Steven Mojica had a hit and an RBI.
● The Sand Sharks also got hits from
Cole Hamilton,
Kelvin Brito,
Kevin Smith, and
Jay Newell.
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Harrison Merck (0-1) started the game for USCB, going 6 ⅔ innings before being relieved by
Tanner Davis, who pitched the final 1 ⅓ innings.
● Miguel Casanueva led Keiser's offense once again, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Casanueva was 6 for 11 with 2 hrs and 6 RBIs in the series.
The Sand Sharks travel to Columbia, SC on Tuesday for a game against Benedict before returning home on Friday for a huge conference series vs. Southeastern. They will play a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 1pm, and conclude the series with a single game on Saturday at noon. All of the action vs. Southeastern will be broadcast live at uscbathletics.com/live.
