HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - Behind 15 runs, the USCB baseball team dismantled and cruised past Bryant & Stratton, 15-1, on Saturday afternoon at Richard Gray Stadium. The Sand Sharks posted 19 hits and held the Bobcats to one run in the run-rule shortened affair. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Brock Thibodeaux - 3-for-5, three RBIs, two runs, double

Kyran Russ - 3-for-3, two doubles, two RBIs, one run

Leandy Castro - 3-for-4, two RBIs, two RBIs, two runs 

Nikko Andre - 2-for-3, two singles, two RBIs

Alexander Humphrey - 2-for-2, one double, one run

Brian Meyer - 1-for-3, one double, two RBIs, three runs

Caleb Freeman - 1-for-1, single, three runs scored

Brandon Blume - four innings, win, four hits, two walks, three strikeouts, no runs

Scott Matthews - two innings, no runs, one hit, three strikeouts

HOW IT HAPPENED

After facing four Bobcat batters in the first, USCB's offense kicked off the game with a pair of runs. Meyer reached base on a fielder's choice, and Castro put runners on the corners with his single to center. Andre scored Meyer off another fielder's choice, and Russ then followed with a ringing double to deep left to make it a two-run game, 2-0.

After a quick top of the second, USCB's offense exploded for six runs off six hits and three walks. Thibodeaux, Meyer, Castro and Andre collected run-scoring hits for the Sand Sharks, while Nick Milhan plated the sixth run off a fielder's choice. The six-run frame made it a 8-0 contest. 

In the bottom of the third, the Sand Sharks pushed the advantage to 11 thanks to a three-run frame. After two quick outs, Castro scored Meyer on his RBI single down the left field line. Russ and Milhan followed with back-to-back run-scoring base knocks to make it an 11-0 game. 

After scoreless fourth and fifth innings, USCB tacked on four more insurance runs to add on to its commanding lead, 15-0. Hunter McKown, Thibodeaux and Robbie Brown recorded the run-scoring hits for USCB in the inning. 

Martin closed out the game, as he allowed a run off a hit and a walk, but he did enough to seal the 14-run win.

TEAM RECORD UPDATES

USCB - 9-13 overall

Bryant & Stratton - 3-11 overall

WHAT'S NEXT?

USCB will travel to Middle Georgia State for a mid-week tilt on Tuesday, March 8. First pitch against the No. 19 Knights is set for 3 p.m. in Cochran, Ga.