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Brett Collins versus point
5
Point POINT 24-19
8
Winner CIU CIU 20-30
Point POINT
24-19
5
Final
8
CIU CIU
20-30
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Point POINT 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 10 2
CIU CIU 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 X 8 11 0

W: Collins, Brett (2-1) L: C. Whigham (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | gfrierson

CIU clinches spot in AAC Tournament with first-ever win over Point

COLUMBIA, S.C. - After Union College (Tenn.) dropped two games early in the day on Thursday, all eyes were on CIU baseball, who had an opportunity to secure the final spot in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament with a win versus Point University (Ga.). The Rams (20-30, 10-18 AAC) would do just that with an 8-5 victory over the Skyhawks (19-9, 24-19). CIU will have the opportunity to move all the way up to the ninth spot in the AAC with a sweep of Point on Friday and a loss by Montreat College (N.C.) to Union. 

Thursday evening saw CIU jump out to a 1-0 lead on an RBI single from Britton Morris in the third inning. Point responded in the bottom of the fifth with two runs of their own. The Rams answered this time off the bat of Buddy Bleasdale, who lofted a fly ball over the left-field wall to knot the score at 2-2. Each team exchanged blows until the Rams found themselves tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Sophomore Rafael Gonzales calmly stepped up to the plate and drove home the go-ahead run with a line drive to center field. CIU added two more (8-5) on a Carter Willis two-RBI double before right-handed pitcher Brett Collins ended the Skyhawks' comeback hopes in the top of the ninth inning. 

BOX SCORE NOTES:

  • The win is the Rams' first over Point in program history.
  • Justin Parish threw seven innings with six strikeouts allowing four earned runs. Brett Collins pitched the final two innings and picked up the win.
  • Buddy Bleasdale was nearly flawless at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a home run, and two RBIs. 
  • Rafael Gonzales was also perfect on the evening with one hit in one at-bat and an RBI.

UP NEXT:

CIU will host Point in a doubleheader on Friday, April. 29. in what will be their final home games of the 2022 season. Baseball seniors will be honored in between games at roughly 2:30 p.m.

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