Box Score

The Patriots defeated the Bears in the final home game of the season after a 11-5 victory.  DBU improved to 27-23 and 16-2 at home, while UCA fell to 18-29.

DBU raced out to the early lead in the bottom of the first, second, and third innings when they scored one run per inning, which gave them a 3-1 lead heading into the fourth inning.  The Bears answered the Patriots three runs with a three spot in the top of the fourth, when they took the lead 4-3 off five hits and a walk. 

The Patriots retook the lead in the bottom half of the fifth inning when they manufactured three runs of their own.  DBU led the inning off with a walk and hit batsman, then scored the first run on an error by the Bears catcher.  The Patriots last two runs of the inning scored on a ground out and a single by Senior Garrett Baker.  After five innings of play the Patriots held a 6-4 lead.

Each team traded runs in the seventh inning, with the Patriots scoring their run off of a walk by Sophomore Evan Bigley and he scored when Senior Matt Tucker hit a triple down the left field line.

The Patriots put the game away in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Sophomores Brandon Bantz and JT Bloodworth reached base on a single and walk.  Junior Austin Krum came to the plate and cleared the bases with a three run home over the centerfield wall.  Tucker finished off the scoring with his second homerun of the game, which was an opposite field shot.

Picking up the victory for the Patriots was Senior Randall Taylor, who went 2.1 innings, allowing no runs, on two hits, and had five strikeouts.  Taylor with the victory improved his season record to 6-4. 

Leading the Patriots at the plate was Tucker, who went three for four, including a triple and two homeruns; he also scored three runs and had three RBI, while Krum finished off his day two for four, with three runs scored and three RBI. 

The Patriots will travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to take on Southern Miss in a three game series starting on May 12.