THE RUNDOWN
In game two of an opening day doubleheader, the DBU Patriots (2-0) steamrolled the Binghamton Bearcats (0-2) 14-1, cementing the team's second run-rule victory in as many games this season. Patriot starter
Jared Schaeffer tossed five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out six.
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The run column on the scoreboard read zeroes until the bottom of the second, where
Dylan Cupp and
Keaton Grady set the table for a
Jake Bennett three-run blast to center field. Bennett's first of the season was sent 427 feet away from home plate.
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In the top of the fourth, Schaeffer would strand the bases loaded with a huge strikeout, which propelled DBU to a monstrous bottom half of the fourth.
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The Patriots brought a whopping nine runs to the plate in the fourth on six different scoring plays:
Ben Tryon scored on a
Mac Rose fielder's choice,
Landon Underhill ripped an RBI double over the center fielder's head,
Dylan Cupp drove in Underhill with a double of his own,
Keaton Grady drove in two with a double, and
Jake Bennett capped the inning with a two-run inside the park home run to left field.
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After a scoreless top of the fifth from Schaeffer,
Mac Rose and
Landon Underhill set the table for a
Dylan Cupp two-run double, making it a 14-0 ballgame after five innings.
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Liam Watt would inherit the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, and would immediately induce a double play, before recording his first strikeout of the season to cement DBU's second win of the campaign.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Jake Bennett's second-inning home run to center field had a 20-degree launch angle.
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Jared Schaeffer allowed just six baserunners in his five innings of work.
- Max Luzzaraga struck out the side in his first collegiate inning tonight.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
+24 - DBU finished today with a +24 run differential across both games of the doubleheader.
13 - The Patriots drew 13 walks tonight, tying last year's season-high (5/3 vs FIU).
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Jake Bennett leads the team with six RBI through the first two games of the season.
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ON DECK
The Patriots will conclude their opening weekend series against Binghamton on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 pm. 2025 C-USA First Team honoree
Ryan Borberg will get the ball for DBU in the series finale.
