Edward Waters scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the ninth. Garcia singled, swiped second and moved to third on a wild pitch. After a pitching change, he scored on a wild pitch for the three-run advantage.
Sanchez doubled home Gomez to make it 9-7. Via’s sacrifice fly pulled the Lions within one. A walk put the tying run on first and the game-winning run at the plate, but Cameron Chastain picked up a three-pitch strikeout to end the game.
For the game, Washington led the victors with three hits and two RBI. Montes accounted for two hits and scored twice.
Florida Memorial was led by Via’s two hits and three RBI. Ruiz and Sanchez each scored twice.
On the mound, Will Valenti picked up the win. He had four strikeouts. Chastain garnered the save, registering one strikeout.
Samuel Briceno suffered the loss. He worked 1.1 innings and had two strikeouts. Joseph Figueroa notched eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings of relief.
The Black College World Series is a postseason event to determine HBCU baseball national champion on the field, while emphasizing the significance of collegiate baseball’s unique regular season where every game counts.
Black College Championships, along with its selection committee will announce the field of eight-teams in all for the 2022 Black College Baseball Tournament. The field for the world series includes automatic bids via conference championships and at-large entrants and at-large invites. The tournament is a double-elimination two-bracket format.
Each of the teams in the two-brackets, the winners of those games play each other, while the losers play an elimination game.
The tournament games pits NCAA DII bracket champion and the NAIA bracket champion as the final two teams left standing advance to a winner take all championship game to determine the national champion.
