BABSON PARK, Fla. – The Thomas University baseball team could not overcome a slow start as #25 Webber International took down the Night Hawks 14-3 in eight innings Friday night at (now) Brad Niethammer Field.
 
TU (18-30, 2-20 SUN) registered eight hits in the contest that included 2-for-4 performances from Freshman Matthew Delay Jr. and Sophomore Turner Maddox.  Freshman Khadin Bastian led the Night Hawks hitting two of three.  Freshman Left-Hander Riley Fisher (3-10) had a long day at the mound, throwing 102 pitches in five innings to allow seven runs off eight hits while fanning five.
 
Trailing 7-0 in the sixth inning, Bastian blasted a deep shot over centerfield to record home runs in back-to-back contests.  After the Warriors (36-16, 11-11 SUN) went three up three down, Thomas tacked on two more runs thanks to Freshman Nick Talpa's first-career moonblast over the left field wall to cut the deficit to four runs (7-3).
 
After recording a RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh, Webber International proceeded to score six runs in the eighth to run-rule Thomas and take a 14-3 win in Game One.
 
TU by the Numbers
1:        Triple
2:        Home runs (most allowed by WIU's Dylan Martin in a game this season)
3:        Runs scored
5:        Left on base
8:        Hits
 
The Night Hawks conclude the season with a doubleheader on Webber International's Senior Day.  First pitch is now set for 11 a.m.
 
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