JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --Alex Walsh was mowing people down on Friday, striking out eight Stetson hitters over six innings of work to help power the Jacksonville Dolphins past the Hatters 4-3.
In addition to his eight strikeouts, Walsh (5-3) tossed six innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on four hits and walking none for Jacksonville (15-16, 4-7). Austin Williamson also made an impact on the mound for the Dolphins, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing one hit, with no walks and two strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dolphins got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless.
Roger Vergara came across to score the lone run of the inning for Jacksonville and get them on the board.
After the Hatters rallied to tie the ballgame at one, the Dolphins came back to retake the lead in the second inning.
Jacksonville scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Sammy Mummau, which brought the score to 2-1 in favor of the Dolphins.
Jacksonville kept Stetson without a run before building their lead to 3-1 in the fourth inning.
The Dolphins scored once on an RBI single off the bat of .
Jacksonville held the Hatters without a run before their offense got things rolling the next inning.
The Dolphins scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Logan Baratta, bringing the score to 4-1 in favor of Jacksonville. Stetson put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Dolphins still held on for the 4-3 win.
GAME NOTES
» Walsh struck out eight Hatters hitters.
» Jacksonville's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed one run across.
» Jacksonville took a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Walsh put together six innings of two-run ball for the Dolphins.
» Four Dolphins had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Dolphins out-hit the Hatters at a 10-7 clip.
» Jacksonville pitchers faced 34 Stetson hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out 11.
» Abdriel Delgado led the Dolphins at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a double.
» Stetson was led offensively by Samuel Fernandez, who went 3 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs.
» Ethan Phillips led the Hatters pitching staff, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings.
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