Eastern Florida Baseball Falls 7-5 In Final Home Game Against Broward College
By Michael Parsons, EFSC // April 26, 2018
Eastern Florida 24-23 (8-17)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Broward College scored twice in the top of the ninth inning to spoil Eastern Florida State College’s final home game of the season as the Titans fell 7-5 Wednesday evening at Bruce Bochy Field.
The Titans struck first in the bottom of the second inning as Kevin Silva hit a two-run triple, scoring Andres Ramos and Jasson Corniel who had both singled. Broward would tie the game in the top of the third inning on Eddie Arteaga’s two-run home run.
But the lead would be short-lived as Jakob Zarrello hit his second home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Titans a 3-2 lead. Broward would retake the lead n the top of the fifth inning, scorng twice for a 4-3 lead.
Silva and Dylan Espinal ech scored in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Titans led 5-4 but Broward would tie it in the bottom of the fifth.
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It looked as if the Titans would take the lead again in the bottom of the eighth inning as Paul Castillo crushed a pitch over the right-field wall but it was called a foul ball. Castillo would single later but the Titans couldn’t take the lead.
Broward would score twice in the top of the ninth inning to make it 7-5.
Eastern Florida State College will wrap up the regular season with three games this weekend at Broward College. Friday’s start will begin at 5 p.m. with a doubleheader scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
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