The USCB baseball team used a dominant pitching performance and a four-run fifth inning to spoil Mid-American Christian’s program debut with a 6-0 win over the visiting Mustangs on Saturday at Richard Gray Sports Complex in Hardeeville.
Seven different pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout for the Sand Sharks in their season opener. Starter Eamonn Collins struck out four and retired all six batters he faced, and Matt Malatesta and Harrison Bell each added two clean innings in relief.
The Mustangs didn’t manage a hit until the seventh, but MACU starter Caleb Whitley held the Sand Sharks at bay until the home team broke out in a four-run fifth.
Leandy Castro went 3-for-4 with a double and scored a run, and Keith Olmo and Nick Milhan each added two hits and scored a run for the Sand Sharks.
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USCB (1-0) hosts Point for a three-game series starting with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday.
Photo by Bob Cragin