CCBC Catonsville rallies late to gain the first win of the season

LINE SCORE: Knights (0-1), Cardinals (1-0), WP- Austin Galda (1-0), LP- Austin Mumaw (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights broke the seal first by scoring off an error made by the right fielder in the top of the 2^ndinning. In the bottom of the 2^nd inning, Sam Rodriguez doubled to center field which scored one run. Wyatt Moore singled to center field after, and another run scored to help the Cardinals take the lead.
• In the top of the 3^rd inning Mitchell Haywood singled down the right field line and brought in 2 RBIs to help Essex regain the lead.
• The score stayed the same until the 5^th inning and then the Knights broke the game wide open by scoring a total of 6 runs from a combination of a 3-run homer, stolen bases, and a fielder's choice. The Cardinals answered back in the bottom of the 5^th with an RBI groundout to 2^nd base.
• The Cardinals started slowly chipping away at the deficit with a solo homerun by Dwayne Thomas.
• The score remained 9-4 Essex until the bottom of the 9^th inning when the Cardinals scored 6 runs with 2 outs in walk-off fashion.

STANDOUT STATS

• Travis Weaver struck out five in his first three-inning start. 
• Alex Elliott pitched three innings and only gave up two hits and zero earned runs.
• Austin Galda pitched one inning of relief and struck out the side, and was also awarded the win. 
• Dwayne Thomas hit a nuke over the CF wall to drive in one run.
• Freshman Trent Rowland hits a walk-off single to score two runs.

UP NEXT

• The Cardinals go on the road for the next game on Saturday March 6 at Allegany College of Maryland.