The Cardinals Win in Dramatic Fashion with Walk-Off win against Sussex Community College
| BOT 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Sussex County Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
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CCBC Catonsville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Catonsville, MD – The Cardinals delivered a thrilling, walk-off win against Sussex Community College. In their first home game of the season, the Cardinals overcame a 7-1 deficit to get the victory.
After a five run fifth inning that brought the game to 7-1, Catonsville responded in the form of an A.J Palumbo three-run homerun. This gave the Cardinals life and was the spark they needed to rally back into the game. After scoring runs in the sixth and seventh innings, the Cardinals trailed 7-6 heading into the ninth.
After an error by the Sussex third baseman, Sam Kelley came to the plate with the tying and winning runs on base. Kelley came through in the clutch for the Cardinals, slapping a single into centerfield. After a misplay by the centerfielder, Nelson Grajales came all the way around to score the winning run.
The Cardinals only had seven hits as a team, but they benefitted greatly from the defensive miscues by Sussex. They committed seven errors as a team, allowing Catonsville to claw their way back into the game.
It was a fantastic win for the Cardinals, bouncing back to get their second win of the season.
