College Baseball Roundup: Sosa hits grand slam as Miami storms past Lafayette

Alex Sosa hits a grand slam to power the Miami Hurricanes to a 15-2 win over Lafayette on Friday.

Sosa’s home run sparked an eight-run sixth inning that saw him return to the plate only to draw a walk with the bases loaded.

The Hurricanes showed discipline in the face of Lafayette’s chaotic pitching. After Ogden drove in a run on a single in the fourth inning, Sosa and Derek Williams drew bases-loaded walks. The Hurricanes scored four runs via hit by pitch or base on balls with the bases loaded during their big sixth inning rally.

Miami ace AJ Ciscar threw six innings with nine strikeouts and two runs allowed. He struggled with control at times with four hit batters and fell into a bases-loaded jam in the second inning but escaped with a fly out.

The Hurricanes struck first in the second inning. Brylan West, Fabio Peralta, and Jake Ogden each drove in a run to give Miami a 3-0 lead.

The Leopards found themselves on the scoreboard with an RBI double by Matt Colella in the third inning. They later scored again on a double by Tedd Cashman in the sixth inning but were down 6-2 before their bullpen ultimately fell apart.

Miami freshman Dylan Dubovik came in as a pinch hitter and hit his first collegiate home run in the seventh inning to conclude the scoring.

The weekend series continues on Saturday with a day-night doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.

FIU 7, Holy Cross 4

Florida International rallied in the sixth inning to come from behind and defeat Holy Cross 7-4 on Friday.

Samuel Fischer hit a home run in the fourth inning to put the Panthers on the board, trailing Holy Cross 3-2. Down 4-2 in the sixth inning, Fischer struck again with an RBI single to spark the rally.

Hector Candelas singled, Cooper Rasmussen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Andrew Ildefonso hit a knock to complete the comeback.

Riley Tyrus earned the win by pitching scoreless 2.1 innings in relief with four strikeouts.

Iowa 7, FAU 2

A first-inning home run by Gable Mitchell set the tone for Iowa to cruise to a 7-2 victory on the road over Florida Atlantic. Gable finished with a 3-for-4 night with two RBI for the Hawkeyes.

The Owls scored their two runs on a sacrifice fly by Marshall Lipsey in the fifth and an RBI single by Kyle Boylston in the ninth. Xavier Moronta went 2-for-2 to lead the Owls at the plate.

James Litman started for the Owls and threw five innings allowing three runs on three hits with six strikeouts.