PENSACOLA, Fla.-Junior righthander Reed Bright threw a five-hit shutout to lead No. 25 West Florida to a 7-0 win over the Christian Brothers University Bucs Saturday afternoon in the series finale.
HOW IT HAPPENED:• The Argos (11-5, 5-4 GSC) gave Bright the only run he would need in the first inning with a single, a stolen base, a throwing error and a sacrifice fly.
• The Bucs (6-7, 2-4) threatened to score in the top of the fifth.
Caleb Goodwin (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy) walked and
Casey Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) singled with one out, but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat and the Bucs never put a runner in scoring position again.
• UWF added four more in the bottom of the fifth on two doubles, two singles and a triple.
• The Argos set the final margin with two runs in the eighth on two singles, a walk and a pair of RBI groundouts.
KEY STATS:• Casey Goodwin went 2-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt.
• Caleb Goodwin was 1-for-3 with a walk.
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Myles Holliman (Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS) and
Cameron Coker (Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS) each went 1-for-4.
NOTABLE:• Coker has an eight-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in all 13 games this season.
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Mac Cooley (Bartlett, Tenn./Horn Lake HS) went 0-for-4, snapping his hitting streak after six games. Cooley had reached base safely in the Bucs' first 12 games and had at least one hit in 11 of the first 12.
WHAT'S NEXT:The Bucs return to action Saturday at noon as they host a doubleheader against Delta State.