The unofficial final score was Miami 7 FAU 5. It was a 12 inning game with five batters per inning regardless of the outcome.
The (very predictable) starting lineup:
Lala LF
Vilar 2B
Zamora SS
Del Castillo C
Gil 3B
Toral 1B
Jenkins CF
Gates DH#1
Rivera RF
Paige DH#2
-Each pitcher threw three innings in the following order: Van Belle, McMahon,Cecconi, and Keysor
-Van Belle was solid but still susceptible to the long ball. He gave up a pair to the FAU four hole hitter
-McMahon was very hittable today which combined with defensive issues led to a rough 4th and 5th
-Defensive miscues: Lala booted a ball in LF, Toral misplayed a hard hit ball at first, and Jared Thomas threw an attempt to catch a base stealer into CF
-Slade picked up where he left off in the regional final. He retired 13 of the 15 batters he faced, giving up just a single and walk in his final inning. Offspeed pitches continue to be his (relative) weakness, but the kid just has special stuff overall.
-Keysor was solid. A few too many walks for my liking, but it was a good outing.
-Lala did Lala things reaching in all three plate appearances. Unfortunately, Vilar struggled behind him.
-Del Castillo was to nobody’s surprise our best hitter going 2 for 3 with a triple.
-Tyler Paige(!) tied it up with a clutch final AB of the inning three run homer. Quinones drove in the go ahead run.
-Gabe Rivera opened the scoring with a solo homer in the 2nd.
-The only freshman position player that really stood out was Jared Thomas. Even that was more of the “I can see talent” than “wow what great play” variety.