The University Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Innovation Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Innovation took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on University, who comes in off a win.
If University beats Innovation with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. University beat Freedom on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-5. The game was the first time the Cougars have beaten the Patriots on their field since April 6, 2015.
Sebastian Montanez
| 02/18/25 vs Edgewater | 7 |
| 03/11/25 @ Boone | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Colonial | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Colonial | 2 |
Sebastian Montanez made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for University: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two hits, but 3-8 otherwise. Montanez was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Angel Berrios was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Innovation came up short against Lake Nona on Wednesday, falling 17-6.
Innovation saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Guerrero, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for University and bumps their season record up to 6-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 5.17 in the others. As for Innovation, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
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