DAVENPORT, Fl. - The Cougars played a night game under the lights Thursday evening. Baseball came out victorious over the Thomas College Terriers by the score of 5-3.

Junior Dawson Morrow got the start on the mound to start the night for the Cougars. The Terriers managed to score a run in the bottom of the first, but then Morrow settled in for the next three innings. In the top of the third, Senior Jake Bredl hit his first homerun of the season on a full count heater at the top of the zone. In the same inning, Freshman Eli Kelley hit a line drive single to left that scored Sophomore Peter Tadic giving the Cougars the lead 2-1. Senior Benny Dottle hit a sac fly in the following inning to extend the lead to 3-1. Morrow dealt with some command issues in the fifth, and the Terriers were able to scratch another run across to cut into their deficit. Thomas College tied the game up in the seventh thanks to a single. In the top of the ninth, Senior Frankie DeLuca led the inning off with a walk, stole second, and then Dottle drew a walk to make it first and second with nobody out. Cougars then played small ball as Bredl, who homered earlier, laid down a sac bunt to move the runners into scoring position and one out. That brought up 3-hitter Peter Tadic who hit a line drive to left to score DeLuca and then Caleb Jones hit an infield single that scored Dottle. The Cougars led 5-3 going into the bottom of the ninth as the Cougars Closer Tyler Cote came into pitch. The Terriers singled to start, then Cote managed to get the next three outs unscathed to collect the save which is his second of the season.

Peter Tadic was 2-5 with an RBI and run scored, Jake Bredl was 1-3 with a HR, and Angelo DeLeonardis was 2-5. Freshman Nolan Boehm recorded his first career win in the game. 

Baseball is back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader matchup with the Penn State Altoona Lions.