May 23 at Swanson Stadium in Fort Myers, FL
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Not only did Lipscomb coach Smoke Laval become the first member of the Webb Bobo All Star coaching staff, but his decision in the top of the fourth turned out to be tournament-changing. With two on and one out and top seed North Florida clinging to a 3-2 lead, Laval decided to pinch hit for his catcher, which doesn't happen often in the fourth inning. So all redshirt-freshman Allan Hooker did was rope a three-run home run to right-center field and the Bisons took the lead for good in an 8-7 victory.
It's the school's second Atlantic Sun title.
The Ospreys made it interesting late, getting to within 6-5 with an unearned run in the eighth and scoring two more unearned runs in the ninth to make it 8-7. North Florida had the tying run at first with one out, but pinch-runner Bubba Olivera (another new Webb Bobo All Star) was caught stealing by Chucky Vazquez. That's the same Vazquez that took Hooker's spot in the lineup after the top of the fourth. Not a bad night for Laval and the A-Sun champion Bisons.
* Also not a bad night of Baseball Phrases for color commentator Ryan Rouse. I'd say it was an Atlantic Sun-title-winning performance:
"Small ball"
"Power in spades"
"The calling card of these two teams"
"Wheelhouse"
"Glove it and pocket it"
"5-hole"
"Johnny whole staff-type game"
"One of those at 'em balls"
"Leader going to the clubhouse"
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