Emmanuel Castro's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth with one out scored Alejandro Jimenez from first base to beat the Stetson Hatters in walk-off style 11-10 in the season home opener at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
Stetson (3-5) went ahead 3-0 in the top of the first inning but the Wildcats (2-7) battled back with seven runs scored in the bottom of the inning. C.J. Lauriello's double led off the game and Peter O'Brien with a grand slam home run keyed the B-CU outburst in the first stanza.
B-CU went up 10-4 scoring three more runs in the second inning on a Alejandro Jimenez three-run round-tripper to right field. Jimenez led the 11-hit attack going 4-5 with 3 RBI and scoring the game-winner in the ninth inning.
Starter RHP Patrick Goelz pitched the first three innings and allowed 9 runs (8 earned) and 11 hits leaving with a 10-9 lead. RHP Gabriel Hernendez pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, followed by Joey Munoz and Justin Dahl pitching into the eighth inning when the Wildcats went with 2B & closer Juan Perez with one out in the 8th.
Perez (1-0) pitched 1.2 innings with two K's facing five batters and lowering his ERA to 1.69 in the victory.
The Wildcats continue at home Wednesday night hosting Jacksonville University, 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
LHP Roman Lancara will get the pitching start for the Wildcats vs. JU.