Cypress Bay Battles For Road Victory At Coral Springs

Box Score

The Cypress Bay Lightning brought hot bats to Coral Springs on Wednesday night, slugging twelve hits to earn a 12-7 win over the Colts. Nearly every starter reached base, and the Lightning (1-3) scored in each of the first four innings to build an insurmountable lead.

“The Lightning played as a unit today,” Cypress Bay Manager Bo Diaz said. “It was definitely a team effort, as we played well in all three areas: pitching, defense and hitting.”

Senior Michael Ramos led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a solo home run. He also walked to reach base four times in five plate appearances, and he had four RBI.

Senior John Escobar also collected three hits, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a walk and and an RBI. Seniors Diego Baron and Lian Geronimo both went 2-for-4, as Baron contributed an double and two RBI, while Geronimo scored twice.

“We have played good baseball but have fallen short on the end of the results,” Diaz said. “We have had a pretty tough schedule to start our season, but that’s what we want. We want to be battle-tested.”

Senior left-hander Gabriel Gener delivered a gritty performance to earn the victory. The southpaw surrendered six earned runs on five hits and three walks, totals his offense countered with 11 runs in support behind him. Gener put in four innings of work to give his team a lengthy start, and he recorded seven strikeouts.

Senior Carson Cook held the line from there, with three shutout innings of relief. Cook allowed a walk and had three strikeouts on just 38 pitches.

“We are excited about our group and our potential as we continue to work throughout the season. There’s a lot of baseball yet to be played and I wouldn’t want any other group,” Diaz said.

The Colts (2-1) took their first loss of the year.

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