Griffin leads Central Fla. over Bethune-Cookman
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Jonathan Griffin homered and drove in five runs to lead Central Florida over Bethune-Cookman 16-5 in the Tallahassee Regional on Saturday.
Bethune-Cookman (36-25) scored four unearned runs in the sixth inning to take a 4-3 lead, but Central Florida (39-22) broke the game open with eight runs in the top of the seventh.
Griffin drove in the Knights' first three runs with a single in the first and his two-run homer in the sixth. He drove in two more with a double in the seventh. Derek Luciano had four RBIs on two hits for Central Florida.
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Alejandro Sanchez homered and Brashad Johnson drove in two runs for the Wildcats.
Nick Cicio (4-2) earned the win in relief and Chris Anselmo (3-5) took the loss in the game that was delayed 3 hours, 21 minutes in the top of the eighth due to lightning.