Black College World Series 2023: Thursday Scores, Winners and Bracket Results
The Black College World Series continued on Thursday, with four games on the schedule split between the NCAA Dll and NAIA brackets.
Below, we'll break down the day's results.
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Edward Waters 9, Savannah State 5
Defending HBCU Baseball national champion Edward Waters (25-23) isn't going home just yet.
Led by three RBI apiece from Anthony Roman and Erickson Matos, Edward Waters beat Savannah State (33-14) 9-5 on Thursday, staving off elimination in the DII bracket.
Alexander Davila (8-4) earned the win, going all nine innings and striking out 10 batters. Enrico Peele earned just his second loss in 14 appearances this season. He came into the game with a 12-1 record and 2.37 ERA but was roughed up by Waters, which pushed across six runs in the first three innings to race out to an early and commanding lead.
The loss officially eliminated Savannah State, while Waters will face Bluefield State on Friday.
Rust 9, Wiley 2
In the NAIA bracket, Rust (24-24) stayed alive, beating Wiley (21-22) easily, 9-2, and ending the latter's tournament.
Khalil Robinson led the charge, coming up just a homer short of the cycle while pushing across three RBI. Starting pitcher Frederick Perry Jr. and three relievers kept Wiley at bay.
Rust now awaits the loser of Thursday's Florida Memorial vs. Paine matchup.
Albany State 12, Bluefield State 2
Albany State (37-10) remained red hot on Thursday, blowing out Bluefield State (25-24-1) in seven innings (mercy rule) to remain undefeated heading into Friday's DII round.
The game was all but over in the second inning, as Albany State pushed across seven runs in the frame. Nathan Lloyd paced the offense with two runs and two RBI, while Brady Davis earned his eighth win of the season.
Bluefield State will now move to the loser's bracket and faces an elimination game against Edward Waters.
Florida Memorial 12, Paine College 2
After upsetting No. 1 NAIA seed Rust College thanks to a six-run eighth frame Wednesday, Florida Memorial (19-24) downed Paine College (15-13) with another high-scoring inning during a 12-2 win Thursday.
Paine fell behind early, as Florida Memorial scored seven runs in the top of the second. Jalen Young, who homered on the first hit of the evening, led the offense with four RBI. Ricardo Alva pitched all eight innings, striking out two batters while holding Paine to two earned runs.
Paine will now face Rust in an elimination game Friday. Whichever team wins will earn the chance to battle against Florida Memorial and win the NAIA bracket.
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