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Isaac Burciaga struck out five batters in his final start of the 2023 season.
Isaac Burciaga struck out five batters in his final start of the 2023 season.
Posted: May 11, 2023

Baseball ends season at Black College World Series

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Pitching

Win: Olin Evans (2-0)
Loss: Isaac Burciaga (7-5)
Batting
Wiley (TX)
2B: Jacob Perez; Allan Mendoza
3B: none
HR: none
Rust
2B: Malik Berrien; Shemaar Stapleton
3B: Khalil Robinson
HR: none
Full stats

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Wiley College baseball team finishes the season by competing in the postseason for the first time since 2014. Its run in the 2023 Black College World Series presented by Tyson Foods ended with a 9-2 loss to Rust College Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium.

The Wildcats finish the season with 21 wins which is the most under head coach Kendrick Biggs and the highest since 2015. The Bearcats will advance and face the loser of Florida Memorial and Paine College at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Wiley College fell behind as the first five batters reached for Rust College. A walk and two infield singles resulted in three runs. The Bearcats added a run in the third inning on a double steal. Isaac Burciaga made his 10th start and held Rust scoreless in the second inning and struck out the side in the fourth inning. He struck out five batters in five innings.

Ivan Del Villar led off the fourth inning with a walk. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Emanuel Gutierrez. Jacob Perez lined a double to the left field corner to score Del Villar. Gabriel Garcia scored Perez with a two-out single. Rust broke the game open in the fifth inning, scoring four runs on five hits and an error. The Wildcats left runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and seventh innings.

Luis Mares and Garcia each had two hits. Allan Mendoza, who came in as a defensive replacement, doubled in the seventh. Devin Molina, who entered in the sixth inning, singled in the ninth inning. Daniel Cox threw two innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking one and striking out one. Del Villar threw a scoreless eighth inning, striking out one batter.

The Wildcats do not have any seniors and are expected to return the majority of their roster which featured seven All-GCAC selections and two Black College Nines Elite Team selections. With the addition of recruits and transfers, Wiley College will look to finish stronger in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in 2024.

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