The Buccaneers fall to 6-3 on the season with an early 0-1 mark in GSC action, with Harding ups it overall stand to 11-2 on the year with a 1-0 record in league play.

Despite the dreary conditions outside, CBU would find the scoreboard three times in the bottom of the first. Playing traditional "small ball", the Bucs would plate three runs on just two hits to take the early 3-0 advantage.

Latarius Harris started today’s contest with a walk, as teammate Joey Perry moved him over with the sacrifice bunt. Harris would scamper to third on a Gurley wild pitch, before a Zac Clements ground-out would score the first Buc run of the game. Jason Whitehead roped a Rusty Cagle-scoring double to left center, before being brought around to score himself on a Wes Hoover single through the right side.

Senior ace Steven Oelke would keep the Harding batters at bay until the top of the sixth, when after retiring 11 consecutive batters, hitting-hero-of-the-day Connett connected on a 0-1 fastball for a single to center field. Connett would later score on an Oelke balk call. The Bison would bring two more runs to dish before Oelke simmered down to close out the bottom of the sixth.

CBU would answer right back in the bottom of the seventh, as Hoover led off the inning with a single up the middle on an 0-2 count, before advancing to second on a Gurley balk call. Hoover would come around to score the go-ahead run on a successful stolen base attempt at the plate.

It seemed as if Hoover’s go-ahead run was going to hold up, but down to their final two outs of the contest, Harding battled back to post two runs on Connett and Smith’s heroic homeruns.

On the day, CBU tagged eight hits including Hoover’s 3-of-4 effort from the plate. Cagle would add his own 2-of-3 day.

CBU will look to bounce back tomorrow, as the Bucs return to Buc Field, Sunday, March 3^rd for one nine-inning game and a seven-inning game against these same tenacious Bison. First pitch is slated for noon.