By Monte Perez

The #3 Ranked University of Fort Lauderdale Men's Baseball Team survived their first test in the NCCAA World Series by defeating  #6 South Western Christian University, 10-9. 

Rolando Lujo doubled of the center field wall in the bottom of the 9th inning to score Ryan Rifenberg and help the Eagles seal the victory with a walk-off hit.

Coach Billy Glessner said," This was one of the craziest games I have ever been a part of"

The momentum in this playoff game went back and forth. UFTL dug themselves a hole by trailing,3-0 after the 1st inning. They battled back to score 1 in the bootm of the 1st and 5 runs in the second inning. They were trailing.8-7 before scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th and 1 in the bottom of the 9th, to win in dramatic fashion.

Great teams find ways to win and that is what this #3 ranked team has done over the past few weeks.

They are peaking at the right time and are now 10-1 in their last 11 games.
 

• Wilbert Javier-Vargas continues his hot hitting, he had a home run and 4 RBI's
• Erik Scott stole 2 bases, he is now 55 for 55. He has not been caught stealing all season long. 
• Juan Jamie Nunez, Jordan Lewis, and Rifenberg all drove in runs. 

Next up for the Eages... 5-19-2025 2:30 PM vs #7 Mission University.