On Sat. March 16, Head Coach Cary Lundy earned his 500th career win as the Park University baseball team won 14-5 over Benedictine College.
Lundy is the first coach to reach 500 wins in a single sport in Park history. He is a 2022 Park Wall of Honor recipient in his 22nd year as the head coach. He graduated from Park in 1982, where he played baseball, basketball, and cross country.
This was the seventh straight win for the Pirates in Heart of America Athletic Conference play before falling to Clarke on March 21. It was also their second straight series win. Their current record is 19-9 on the season, with a 10-6 record in the conference.
The Pirates are ranked No. 3 in conference standings, trailing Central Methodist and MidAmerica Nazarene. The Ravens of Benedictine are now 11-25 overall and 5-15 in the Heart.
Raul Garcia, senior pitcher, lasted six innings and struck out seven Raven hitters. Benedictine scored five runs; however, the Pirates’ offense went on a dominating stretch with 10 runs between the third and fifth innings.
Victor Sanchez-Ramos and Zayne Morrow each added doubles to take a 3-1 lead in the third inning. Yadiel Santana, junior outfielder, had a solo in the top of the fourth. Sanchez then added a two-run home run. He finished the game with four RBIs, while three other Pirates had two RBIs.
Michael Hoffman, junior, finished the game with a scoreless seventh inning to secure the win. The Pirates recorded 17 hits in the game opposed to 12 for the Ravens.
