LAKE WALES, Fla. – This afternoon the Royals from Warner University and the Gyrenes from Ave Maria, battled it out in game one of a three game weekend series. This was the first TSC action for either team thus far this season and after 9 innings of hard fought baseball the Gyrenes came away with the victory in game one, 7-4.
 
Andres Fernandez started things on the mound for the Royals this afternoon, making his second start of the season for Warner; Fernandez won his first outing of the year last Friday against the Florida National Conquistadors. Fernandez pitched 7 innings last Friday and recorded 8 SO's in his 2019 debut.
 
Noah Christopher started the mound this afternoon for the Gyrenes, Christopher has started and pitched in two games so far this season, he had an 0-1 record with a 6.55 ERA entering the game this afternoon.
 
SID Royals Player Of The Game:
Scott Fickas: 2-3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 double, 1 triple 
 
1^stInning
AVE: Andres Fernandez got the Gyrenes to go 3 up 3 down, striking out 2/3 in the inning.
 
Warner: Scott Fickas hit a 2 out triple off the right center wall but was stranded at 3^rdbase to end the inning. 
 
2^ndInning
AVE: The Gyrenes hit a 1 out double to right center; followed by a single to right field; a fielder's choice to short stop drove in the 1^strun of the game for the Gyrenes; Royals ended the inning when Ronny Penalo threw out a baserunner trying to go from 1^stto home, Trey Matthews got the put out.
 
Warner: The Royals went 3 up, 3 down in the 2^nd; hitting into 2 ground ball outs and a fly out to right field.
 
3^rdInning
AVE: 2 out single to center field; line out to Rio Russell in center field to end the inning.
 
Warner:Alfred Brown singled to center field with 1 out; Rio Russell struck out as Alfred Brown stole 2^ndbase to get into scoring position with 2 outs; Xanders Vazquez singled to center field with 2 outs to score Brown and tie the game 1-1; Vazquez was caught stealing 2^ndbase to end the inning. 
 
4^thInning
AVE: Leadoff double to right field to start the inning; next batter grounded out to Rafael Astacio at 2^ndbase to record the 1^stout of the inning; Deep fly ball to center field allowed the base runner at 3^rdto tag up and score the 2^ndrun of the game for the Gyrenes; Andres Fernandez struck out the 4^thbatter he faced to end the inning. 
 
Warner: Leadoff double by Scott Fickas to left center; Fickas advanced to 3^rdon a passed ball; Ronny Penalo singled to center field to score Fickas and tie the game 2-2 with 1 out; Rafael Astacio singled to left center to advance Penalo to 3^rdbase with 1 out; a passed balled allowed Penalo to score and allowed Astacio to advance to 2^ndbase; Astacio advanced to 3^rdbase on another passed ball; the 4^thpassed of the inning allowed Astacio to score the 4^thrun of the game for the Royals; Royals lead 4-2 after 4 innings.
 
5^thInning
AVE: Leadoff walk for the Gyrenes; singled to right field with 1 out to advance the lead base runner to 3^rdbase; a passed ball allowed the runner at 1^stbase to advance to 2^nd; single to center field brought home both runs for the Gyrenes, tying the game 4-4; Trey Matthews threw out a base runner attempting to steal 2^ndbase to end the inning.
 
Warner: 3 up, 3 down for the Royals in the bottom half of the 5^th.
 
6^thInning
AVE: Gyrenes drew a 1 out walk; 2 out single to center field; double to right center with 2 outs to take the lead 5-4; Andres Fernandez struck out his 7^thbatter of the day to end the inning.
 
Warner: Scott Fickas drew a leadoff walk; Trey Matthews grounded into a 4-6-3 double play; 2 out single to left field by Ronny Penalo; Rafael Astacio struck out looking to end the inning.
 
7^thInning
AVE: Ground ball to shortstop for 1^stout of the inning, Fernandez struck out the 2^ndbatter of the inning for the 2^ndout; ground ball to shortstop to end the inning.
 
Warner: Alfred Brown doubled off the left center wall with 2 outs; Rio Russell was hit by a pitch with 2 outs; Xanders Vazquez grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the inning.
 
8^thInning
Ave: Joey Theune started things off on the mound for the Royals in the top of the 8^th; struck out the 1^stbatter; struck out 2^ndbatter; 2 out double to left center; Gyrenes drew a 2 out walk; passed ball allowed the runner at 3^rdto score the 6^thrun of the game for the Gyrenes; passed ball allowed the runner from 2^ndto score the 7^thrun of the game for Ave Maria; 2 out walk; Xanders Vazquez subbed in for Alfred Brown in left field; The Gyrenes ended the 8^thinning ahead of the Royals 7-4.
 
Warner: Scott Fickas struck out for the 1^stout of the inning; Trey Matthews struck out for the 2^ndout of the inning; Ronny Penalo struck out to end the inning.
 
9^thInning
AVE: Back-to-back bunt singles to 3^rdto start the inning; both runners stole their respective bases with 1 out putting them at 2^ndbase and 3^rdbase; fielder's choice back to the pitcher was the 2^ndout; pop out to 3^rdbase to end the inning.
 
Warner: Rafael Astacio drew a leadoff walk; Josh Strickland lined out to shortstop, Astacio doubled up at 1^st; Erich Jaquez lined out to 3^rdbase to end the game.