NCF Baseball opened its two-game trip to Davenport for RussMatt Tournament play in style Saturday as it defeated Cornerstone 13-5, picking up 17 hits in the contest.
The Mighty Banyans jumped out to an 8-0 lead after just three and a half innings of play thanks to a monster start from first baseman
Patrick Fink.
Fink slugged a two-run home run in the top of the first, ripped an RBI single in the top of the third and hit another two-run homer in the top of the fourth to fuel NCF's hot start.
Cornerstone would get three back in the bottom of the fourth, but with the score 9-4 entering the top of the ninth, the Mighty Banyans tacked on four insurance runs as Jesus  Fortis plated a run with a ground ball,
Domenic Fernandez scored on a wild pitch,
Fernando Espinal worked a bases-loaded walk and
Matthew Merk scored on a balk.
The Mighty Banyans will complete its trip to Davenport Sunday when it takes on Waldorf University at 7:45 p.m. EST.
