The visiting Bethune-Cookman Wildcats thought they had the Hatters right where they wanted them on Saturday night at Melching Field.
 
The Wildcats (10-18) struck early for a pair of runs in the second inning against Stetson sophomore Mitchell Senger (4-1) and went to the field with all the confidence in the world.
 
It took the host Hatters about five minutes to crush that confidence as Stetson (23-5) scored five times on five hits in the bottom of the inning to chase BCU starter Tyler Krull (1-2) and take control of the momentum in the game.
 
The Hatters went on to take a 7-4 victory, completing a three-game sweep of the Wildcats.
 
That critical second inning started with consecutive singles from Brooks Wilson and Nico Torino. After freshman Eric Foggo just missed a three-run homer on a fly ball to center, Austin Bogart delivered a two-run double to tie the game at 2-2. Jonathan Meola followed with a double to put the Hatters up 3-2.
 
Junior Jacob Koos got a second chance against Krull after flying to center in the first inning, and took advantage, blsting a two-run homer to right for a 5-2 Stetson lead. It was the second home run of the year for Koos.
 
Senger followed up with consecutive perfect innings on the mound, allowing the Hatters to pad their lead. Foggo followed a Torino double in the third with a walk and then moved up when Bogart hit a ground ball to third for a force out. Foggo went to third on a Meola fly ball and then he and Bogart pulled off a double steal, with the Stetson freshman taking home for a 6-2 lead.
 
In the fourth, Koos reached on an error, moved up on a sacrifice bunt and then scored on a fly ball from Jorge Arenas.
 
Cookman got two more runs off Senger in the fourth thanks to a walk, a double and a pair of infield singles.
 
Senger came out after working six innings, allowing the four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Vlad Nunez worked a scoreless seventh before turning the ball over to Brooks Wilson. Despite allowing a pair of infield singles in the eighth and a walk in the ninth, Wilson closed out the Wildcats for his NCAA best 12^th save of the year.
 
Torino led Stetson with two hits in the game. Outside of the five-run second, Stetson managed just two other hits on the night. Jordan Stacy led the Wildcats with two hits
 
The Hatters will venture back onto the road this week, starting on Tuesday night at UCF. That game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start. Stetson will then open ASUN play on Friday at Kennesaw State. Game times in that series are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
 
The next home game for Stetson is scheduled for April 10 against South Florida.
 
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