HBCU baseball upset run

Bethune-Cookman went into Gainesville on April 14 and beat Florida 13-7, one week after winning at Louisiana State, giving the Wildcats back-to-back road wins over ranked Southeastern Conference teams. (espn.com) (bcuathletics.com) The Wildcats were 26-11 after the Florida game and 23-10 after the Louisiana State game, according to Bethune-Cookman’s schedule and game recaps. Florida entered Tuesday at 27-10, 9-6 in the Southeastern Conference, and Bethune-Cookman entered at 25-11, 12-3 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. (bcuathletics.com) (floridagators.com) Against Florida, Bethune-Cookman scored in six innings and broke the game open with seven runs in the seventh. The Wildcats finished with 13 hits, three home runs and 12 runs batted in, while Florida used five pitchers and committed two errors. (espn.com) (bcuathletics.com) Darryl Lee went 3 for 6 with three runs batted in against Florida, and Andrey Martinez went 3 for 6 with four runs batted in. The game drew 4,466 at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville and lasted 3 hours, 29 minutes. (espn.com) (bcuathletics.com) The Louisiana State win on April 7 was Bethune-Cookman’s first over a ranked opponent since 2017, and the school said it was the program’s first regular-season win over a ranked team since 2014. Bethune-Cookman also said the Louisiana State result was its first baseball win over the Tigers in program history. (bcuathletics.com) After the Florida game, Bethune-Cookman said it had not recorded two ranked victories in the same season since 2009. The Wildcats’ 2026 schedule shows the run came during a stretch in which they were also leading the Southwestern Athletic Conference at 12-3. (bcuathletics.com 1) (bcuathletics.com 2) The upsets landed against two of the sport’s biggest brands and on two Southeastern Conference campuses: Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge on April 7 and Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville on April 14. Louisiana State was listed No. 24 in Bethune-Cookman’s recap, while Florida was listed No. 7 in one poll and No. 20 in another in Bethune-Cookman’s Florida recap. (bcuathletics.com 1) (bcuathletics.com 2) Florida’s own preview had framed the April 14 game as the start of an eight-game homestand after a seven-game road trip. Instead, the Gators took a second straight midweek loss, according to The Independent Florida Alligator’s game report. (floridagators.com) (alligator.org) Bethune-Cookman’s next scheduled games were a Southwestern Athletic Conference home series against Alabama A&M beginning April 17, with another midweek game against Central Florida on April 21. The Wildcats left Gainesville with a three-game winning streak and two of the program’s rarest road results in the same seven-day span. (bcuathletics.com)