DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A pair of pitchers combined on a shutout to lead Bethune-Cookman to a 6-0 victory over the Milwaukee baseball team Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Park.
 
The Panthers (1-5) got a great effort out of their bullpen, but could never get the offense going against the Wildcats (3-4).
 
Anthony Maldonado, the MEAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year, worked into the sixth inning, walking no one and striking out eight. Brandon Wilkes finished it off with a scoreless 3.2 innings.
 
 "I thought their kid was just outstanding today," head coach Scott Doffek said. "He really had a good three-pitch mix and pounded the bottom half. You can see why he's the pitcher of the year."
 
Lost in the final score was a brilliant job by the Milwaukee bullpen, which came in to record six scoreless frames.
 
George Swedie was terrific, allowing just one hit in his 3.0 innings of scoreless work. He walked one and struck out two.
 
Alex Fischer worked a scoreless inning, as did Joshua Serio, who struck out two in his UWM debut.
 
"It was great to see some positives out of the bullpen today," Doffek said. "All three of our guys were sharp. We are looking forward to putting together a complete game tomorrow and getting this thing going in a good direction."
 
B-CU got on the board in the first and put up a five-spot in the third to wrap up all of the scoring on the day. The Panthers two hits came from Colin Kreiter and Ben Chally.
 
The series concludes Sunday in Florida, set for a 10 a.m. CST start back in Milwaukee.