Cody Patton was the starting pitcher for the first game of the year for the Tigers and he led them on the mound and at the plate to a win over Ferris 13-4. He pitched 5 innings, gave up 6 hits, struck out 7, walked 5 and gave up 3 earned runs. At the plate he he was 2-4 with 2 doubles, 1 SB, 2RBI and 2 runs scored. The Tigers totaled 13 runs on 12 hits including 5 doubles. They also stole 5 bases. The box score for the game can be found on the Tigers baseball website.