Friday, February 23, 2001
BLUE HOSE BLAST HOST MOCCASINS 13-4 IN OPENING ACTION OF
THE LAINER UPSHAW/PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS INVITATIONAL
LAKELAND,
FL –
Chris Turco had
three hits and two RBI, and three of his teammates also drove
in two runs to lead Presbyterian over Florida Southern, 13-4,
in the third game of the Lanier Upshaw/Play It Again Sports
Invitational. The loss gave Florida Southern (5-5) a split in
its two games on day one of its own tournament.
In
the final game of the day, Presbyterian (9-7) chipped away
early, scoring single runs in the second, third, fourth and
fifth innings, before exploding for six runs in the top of the
eighth to hand the Moccasins a 13-4 loss.
Breaking
a 1-1 tie in the third inning was Matt
Warren, whose infield single that chopped high over
first baseman Josh Hollingsworth’s head scored Turco
who had reached with the first of his three hits. The Blue
Hose then got a sacrifice fly from Jay
Leonard in the fourth and scored another run in the
fifth with the help of a hit batsman and two wild pitches.
In
the sixth, Presbyterian struck for three runs as the first
five batters of the inning reached base. The biggest blow was
a two-run triple by Turco that gave his team a 6-1 lead and
knocked FSC starter John Connally Barnett out of
the game.
In
the big eighth inning, Presbyterian sent 11 men to the plate
with the first seven reaching base safely. Kevin
White’s bases loaded single drove in the first run
and a walk by Warren forced in another. Pinch-hitter Joseph
Bishop then delivered a two-run single that just got
by a diving Hollingsworth at first before Davis
Rice and Tombo
Hite drove in two more runs to give the Blue Hose a
13-1 lead.
The
Moccasins got two hits and three RBI from one of their players
as well, as Mark Furbush did the trick with a double
and triple. Everett Jones drove in the Mocs’ other
run.