Tuesday,
February 26, 2002
PATRIOTS
SLIP PAST BLUE HOSE 6-3 IN BASEBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
SC — Francis Marion University junior pitcher Bubba
Strickland (Florence, SC) pitched a complete game to lead
the PATRIOTS to a 6-3 win over Presbyterian College at the PC
Baseball Complex Tuesday afternoon.
Strickland went the
distance allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out
six Blue Hose batters in the victory.
The Blue Hose got off to a
fast start, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a
two-run homerun by sophomore outfielder Kevin
White (Spartanburg, SC).
Francis Marion cut the lead
to 2-1 in the top of the fourth on an RBI-single by senior
shortstop John Cutter (Manning,
SC). The Patriots took their first lead of the game in the top
of the fifth on a sacrifice RBI by junior third baseman Keith
Frye (Galivants Ferry, SC).
The Patriots took a
commanding 6-2 lead in the top of the seventh by scoring three
runs highlighted by a pair of RBI-singles by senior second
baseman Mark Ford (Charlotte,
NC) and sophomore right fielder Hoarce Reeves (Irmo, SC).
PC picked up one run in the
bottom of the ninth in a solo homerun by redshirt junior Kenny Campbell (Roswell, GA).
Francis Marion was led at
the plate by Ford who went two-for-five with an RBI while
Reeves went three-for-four.
PC was led at
the plate by White who went two-for-three with two
RBI’s. Freshman Jake
Lunnen (Sylva, NC) took the loss to drop to 1-2 on the
season after going six innings allowing four runs, two earned
on seven hits.
The Blue Hose drop to 7-10
overall while Francis Marion improves to 5-12.