Tuesday,
March 2, 2003
FLYING
FLEET HOLD OFF BLUE HOSE 9-8 IN BASEBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
S.C. — Erskine College’s junior second baseman Wes Edwards (Anderson, S.C.) went two-for-five at the plate with a
pair of doubles and four RBI to lead the Flying Fleet to a 9-8
win over host Presbyterian College in non-conference baseball
action Tuesday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex. The
Flying Fleet improve to 15-3 on the season while the Blue Hose
fall to 7-7.
Erskine broke open a 2-2
tie in the fourth inning on an RBI single from junior
outfielder Michael Dean (Piedmont, S.C.). The Blue Hose responded with four
runs in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 6-3. After
sophomore shortstop Evan
Sowell (Chesterfield, S.C.) opened the inning with a
single, senior outfielder Kevin White (Spartanburg, S.C.) connected on his second homerun of
the season to put PC ahead 4-3. An error by the Flying Fleet
scored PC’s senior third baseman Curtis
Bell (Gilbert, S.C.) followed by a RBI double from junior
first baseman Jake Lunnen (Sylva, N.C.) to increase PC’s lead to 6-3.
After the Blue Hose pushed
the lead to 7-3 in the fifth, Erskine scored five runs in the
top of the sixth to pull ahead 8-7. The Flying Fleet opened
the inning with a pair of doubles, the second from junior Robbie
Knapp (St. Augustine’s, Fla.) scored the first run. A
Blue Hose error brought home the second run followed by
fielder’s choice by Edwards scored another run. A wild pitch
and a single from senior catcher Bret
Smagala (Mount Airy, N.C.) scored the other runs in the
inning.
PC tied the game at 8-8 in
the bottom of the inning on a fielder’s choice by senior
outfielder Philip
Hauserman (Decatur, Ga.). Erskine scored the go ahead run
in the seventh on Edwards’ second double of the day.
Erskine’s sophomore
pitcher Matt Baker (Marion,
S.C.) picked up the win after going one and one-third innings
allowing two runs, one earned on two hits. Junior Chad
Hinson (Mullins, S.C.) picked up the save after going
three and two-third innings of hitless relief pitching. PC’s
freshman pitcher Max
Fischer (Cumming, Ga.) took the loss after going three
innings allowing one run on three hits while striking out five
batters.
PC was led at the plate by
White who went two-for-four with a homerun and three RBI while
Lunnen went four-for-five with a pair of RBI. Joining Edwards
for the Flying Fleet was Dean who went three-for-five with a
pair of runs scored.
The Blue Hose return to action this weekend against fellow SAC opponent Tusculum College in Clinton, S.C. Presbyterian and Tusculum will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 12 noon at a single game on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Erskine returns to action tomorrow afternoon against Mars Hill College starting at 2:30 p.m.