Sunday, February 4, 2007
Harmon Strikes Out Nine As PC Wins First Of 2007
CLINTON, S.C. – In his first intercollegiate start, Presbyterian’s Jesse Harmon struck out nine batters and the Blue Hose defeated Anderson 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.
Harmon (1-0) pitched (Newberry, S.C.) seven innings for the Blue Hose, surrendering six hits and giving up three runs. He also aided his own cause by picking up the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Cory Lyda (Simpsonville, S.C.) who had started the inning by being hit by Anderson relief pitcher Cory Welch’s pitch.
Lyda was eventually moved over to third and Harmon singled to left center field to bring Lyda to the dish.
The Trojans threatened to tie the game in the top part of the ninth inning, loading the bases with two outs.
PC Senior pitcher Ross Ellis (Kings Mountain, N.C.) was then inserted into the game to make sure that the feat was not achieved. It was not, as Ellis forced Anderson designated hitter Jonathan Pitts to ground out to PC shortstop Robert Anders (Greenville, S.C.) to end the game.
Ellis’ exploits earned him his first save of the season.
Anderson began the game with a two-run lead. The Trojans scored two in the top of the second inning on RBIs by Josh Grubbs and Derek Hipp. Grubbs reached first on an error by PC second baseman John Berrian (Lexington, S.C.), scoring Kyle Lewis.
Hipp then plated Derek Hipp shortly thereafter on a liner to left field to give Anderson the 2-0 advantage.
PC clawed their way back in the bottom of the fourth when catcher Kemper Booth (Hendersonville, N.C.) hit a two-run home run to square the contest at 2-2.
The two teams scored a run each in the fifth inning, including Lyda’s second scored run of the game.
The victory was the first of the 2007 season for Presbyterian (1-2), who had opened the season on Saturday by falling in both games of a twinbill to Anderson (2-1) at their home field.
The Blue Hose return to action at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6. when they welcome the Cobras of Coker College to the PC Baseball Complex.