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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate baseball team allowed seven eighth-inning runs Saturday afternoon and fell 10-2 in game two of a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series with Stetson University at Harley Park.

The Spartans (21-14, 7-7 A-Sun) fall to 6-2 on Saturdays this season, while the Hatters (16-20, 5-6 A-Sun) snap a three-game skid and set up the rubber game of the series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

For the second straight day Stetson jumped on top first, scoring single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 3-0 lead.

That lead held true until the seventh inning when the Spartans finally came to life at the plate and used back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases with no outs. Tyler Miller and Jordan Stampler followed and converted consecutive RBI singles to pull Upstate to within a run with the bases still loaded.

Gaither Bumgardner then came to the dish and lined a ball up the middle that was snagged on the fly and Miller was doubled off at second to suddenly put two outs on the board. Tyler Lesch then popped up on the first pitch to strand runners on the corners and end the inning with just two runs coming home to score.

Stetson capitalized on the sudden momentum change and plated seven runs in the eighth inning behind just three hits. The Hatters were hit by three pitches in the frame and walked three times on their way to a 10-2 victory.

David Roseboom (5-2) suffered the loss, allowing six hits and four runs in 7.0 innings of work. He walked three, added six strikeouts and tossed 120 pitches. Erik Samples, Brody Greer, Paul Jeanot and Chris Knauff all saw action over the final 2.0 innings.

Austin Perez (5-1) earned the victory for Stetson, lasting 6.0 innings and giving up two runs on six hits, while walking two and striking out four. A trio of Hatter relief pitchers held Upstate to just three hits and without a run over the final 3.0 innings.

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