University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
15-21, 1-6
Florida Gulf Coast
27-9, 3-4
Eighth Inning Home Run Lifts Eagles over Upstate
4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Fort Myers, Fla. – Spencer Levine's go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning gave the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles a 7-6 win over USC Upstate at Swanson Stadium on Thursday evening.
Florida Gulf Coast improves to 27-9 overall and 3-4 in the ASUN while Upstate drops to 15-21 and 1-6.
Scoring Breakdown
- Bottom 2nd – Florida Gulf Coast got on the board thanks to a two-run double by Alex Brait.
- Top 5th – The Spartans got on the board on a Devon Ortiz groundout before a passed ball tied the game at 2.
- Bottom 5th – The Eagles reclaimed the lead on a groundout.
- Bottom 6th – Richie Garcia drove in a run with a single before scoring on a wild pitch to give the hosts a 5-2 lead.
- Top 7th – Upstate pulled within a run thanks to singles by Ortiz and Brett Hawkins.
- Top 8th – The Spartans evened the score on a Russell Schwertfeger single that scored J.J. Shimko. Pat Raiff gave the Spartans a 6-5 lead as his base hit plated Schwertfeger.
- Bottom 8th – Julio Gonzalez reached on a single and scored on Levine's home run with two outs.
Notables
- Hawkins, Schwertfeger, Charlie Carpenter and Jake Bourke each had two hits to lead the Spartans.
- Schwertfeger scored a game-high three runs.
- Four Eagles finished with two hits each.
- Sterling Koerner (2-2) earned the win, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits with two strikeouts in 2.0 innings.
- Kenton Herring (3) recorded the save with a scoreless ninth.
- Conner Campbell (1-3) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 2.2 innings.
Up Next
- The teams continue their series tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KOERNER, Sterling (2-2)
L: Campbell, Conner (1-3)
S: HERING, Kenton (3)
Batting:
RBI: Ortiz, Devon 2 ; Hawkins, Brett 1 ; Schwertfeger, Russell 1 ; Raiff, Pat 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shimko, J.J. 1 ; Schwertfeger, Russell 3 ; Raiff, Pat 1 ; Bourke, Jake 1
SB: Schwertfeger, Russell 2 ; Bourke, Jake 1
PO: Hawkins, Brett 1
Batting:
2B: BRAIT, Alex 1
HR: LEVINE, Spencer 1
RBI: GARCIA, Richie 1 ; LEVINE, Spencer 2 ; BRAIT, Alex 2 ; LOVELL, Eli 1
SH: FEHRIBACH, Corey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RIVERA, Nick 1 ; GONZALEZ, Julio 2 ; GARCIA, Richie 1 ; FEHRIBACH, Corey 1 ; LEVINE, Spencer 1 ; COFFERS, Marc 1
CS: COFFERS, Marc 1
