Spartans Fall at Presbyterian College

Tuesday, February 27

Clinton, S.C.

2 pm

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

3-5-1

Presbyterian

4-6

USC Upstate

Presbyterian

2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Box Score (.pdf)

Clinton, S.C. – An unearned run in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie as Presbyterian College defeated USC Upstate 3-2 in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.

Presbyterian College improves to 4-6 while USC Upstate drops to 3-5-1.

Scoring Breakdown

Top 4^th – Russell Schwertfeger led off the inning with his first home run of the season. Will Hardigree followed Schwertfeger with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Austin Morgan reached on a fielder's choice with Hardigree reaching third on the play and scoring on an error to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
Bottom 4^th – Jack McLaughlin was hit by a pitch to start the inning and scored on A.J. Priaulx's two-run home run.
Bottom 7^th – Guy Casacelli reached on a leadoff double. Casacelli advanced to third and scored as a result of an error on a sacrifice bunt attempt.

Notables

Mason Stewart went 2-for-4 with two singles.
Schwertfeger went 1-for-4 with a home run, RBI and run scored.
Pat Raiff finished 1-for-4 with a double.
Hardigree, Andres Kim, Charlie Carpenter and Zachary Lea each had a single.
Lea's base hit was the first of his collegiate career.
Jonathan White went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles to lead the Blue Hose offense.
USC Upstate outhit Presbyterian College 8-7.
The Spartans left eight runners on base while the Blue Hose stranded six.
Eric Miles (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
Ryan Hedrick (1) recorded the save, striking out two batters in 1.0 innings.
Grant Hoppock (0-1) took the loss, allowing an unearned run on one hit with four strikeouts in 2.1 innings.

Up Next

USC Upstate hosts North Carolina A&T on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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