CLINTON, S.C. ? Jared Combs' solid day at the plate was not enough for the Presbyterian College baseball team, which lost a 16-6 game Wednesday afternoon to Furman in a non-conference contest.

PC falls to 5-28 on the season with the loss. The Paladins improve to 15-18 on the year.

Combs paced the Blue Hose with a three-for-four effort. He nearly had a perfect afternoon but was robbed of a hit in his first at bat. Combs then laced a single, belted a homer and recorded another one-bag base knock in his next three times at the dish.

The Paladins jumped on top of the Blue Hose with two quick runs in the second. With two on and two out, Reece wade hit a bloop single that nobody could reach, scoring the third and fourth runs of the stanza for a 4-0 advantage. Furman would not stop there. The visitors added two more markers on a double to the fence for a 6-0 lead. The squad would add one more run for a 7-0 advantage after just 1.5 innings of play.

Leading 8-0 to begin the fifth, Campbell Lewis belted a three-run homer for the visitors. The first two batters of the frame had reached safely. Micah Black then sent a pitch that Lewis was able to drive over the left field wall for the 11-0 advantage.

PC got on the board in its half of the fifth frame. Gabe Grammer singled to lead off the inning. He was plated by Andrew Williams' double off the left center field wall, making the score 11-1.

After extending his hit streak to 16 games earlier in the contest, Combs came through with a monster two-run home run over the left field fence.

Trailing 16-3 in the eighth, the Blue Hose patiently worked their way on base. With two away, Tony Micklon and Grammer each got on base safely with walks. Andrew Williams doubled down the right field line, scoring Micklon.

The Blue Hose continued to battle. After Cory Lyda lined out to lead off the ninth, Combs drew a base on balls. He scampered to second on a wild pitch before coming home on Caleb Brazell's single to center field. Brazell moved to second on a fielding error. He was then plated by Dane Fehr's single down the left field line. 

Taking the loss for PC is Andrew Foushee, who now falls to 1-5 on the year. Foushee lasted 1.2 innings. He gave up seven runs on seven hits while striking out one. Chris Hale tossed 1.1 frames. He gave up one run on two hits.

Black threw 1.1 innings. He gave up three runs on one hit. He walked two while striking out one.

Charlie Abbott came in and gave up four runs on three hits. He walked two without striking any Paladins out. Travis McConnell came in and went 2.1 innings. He gave up one run on three hits. McConnell also struck out one.

For the game, the visitors tallied 16 runs on 16 hits. PC notched six runs on 13 hits.

The Blue Hose return to action Friday at 2 p.m., when they travel to Charleston Southern for a Big South Conference showdown.