GREENVILLE, S.C. ? The Presbyterian College baseball team fell twice Tuesday to Furman by scores of 6-5 and 8-5 in non-conference action.

The Blue Hose now stand at 5-23 on the season.

In game one, Nate Horton led the way with a three-RBI slate on one hit. Jesse Harmon and Zac Rhinesmith each knocked in one. Rhinesmith was plated twice. Kenny Bryant, Cory Lyda and Jesse Harmon all crossed home once.

Lyda extended his hitting streak to 14 games, gaining two base hits in four at bats. Jared Combs pushed his hitting streak to 10 games.

Harmon broke the scoreless tie in the third stanza, belting a solo shot to right. The visitors widened the lead to 2-0 when Rhinesmith launched a solo homer to left in the fourth.

After Furman cut the deficit to one in the bottom of the fourth, head coach Elton Pollock's team plated three runs in the fifth to make the score 5-1. With one away, Lyda singled to first. Then, with two outs, Bryant walked. Lyda went to third on a wild pitch and Bryant moved up 90 feet when Rhinesmith drew a base on balls.

Horton then came through with a two-out double to left center to put PC up by four.

However, the lead would not last long as the Paladins scored three times in the bottom of the sixth frame to make the score 5-4.

After PC was unable to plate any runs in the seventh, the home team tied the game as the lead-off man hit a solo homer to left center. The Blue Hose had gotten the first two outs of the inning, but Furman kept things going, eventually winning when Andrew Williams was narrowly beat out when racing to touch second as the game-winning run scored on a fielder's choice.  

Mitchell Odom paved the way for PC, throwing five solid frames. He gave up just three runs on seven hits while striking out six. Jordan Pace went two-thirds of an inning, getting both batters he faced out.

Andrew Foushee tossed one-third of an inning, taking the loss. He gave up three runs on four hits. Jesse Harmon went two-thirds of an inning, striking out two while walking one.

In game two, PC once again jumped out to an early lead, but three runs by Furman in the fifth ended up being the difference.

Lyda and Gabe Grammer each had two hits while Combs, Bryant Harmon and Williams all added one base hit.

Lyda drove in two and scored twice. Rhinesmith, Grammer and Williams all plated one while Bryant, Horton and Grammer all crossed home once.

Lyda got things going in the first at bat, blasting a solo shot to right field with two away. Combs then singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. However, he was unable to cross home as Furman got out of the inning with an infield fly.

The Blue Hose kept the lead until the second. That's when the home team launched a two-run homer, giving it a 2-1 lead. The Paladins pushed the lead to 4-1 in their next at bat.

However, PC tied the game in the top of the fourth. Bryant led things off with a double down the left field line. He then moved to third on a wild pitch before coming home on an error. Grammer eventually tripled to right, plating Horton. Williams then singled down the right field line, which allowed Grammer to score, knotting the contest at 4-4.

Chris Powell started for PC, throwing three innings while giving up five runs on four hits. Pace tossed two-thirds of an inning without giving up a run. Micah Black took the loss, throwing one frame while giving up three runs. Daniel Hill did not allow a run in 1.1 innings of work.

After Furman took a brief lead, the Blue Hose tied the score at 5-5 in the fifth when Lyda homered to right field. The Paladins took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth with three runs of their own. The first run came on a lead-off homer, which turned out to be all the team would need for the win.

PC returns to action tomorrow when it makes the short drive to USC Upstate. Last week, the Blue Hose downed the Spartans 9-4 in Clinton.