DURHAM, N.C. - The Presbyterian College baseball team threw the ball, caught the ball and most importantly hit the ball very well on Friday afternoon to take two wins over North Carolina Central, 18-1 and 10-3.  The Blue Hose improved to 4-10 on the year while the Eagles fell to 0-12 on the year.  The day's twin-bill was played at the historic Durham Athletic Park. 

In the day's opening game, eight of the nine Blue Hose starters posted hits as PC recorded 16 hits while the Eagles committed six errors in the seven inning game.  PC scored three in the first, seven in the second and cooled before posting seven more in the sixth.  Along the way, PC scored single runs in the fourth and seventh innings.  While kept off the scoreboard in the third and fifth innings, PC was not retired in order at all in the game.

Matt Hill went 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored with a walk.  Designated hitter Tony Micklon knocked in five runs on a 3-for-4 day.  He smashed his first home run in the second inning, a three-run job, to account for PC's only four-bagger of the day.  The slugger closed the day just a triple shy of the cycle.  Carl Della Torre, on the other hand, was 2-for-4 with a pair of triples. 

Jesse Harmon earned his first win of the season on the bump with a six inning outing where he scattered three hits and allowed a lone run in the third inning.  The senior fanned five while not allowing a walk.  Rodney Scruggs came in to work the seventh inning and nail down the win for the Blue Hose. 

In the day's second game, PC tempered the scoring and hitting by only posting 10 runs off eight hits.  The Eagles made seven errors in the game to post 13 for the doubleheader.  PC needed nine games to commit 13 errors while NCCU did it in just 14 innings.  As a result, only three runs were credited as earned.

Kenny Bryant recorded two hits in four trips to the plate.  He also scored two runs and knocked one in.  Della Torre had three RBI in the game while going 1-for-3 in the game.

The Blue Hose were blanked in the first inning, but went for three in the second, five in the third and two more in the fourth to lead 10-0.  The Eagles rallied with runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh to cut in to the PC lead.

Steven Richardson recorded his first Division I win in the game as the junior college transfer allowed four hits in five innings of work.  The lefty gave up a single run while striking out six.  Justin Setzer and Matt Nodelman each worked an inning down the stretch as PC claimed the win.

The Blue Hose have the balance of the weekend off and will return to the diamond on Wednesday for a St. Patrick's Day game against Wofford in Forest City, N.C.