ORLANDO, Fla. - Presbyterian College baseball dropped a 15-1 decision to UCF on Friday night in the opener of a three-game set.  The series continues with a Saturday matinee starting at 4 p.m. before concluding on Sunday with a 1 p.m. finale.

Both teams went quietly in the first frame, but it was UCF (11-8) that struck first with a single run in the second inning.  The Blue Hose (5-11) struck back with an equalizer in the third inning.  Gabe Grammer was plated from second base on a single to right by Nate Horton. 

Unfortunately for the Blue Hose, the run would be all PC could manage in the game. UCF would add three runs in the third, a run in the fifth and three more in the seventh to chase PC's starting pitcher, Jesse Harmon.  The Blue Hose hurler went five and two-thirds allowing eight runs, six earned off nine hits while fanning five UCF batters.

The Knights had another run in the seventh, but put the game on ice in the eighth with six runs off seven hits. 

Harmon fell to 1-3 with the loss while UCF's Dew Owen got the win to improve to 3-1.  Grammer went 2-for-3 on the game while four other PC batters logged hits to account for the Blue Hose's six hits for the game.  Derek Luciano was 4-for-5 for UCF to take top honors at the plate.

The series continues on Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. matinee between the Knights and Blue Hose.