CLINTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College had a strong showing on Sunday afternoon, but fell 9-8 to Charleston Southern in 10 innings at the PC Baseball Complex.  Both teams scored a run in the ninth to force extra innings, but it was CSU's unanswered run in the 10^th that clinched the victory.

For the third consecutive game, PC (11-24, 3-9 BSC) went into double-digit hits with 12 tallies.  Kenny Bryant led the way for the Blue Hose with a 4-for-5 day with two RBI.  He came up just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.

The Buccaneers (16-23, 5-9 BSC) scored once in the first inning, but PC made CSU pay for a leadoff walk to start the first inning.  Gabe Grammer was issued the free pass.  A sacrifice bunt by Mack Hite followed by the lone groundout by Bryant moved Grammer around to third base.  He was brought home by Tony Micklon's double.

Charleston Southern scored one in the second, but the Blue Hose answered with a three-spot in the third inning to take a 4-2 lead.  With two outs, Bryant doubled to right and was brought home by Micklon's fourth home run of the season.  Nate Horton singled up the middle and was able to score after Aaron Preston doubled to right center and got caught in a rundown play.

The Bucs came back to tie the game with a pair of runs in the fourth inning.  Charleston Southern tacked on three runs in the sixth inning to go up by a 7-4.

The Blue Hose rallied for three more in the seventh inning.  Jeff Tatum walked to start the inning and a single by Mack Hite put runners on first and third.  Bryant's triple down the left field line brought both Tatum and Hite in to score.  Bryant scored to tie the game up two batters later with a single at 7-7.

In the ninth, Charleston Southern opened the inning with a double.  Two batters later, the run was brought in with a single up the middle to give CSU an 8-7 lead.

Hite started the ninth with a one out walk.  He moved over to third on a single by Bryant to right.  The game looked to be over when Micklon grounded into a would-be 5-4-3 double play, however, an errant throw allowed Micklon to reach after Hite scored on the fielder's choice.  The run knotted the teams at 8-8 and forced extra innings.

A two out double in the 10^th was followed by a single to bring home the go-ahead run for Charleston Southern.

PC looked to answer in the bottom of the 10^th with a pair of singles put Jesse Harmon on third base and replacement third baseman Matt Hill on first base.  A fly ball to right field ended the game and prevented the Blue Hose from equalizing for the second consecutive inning.

Andrew Foushee was given the loss to fall to 1-3 on the season as he worked the final out of the ninth inning and the 10^th frame.  The Blue Hose pitching staff recorded eight strikeouts on the day.  Charleston Southern's Jessee Cadenhead took the win to improve to 5-3.

Presbyterian College baseball will return to action on Thursday evening against Furman at the Greenville Drive Stadium.  The game from Flour Field starts at 7 p.m.  Gates open at 5 p.m. for a Scotsman Club event at the 755 Club.