Durham, N.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team fell to N.C. Central, 4-1, during non-conference action on Wednesday night at Durham Athletic Park. Hunter Grover and Kyle Decker led the Blue Hose offense with a pair of hits apiece including Decker with a pair of doubles.
FINAL SCORE: N.C. Central 4, Presbyterian 1
LOCATION: Durham Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-6) | N.C. Central (3-7)
WP: Jonathan Peacock (1-1) | LP: Grayson Stoneking (0-2) | Save: Brendan Bell (2)
NOTABLES
- The Blue Hose offense was led on Wednesday by Hunter Grover and Kyle Decker as each had a pair of hits. For Grover, it was his second consecutive multi-hit game and for Decker, it was his first career multi-hit contest.
- With his fourth-inning single, Graham Mitchell improved his hit streak to a team-best six straight games.
- David Sweat with his first-inning base hit now has reached base safely in all eight games on the year.
- Sweat picked up his fourth stolen base of the year.
- Grayson Stoneking matched his season-high with three strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- PC got on the board in the first in the third inning with an RBI double from Decker to score Grover and make it 1-0.
- NC Central evened it up at one in the fifth as they scored a run on a fielder's choice to tie it at one.
- The hosts gained the lead with a pair of runs in the sixth to move in front by a score of 3-1.
- The Eagles added a run in the seventh off of a solo home run.
UP NEXT
- PC returns home for eight straight beginning on Friday at 2 pm against Notre Dame. Sunday's game against the Fighting Irish has been moved up to an 11 am first pitch.
