CLINTON, S.C. -- Junior Sean Klein connected on a pair of home runs in game two on Saturday as the Blue Hose picked up a 9-3 victory in their home regular-season finale at the PC Baseball Complex. Gardner-Webb took the opener on Saturday by the score of 10-6.
FINAL SCORE (G1): Gardner-Webb 10, Presbyterian 6
LOCATION: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (13-19, 12-14 Big South) | Gardner-Webb (23-17, 22-9 Big South)
W: Kyle Skidmore (3-1) | L: Charlie McDaniel (3-2) | Save: Isaac Campbell (4)
FINAL SCORE (G2): Presbyterian 9, Gardner-Webb 3
LOCATION: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (14-19, 13-14 Big South) | Gardner-Webb (23-18, 22-10 Big South)
W: Duncan Howard (2-2) | L: Kyle Ruehlman (1-3) | Save: Eric Toth (5)
NOTABLES
- Zacchaeus Rasberry paced the Blue Hose offense on Saturday with four hits in the doubleheader as he had two in both contests.
- Rasberry added two stolen bases with his first one helping him break the school's DI career record for stolen bases with his now 37 career steals.
- Brody Fahr and Kyle Decker each had three hits in the twin bill with Fahr totaling four RBI's.
- Klein became the first Blue Hose to hit two home runs in a game since Tannor Byrd hit two during a March 4, 2020 game against Wofford.
- In game one, Charlie McDaniel set a new career-high for strikeouts with the freshman totaling seven over 6.1 innings.
- Duncan Howard matched a career-high in game two with his third game this season totaling five punchouts.
- Eric Toth grabbed his fifth save of the season on Saturday afternoon and moved into a tied for sixth in the Blue Hose DI record book for saves with his five this season.
- In game one, Ryan Folts made his collegiate debut tossing 0.2 innings and recording his first career strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME ONE
- Presbyterian got out to a quick start with an RBI single from Fahr before a sacrifice fly from Klein to take a 2-0 lead.
- The Blue Hose extended the advantage in the fifth with three runs capped off by an RBI double from Boyd to give PC a 5-0 lead.
- Gardner-Webb plated five runs in the sixth, one in the seventh, and four in the eighth to jump out to a 10-5 lead.
- PC picked up a run in the ninth but couldn't get any closer as the Blue Hose dropped the opener by the count of 10-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME TWO
- Klein got the Blue Hose on the board in the second with a solo home run to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
- The guests responded with two runs in the third to get back out in front at 2-1.
- Klein connected on his second home run in the fourth as this one was a two-run shot to push PC back out in front at 3-2.
- Fahr added a two-run single in the fourth to extend it to 5-2.
- In the seventh, Eric Toth connected on an RBI double before a fielding error helped extend the lead to 7-2.
- Kyle Merkle connected on an RBI triple before Kyle Decker added an RBI single in the frame to give PC the 9-2 edge after seven.
- GWU added a solo home run in the ninth but Toth shut the door to record his fifth save of the season.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Hose will head to Charleston for a Tuesday night matchup with the Bucs set for 5 p.m. from Charleston Southern. It starts a seven-game road stretch the Blue Hose have to close out the 2021 regular season with road trips to High Point (May 14-15) and Winthrop (May 20-21) on tap.
