CORAL GABLES, FLA. – The Presbyterian College baseball team closed out its weekend series on Sunday afternoon falling 12-2 to #11 Miami at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables. Jack Gorman connected on a two-run double to lead the offense on Sunday.
FINAL SCORE: #11 Miami (Fla.) 12, Presbyterian 2 (8 Innings)
LOCATION: Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field (Coral Gables, Fla.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (18-30) | #11 Miami (Fla.) (31-16)
W: Ben Chestnutt (6-0) | L: Daniel Eagen (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Hurricanes tallied an RBI single in the opening inning to gain the early 1-0 lead on Sunday afternoon.
- PC got on the board in the third with Gorman connecting on a two-run double down the left field line to give the Blue Hose a 2-1 lead after 2.5 innings.
- Miami answered PC in its half of the third with three runs in the inning to take a 4-2 advantage after three innings.
- The hosts pushed across a pair of RBI singles in the fourth to stretch their lead to 6-2 after four frames.
- Miami added five runs in the sixth and a single run in the eighth en route to clinching the home sweep on Sunday afternoon.
NOTABLES
- Gorman's team-high 13th double led to his sixth multi-RBI contest of the season to help pace the offense on Sunday.
- Joel Dragoo tallied his 11th double of the season in the eighth inning.
- Ryan Ouzts picked up a base knock that marked the third straight game the Blue Hose right fielder got in the hit column.
- Kyle Decker extended his reached-base streak to four straight games with his third-inning base hit.
- In his 1.2 scoreless innings of work, Alex Flood matched his season-high with three strikeouts.
- Freshman Jeremiah Hampton matched his season-high with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of work on Sunday.
UP NEXT
- PC closes out its seven-game road swing on Tuesday with a 5 p.m. first pitch against Western Carolina on ESPN+. The Blue Hose are looking for the season sweep of the Catamounts after a 3-0 home win on Feb. 22 against WCU.
