HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball team (19-19, BSC: 10-3) fell to the High Point Panthers (20-18, BSC: 9-4) despite a pair of homers in the top of the first inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Joel Dragoo got the Blue Hose started with a bomb over the center field wall in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. As the next batter,
Noah Lebron matched Dragoo with a longball to center field, putting PC ahead 2-0.
- High Point answered in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run homer to tie up the score.
- Another Panther's home run in the bottom of the second inning put them in front 3-2.
- After a quiet third inning,
Jack Gorman reached on a fielder's choice before
Jackson Hugus sent him home with an RBI double to left field.
- A three-run homer run from the opponents in the fourth inning pushed their lead to a score of 6-3.
- High Point took seven more runs over the next four innings while holding PC scoreless, to extend their lead to a score of 13-3.
- With the Blue Hose unable to score in the top of the ninth inning, High Point took victory in game one.
NOTABLES
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Joel Dragoo's homer in the first inning marked his 10
th of the season.
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Noah Lebron's dinger in the opening inning was his third of the year.
UP NEXT
The Blue Hose will face High Point again tomorrow as game number two of their series with a 4:00 p.m. first pitch.
