CHARLESTON, S.C. – Behind a seven-run fourth inning and a six-run sixth inning, the Presbyterian Blue Hose (23-22, Big South: 13-6) cruised past the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (18-24, Big South: 9-7), 14-4, on the road in game one of their three-game Big South series.

Eight Blue Hose recorded hits in the game, led by Joel Dragoo's three hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Blue Hose scratched across the game's first run after Jake Randolph, who reached base on a single to left field, scored on Jay Wetherington's single to center field in the second inning.
• Presbyterian plates seven runs on seven hits in the fourth inning. Randolph, Jackson Hugus, Wetherington, Brody Fahr, and Dragoo had run-scoring hits in the inning. Noah Lebron had a sacrifice fly in the inning as well. Dragoo, Lebron, Randolph, Hugus, Wetherington, Eli Lazio, and Jack Gorman scored.
• In the sixth inning, Presbyterian scored six runs on five hits with the big blows of the inning being a two-run homer over the left center field wall by Gorman and a three-run homer over the left field wall by Hugus.
• Charleston Southern scored two runs in the sixth inning and two runs in the seventh inning to close out the scoring for the game.

NOTABLES

• Eight Blue Hose recorded hits in the game.
• Dragoo led the Blue Hose with three hits while also scoring two runs.
• Randolph scored three runs while connecting on two hits.
• Hugus had a big game with two hits, two runs, and four RBIs.
• Wetherington had two hits and two RBIs.
• Fahr had two hits.
• Daniel Eagen picked up his fifth win of the season after throwing five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts giving him 96 punchouts on the season.

UP NEXT
The Presbyterian-Charleston Southern series continues with game two at 5 p.m. on Saturday. May 4.