CLINTON, S.C. – Powered by extra-base hits from Brody Linker, Jake Randolph, Cam Mallo, Matthew Rollison, and Evan Cuervo, the Presbyterian College baseball team (4-3) cruised past Le Moyne (0-7) with a commanding 12-1 win on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first inning, Presbyterian struck first in the bottom of the second when Linker ripped a two-RBI triple to put the Blue Hose on the board.
- Jackson Hugus followed with a sacrifice fly to bring Linker home, and Randolph added an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.
- Presbyterian continued to pour it on in the third. Rollison led off with a double down the left-field line, followed by Cuervo's RBI double to score him.
- Linker reached base for the second time today before stealing second base, setting up Albertus to drive him in and stretch the lead to 7-0.
- The fourth and fifth innings remained scoreless before PC broke through again in the sixth. Eli Lazio led off with a single, and Randolph followed with an RBI double to left-center. A Dolphins error allowed another run to cross before Cuervo added an RBI single, pushing the advantage to 10-0.
- Le Moyne managed to plate a run in the top of the seventh, but PC answered in the eighth with RBI singles from Rollison and Rhogue Wallace to seal the 12-1 victory.
 
NOTABLES
- Linker's two-RBI triple in the second marked his second of the season.
- Cuervo recorded his first extra-base hit of the year in the third inning with a double down the left-field line.
- Randolph notched his first extra-base hit of the season with a double in the sixth.
- Mallo tallied his first hit as a Blue Hose with a double to right-center in the eighth.
- Rollison registered his second double of the season in the third inning.
- Robbie Boykin earned his first win of the season, throwing 5.0 shutout innings with three punches while allowing just three hits.
- Boone Cartee closed out the game in style, striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth.
 
UP NEXT
Presbyterian hits the road to face The Citadel on Tuesday, February 25, at 5:00 p.m.