CLINTON, S.C. – Powered by a career night from Amman Dewberry and strong performances on the mound, the Presbyterian College baseball team (17-22, Big South: 9-7) rolled past Charleston Southern (22-16, Big South: 8-8) with a 14-2 victory in Friday night's series opener at the PC Baseball Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• PC wasted no time getting on the board. Rhogue Wallace singled in the first, then came around to score on a Dewberry base hit through the right side.
• The Blue Hose broke it open in the second. With two outs, Brody Linker doubled, followed by a walk by Eli Lazio and a hit-by-pitch to Wallace to load the bases. Trey Fenderson drew a walk to bring in a run before Dewberry launched a grand slam over the left-center wall, making it 6-0.
• After a quiet third inning, PC tacked on three more in the fourth. Lazio led off with a single, and following a sac bunt and two walks, Jake Randolph ripped a three-run double to right-center.
• In the fifth, Jackson Hugus singled and Linker walked, setting up Wallace's RBI single to bring in Hugus for a 10-0 lead.
• Charleston Southern scratched across a run in the sixth, but PC answered with a three-run seventh inning highlighted by Linker's second double, a sacrifice fly from Nick Smith, and another Dewberry RBI single. Matthew Rollison capped the inning with a bases-loaded walk to make it 14-1.
• The Buccaneers added one more in the ninth, but the Blue Hose sealed the convincing win.

 
NOTABLES

• Brody Linker tallied a season-high of two doubles, bringing his season total to seven.
• Amman Dewberry delivered a career performance, going 3-for-4 with six RBIs and a grand slam. His six-RBI night ties him for third-most in a single game in program history.
• Jake Randolph's three-run double was his fifth of the season.
• Tyrell Williams earned the win, tossing six strong innings with five strikeouts and just one run allowed on four hits.
• Relievers Robbie Boykin (2.0 IP, 3 K) and Jeremiah Hampton (1.0 IP, 3 K) shut things down out of the bullpen. Hampton made his season debut and looked sharp in his one inning of work.

 

UP NEXT
The Blue Hose return to action on Saturday for game two of the series. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m. at the PC Baseball Complex, with a special Senior Day ceremony honoring 10 graduating players before the game.