CLINTON, S.C. – After clinching the series with a game two win on Saturday, the Presbyterian College baseball team (16-17, Big South: 8-4) fell to the Longwood Lancers (9-23, Big South: 4-5) by a score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Longwood jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning.
• Presbyterian responded in the bottom half, as Jake Randolph delivered an RBI single to bring home Aaron Hobson from second base.
• After a scoreless second, the Lancers added another run in the third to extend their lead to 3-1.
• Both teams went quiet through the fourth and fifth innings before Longwood pushed across two more runs in the top of the sixth, making it a 5-1 game.
• The Blue Hose rallied in the seventh, cutting the deficit to 5-4 thanks to an RBI from Brody Linker and an RBI single by Hobson.
• However, the Lancers pulled away in the eighth with a three-run frame to take an 8-4 lead.
• Despite a solid outing from JJ Harrell in the ninth, Presbyterian was unable to mount a comeback as Longwood secured the win and avoided the series sweep.

 
NOTABLES

• Keely Saint tossed 1.0 inning of relief, striking out two without allowing a hit or run.
• JJ Harrell closed out the game with 1.1 scoreless innings, adding a strikeout while allowing no hits.

 
UP NEXT
The Blue Hose return to action on Tuesday, April 8, as they head to Athens, Georgia, for a matchup with the #3 Georgia Bulldogs. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.