LAKELAND, FLA. - A five-run sixth inning lifted the Eckerd College baseball team over Florida Southern by a score of 8-6 at Henley Field on Tuesday night. First baseman Jake Andriole led the way, batting 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Joe Wike went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
The Mocs got the early jump in the bottom of the second on a homerun by Drew Cavanaugh. However, the lead only lasted for one scoreless frame as the Tritons knotted the score at one in the top of the fourth with an RBI single by Michael Ballard.
After a wash of a fifth inning, both teams adding two runs apiece, the Tritons exploded in the top of the sixth and notched another five runs. Kyle Abbott delivered the go-ahead run with an RBI single. Cam Collier and Jake Andriole each added an RBI single. Joe Wike singled for two RBIs, bringing home Tyler Young and Collier for a pair of insurance runs.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 8, Florida Southern 6
WP: Gavin Grubbs (1-0) LP: Christian Suarez (0-1) S: Jacob Stipp (1)
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-1; Florida Southern 1-3
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The entire Triton lineup registered at least one hit on the night: Ballard (1), Cox (2), Abbott (1), Ericson (2), Collier (1), Young (2), Andriole (3), Wike (2), and Gelwick (2).
- Five Tritons had RBIs: Ballard (1), Abbott (1), Collier (1), Andriole (2), Wike (2),
- Andriole went 3-for-4 while Ericson batted 2-for-3.
- Stipp closed it out for the Tritons, earning the save, only allowing one hit while pitching in the bottom of the ninth.
- Gavin Grubbs collected the win in relief, allowing just two hits through three innings of work.
UP NEXT
Eckerd baseball hits the road later this week, traveling to Georgia to play Georgia College in a three-game series. They play a doubleheader Saturday at John Kurtz Field, with the first pitch for game one at 1:00 PM.
