ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team rallied to take a 4-3 lead after falling behind 3-0Â but could not keep the advantage, falling to the Sailfish 6-5 on Saturday evening at the Turley Athletic Complex.
The Sailfish opened the game with a solo homerun by Nate Housen for the one-run lead. They added another run in the second frame for an early 2-0 tilt. PBA added another run in the third on a failed double play for the Sailfish to lead 3-0.
Eckerd answered back in the fifth as Tyler Cox singled through the right side for the Tritons' first run of the night. Kam Gelwick followed with a two-RBI single to right center to even the score at three. An RBI single by Joe Wike gave the Tritons their first advantage of the game, leading 4-3.
Housen hit his second solo homerun of the night in the sixth to tie the ball game at four a side. A sacrifice fly later in the frame gave the Sailfish a 5-4 lead. Housen registered his third RBI in the seventh for PBA to lead 6-4.Â
Eckerd added a late run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Abbott, but it was not enough as PBA took the game 6-5.Â
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Palm Beach Atlantic 6, Eckerd 5
WP: Smoot (1-0) LP: Ramos (1-6) S: Beebe (1) HR: Housen 2 (2)
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-13 (3-7 SSC); Palm Beach Atlantic 6-18 (2-8 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERSÂ
- Cox and Gelwick led with three hits each. Gelwick added two RBIs.
- Eckerd registered a season-tying 15 hits.
- Gavin Grubbs struck out four batters in relief over four innings of work.Â
- With a stolen base tonight, Bradley White is now 12-for-15 on stolen bases on the season.
UP NEXTÂ
Eckerd returns to action tomorrow for the doubleheader against the Sailfish, with the first pitch at 12:00 PM.Â
