WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team dropped the doubleheader against the Sailfish, falling 2-1 and 13-6 on Saturday afternoon at JM Jake Rubin Park.
Eckerd started the day by falling behind in the third inning. Like Friday's game, the Sailfish scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. Dawson Jones equalized with an RBI single in the fifth. An RBI single in the sixth for the Sailfish ended up being the difference-maker for the Sailfish to even the series with a 2-1 victory.
The Sailfish led early in the rubber match, with a three-run fourth inning for a 3-0 lead. An RBI single by Reid Lisle and a sacrifice fly by Cole Schumaker in the sixth brought the Tritons within striking distance, trailing 3-2 in the sixth. Eckerd added four runs in the seventh to flip the tally in their direction to take a 6-3 lead.
The Sailfish retaliated with three runs in the bottom of the frame to level the score once again, before erupting in the eighth inning to bring their score to double-digits, closing the game with a 13-6 victory.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: PBA 2, Eckerd 1
WP: Foster (2-0) LP: Gargett (2-1) S: Trone (1)
Game Two
FINAL: PBA 13, Eckerd 6
WP: Beebe (2-1) LP: Giles (1-3) HR: Amparo
RECORDS: Eckerd 8-24 (4-11 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic 13-15 (6-9 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
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Christian Cabina hit 3-for-4 in the opener, and 5-for-8 on the day.
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Eight Tritons recorded a hit on the day, with five Tritons putting up single-game, multi-hit performances.
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Eckerd's pitching staff combined for 11 strikeouts on the day, Ryan Gargett led with six in the opener.
UP NEXT
Eckerd plays their last non-conference game Tuesday night against Ave Maria at the Turley Athletic Complex at 6:00 PM.
