Box Score FLORENCE, SC – Junior first baseman Preston Shuey hit two
home runs and scored three times to help carry 13th-ranked Francis
Marion University to a soggy 7-2 win over Flagler College, Sunday
afternoon (March 21) in Peach Belt Conference baseball action.
With the victory, Francis Marion (21-6, 5-4) captures its second
straight PBC series win. Flagler drops to 16-11 overall and
5-4 in conference play.
Shuey finished the game 2-for-3 with three runs driven in and
three scored, while also extending his hitting streak to 14
games. Four other Patriots also recorded two hits: shortstop
Barrett Kleinknecht, designated hitter Chris Honeycutt, left
fielder Josh Smith, and second baseman Josh Biggers.
Kleinknecht also kept his hitting streak alive, which now stands at
12 games.
Senior left-hander Josh Edgin (4-2) pitched a complete game and
won his second straight decision. He allowed only nine hits, while
striking out eight and walking only two.
With rain beginning to fall, Flagler scored twice in the top of
the fourth frame. Designated hitter John Sgromolo drove in
the first run with an RBI-single to center field, and second
baseman Nate Fudala forced in the other run when he was hit by a
pitch with the bases loaded.
Over the final five innings, Edgin allowed only five base
runners, and none reached third base.
FMU answered with two unearned runs in the bottom of the
fourth. With runners on first and second and one out, Smith
topped a ball over the mound that Flagler righty Johnny Gaines made
a nice stop on. However, when he went to throw to first base,
his foot slipped on the wet infield grass and the throw was wild,
allowing Smith to reach and Honeycutt to score from second
base. Austin Smetana then tied the score with an RBI ground
out.
The Patriots scored four times in the fifth to chase Gaines
(4-3) from the game. Shuey accounted for two runs with his
homer to left, while Honeycutt ripped an RBI-double and Smith
registered an RBI-single.
Shuey's solo shot in the seventh finished the scoring.
Flagler shortstop Cale Owen was 3-for-5, while outfielders Jose
Rohena and Dagmar Pena both had two hits.
FMU will play host to Barton College on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
#13 Francis Marion Univ. 7, Flagler College 2 (Mar
21, 2010 at Florence, SC)
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Flagler College..... 000 200
000 - 2 9 1
(16-11, 5-4 PBC)
Francis Marion Univ. 000 240 10X - 7 13
0 (21-6, 5-4 PBC)
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Pitchers: Flagler College - Johnny Gaines; Tim Lappin(5).
Francis Marion Univ. - Josh Edgin.
Win-Josh Edgin(4-2) Loss-Johnny Gaines(4-3)
T-2:30 A-150
HR FMU - Preston Shuey 2 (2).
Preston Shuey
