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FLORENCE, SC - It took 14th-ranked Francis Marion University Patriots into the eighth inning to get more than one hit in a frame as the Patriots struggled to piece anything together offensively in an 11-2 Peach Belt Conference loss to Flagler College, Friday night (April 6) at Cormell Field in Florence, S.C.
The Patriots fall to 24-13 overall and 12-9 in the PBC, while the Saints move to 22-14 and 10-9. The two squads will meet for a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon with the first pitch at 1 p.m.
Francis Marion was held to just six hits on the evening, while Flagler registered 15 knocks, including four in a third inning in which the Saints plated four runs to go up 4-0.
Senior outfielder Buddy Sosnoskie and sophomore Michael Wilson accounted for four the Patriots' six hits, with each going 2-for-4.
In the top of the fourth, the Saints tacked on three more runs to lead 7-0, highlighted by an RBI double by a Brett Moreland and a run-scoring single by John Sgromolo.
Flagler second baseman Will Percy finished the game 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Moreland and Charlie Stewart both registered three hits.
The Saints chased FMU sophomore righty Jeffrey Stoner (5-3) in that top of the fourth after Stoner surrendered nine hits and a career-high seven earned runs. Senior Dyson Coker then threw three innings as did freshman Justin Turbeville, who saw his first action as a collegian.
Francis Marion got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning when senior shortstop Brock McCallister led off the inning by being hit by a pitch. He eventually scored when junior Jarrod Reed coaxed a bases-loaded walk, making the score 8-1 at the time.
The Saints then went on to score a single tally in the top of the sixth, and two more in the eighth to take an 11-1 advantage.
Senior outfielder Tyler Boyd singled in the bottom of the eighth to extend his hitting streak to eight games. He would later score FMU's second run on a two-out error by the Saints.
Flagler right-hander Danny Brown (3-1) picked up the win, as he allowed only two hits and one run in seven innings.
FMU junior right-hander Spencer Jordan (5-3, 2.82 ERA) and senior southpaw Matt Broderick (4-1, 2.27) are the Patriots' two probable starters for Saturday.
Flagler College 11, #14 Francis Marion Univ. 2 (Apr 06, 2012 at Florence, SC)
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Flagler College..... 004 311 020 - 11 15 1 (22-14, 10-9 PBC)
Francis Marion Univ. 000 010 010 - 2 6 2 (24-13, 12-9 PBC)
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Pitchers: Flagler College - Danny Brown; Tyler Ward (8); Max Rusch (9) and Kyle Foti.
Francis Marion Univ. - Jeffrey Stoner; Dyson Coker (4); Justin Turbeville (7) and Jacob Golliday.
Win-Danny Brown (3-1) Loss-Jeffrey Stoner (5-3) T-2:35 A-108
Weather: Clear, Cooling, 65 degrees
Stoner faced 4 batters in the 4th.
