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Guzman Avoids Slide
8
Winner Francis Marion FMU 14-14, 12-14 PBC
7
UNC Pembroke UNCP 24-6, 20-4 PBC
Winner
Francis Marion FMU
14-14, 12-14 PBC
8
Final
7
UNC Pembroke UNCP
24-6, 20-4 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Francis Marion FMU 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 8 12 6
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0

W: Reece Kleinhelter (2-1) L: Ryan, River (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Francis Marion Foils No. 16 Baseball In Series Finale

PEMBROKE – Will Hardee's 2-run homer with one out in the top of the seventh inning completed a 5-run comeback effort for visiting Francis Marion and the Patriots overcame a season-high six errors to top the 16th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team, 8-7, in Monday's series finale at Sammy Cox Field.
 
The setback snapped a school record 16-game win streak for the Braves (24-6, 20-4 PBC) who had not tasted defeat since a road loss to Wingate on March 10. The triumph put an end to a three-game skid for the Patriots (14-14, 12-14) who dropped both ends of a series-opening doubleheader with the Black & Gold on Sunday.

 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE Francis Marion 8, UNC Pembroke 7
PITCHERS WP: Reece Kleinhelter (2-1) LP: River Ryan (3-1) Save: None
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 24-6, 20-4 PBC; Francis Marion 14-14, 12-14 PBC

KEY INNINGS
BOT 2 The Braves registered four hits and capitalized on three defensive errors to tack up six unearned runs and lug a healthy 6-1 lead into the third. Bobby Dixon delivered the big blow in the frame with a 2-run single to right field that capped the scoring in the inning.
BOT 5 Francis Marion put runners at the corners with its first two at-bats to chase reliever Branden Kunz, but the Patriots were still able to do some damage after that. Tanner Wakefield hit a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat to trim the deficit back to one run, and Will Hardee hit a 0-and-1 offering from closer River Ryan over the fence in right field.

UNCP LEADERS FMU LEADERS
Bobby Dixon 2-4, 2 RBI
Gage Hammonds 2-5, RBI
Trevor Clemons 1-4, RBI		 Will Hardee 3-5, HR, 3 RBI
Tanner Wakefield 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Reece Kleinhelter 6.0 IP, ER, 3 K
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will continue a seven-game home stand on Saturday and Sunday when they bunker down for a pivotal Peach Belt Conference series with 24th-ranked North Georgia (24-9, 22-8 PBC) at Sammy Cox Field. The squads will open the weekend with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
 
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