Baseball takes three from Florence Darlington and improves to 32-14

Baseball takes three from Florence Darlington and improves to 32-14

FLORENCE, SC., The Pioneers split Saturday's doubleheader with Florence Darlington Tech. SMC's offensive and defense was clicking on all cylinders in the first game winning 20-1. Verbeke went the distance in the shortened game. The Pioneers dropped game two by a score of 9-2. 

Game 1: 20-1 W (6 innings)
WP: Verbeke (3 K, 0 BB, 5 H, 1 R, 6 IP), complete game
Leading Hitters: 
Gayle 4-4, 3-2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Jackson 3-5, 2B, RBI, 4 R
B. Burgess 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Berne 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Game 2: 9-2 L
Leading Hitters: 
C. Burgess 2-3, HR, RBI, R
Berne 2-3, 2B
Gayle 1-2, BB, SB

The Pioneers took two from Florence Darlington Tech on Sunday, 12-1 and 10-1, to sweep the double header and win the weekend series. Chapman went the distance (5 innings) while holding FDTC to 1 hit in the first game. The Pioneers move to 32-14 on the season and 14-6 in Region X.

Game 1: 12-1 W (5 inn)
WP: Chapman (4 K, 1 BB, 1 H, 1 R, 5 IP, CG)
Leading Hitters: 
Lancaster 2-4, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
Gayle 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Williams 2-3, R
B. Burgess 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R

Game 2: 10-1 W
WP: Bruhin (1 K, 3 BB, 2 H, 1 R, 4.2 IP)
Leading Hitters:
Gayle 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Reed 1-4, 3B, 3 RBI, R
Jackson 2-5, RBI, R
Perkins 2-4, BB, R

SMC will host USC Sumter this weekend with games beginning at 1:00pm each day.