GREENWOOD – The Lander baseball team rallied late against the Flagler Saints on Sunday but were unable to clinch the series as the Bearcats lost 11-7.

Lander drops to 19-19 overall and 9-9 in the PBC while Flagler moves to 18-20 overall and 11-7 in the PBC.

Connor Droze led the way with three hits and three RBI. Droze had a double, triple and home run among his three hits. Landon Dupert also had a home run, bringing home the first two runs for Lander in the game.

The Saints struck first in the top of the first inning as they used a wild pitch to get the first run of the game. Lander quickly answered back in the bottom of the inning, as Caleb Singleton singled to right field before coming home on a blast from Dupert over the right-field fence to put the Bearcats up 2-1.

The second inning would see neither side score while the third would start a six-inning streak where the Saints would score at least one run.

Lander wouldn't get back on the board until the sixth inning with the Saints in front 9-2. After Vincent DeRubeis walked to begin the inning, Droze launched a home run to the right-center field to make it a 9-4 contest.

One run would score for Flagler in the seventh while the Bearcats scored three more in the bottom of the inning. Lander would score on back-to-back-to-back at-bats. Droze scored the first run of the inning on an RBI double to plate Dupert. Mason Streater would single through the left side to score DeRebeis while and Ethan Wilder sac fly scored Droze to make it a 10-7 contest.

The Saints would score a lone run in the top of the eight and shut out the Bearcats the next two innings to take an 11-7 game to win the series.

Bryce Jackson got the start and was awarded the loss. Jackson went three innnings where he allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits while striking out six. Garrett Major, Zach Pellegrino, Drew Luckey and Kurt Rogers all saw releif apperances as well.

Lander travels to Francis Marion on Tuesday, April 12 for its next contest.

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