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Winner Lander LUBSB25 11-5, 1-0 PBC
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Flagler FLG 11-4, 0-1 PBC
Winner
Lander LUBSB25
11-5, 1-0 PBC
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Final
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Flagler FLG
11-4, 0-1 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander LUBSB25 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Flagler FLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2

W: Jefferis, Jagger (3-2) L: Ben Stubbs (3-1) S: Rogers, Kurt (3)

Lander vs Flagler G1 Recap
Nicholas Winegard

Game Recap: Baseball | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Lander Holds off Flagler, 2-1, to open PBC Play

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Lander baseball team scored two early runs and then rode strong performances from Jagger Jefferis (Barnesville, Ohio) and Kurt Rogers (Westminster, S.C.) to a 2-1 victory over the Flagler Saints in Game 1 of a Peach Belt Conference series at Drysdale Field.

Lander has won 12 of its last 13 PBC games dating back to last season, with its only loss coming in Game 1 of the final conference series of 2024 against Georgia Southwestern.

The Bearcats extended their winning streak to nine games, improving to 11-5 overall and 1-0 in the PBC. Flagler fell to 11-4 and 0-1 in league play.

Jefferis earned his third consecutive win, allowing one run on five hits over 7 1/3 innings. Rogers came on in relief and pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to secure his third save of the season.

Connor Droze drove in both of Lander's runs—first with an RBI single to left-center and then on an error by the Flagler right fielder to give the Bearcats a 2-0 lead.

Lander had multiple opportunities to extend its lead but left 14 runners on base, including twice with the bases loaded.

Flagler threatened in the fifth, loading the bases, but Jefferis induced a grounder to Taichi Nakao to escape the jam.

The Saints eventually cut into the lead in the eighth with an RBI single, prompting Jefferis' exit. Rogers took over and retired the final two batters to preserve the one-run advantage.

Flagler again put two runners on in the ninth, but Rogers recorded a strikeout to close out the win.

The series continues Saturday with first pitch set for 2 p.m.

 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LUBSB25 FLG
LUBSB25 TOP 3rd C. Droze singled to left center, RBI (0-1 S); E. Wickeri scored. 1 0
LUBSB25 TOP 4th C. Droze reached on a dropped fly by rf (1-1 BF); E. Wickeri advanced to second; T. Nakao scored, unearned. 2 0
FLG BOT 8th Sullivan singled to right field, RBI (1-2 FBF); M. Gray scored. 2 1

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