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Winner Lander University LUBSB25 20-7
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Francis Marion Univ. FMU 19-9
Winner
Lander University LUBSB25
20-7
8
Final
5
Francis Marion Univ. FMU
19-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander University LUBSB25 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 8 10 1
Francis Marion Univ. FMU 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 0

W: Johnson, Luke (4-1) L: Clayton Stewart (0-2) S: Sanchez, Joshua (2)

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

Lander Picks Up Midweek Win over Francis Marion

FLORENCE, S.C. - The Lander Baseball team pulled away in the eighth and ninth innings to take down the Francis Marion Patriots, 8-5, on Tuesday evening at Sparrow Stadium.

The victory marked Lander's fifth straight win over their former Peach Belt Conference rivals and their eighth triumph in the last nine meetings with the Patriots.

Luke Johnson earned the win in relief, pitching two innings of one-run baseball after replacing Jake Larson in the fifth. Joshua Sanchez closed things out with three strong innings, allowing just one run while striking out three to pick up his second save of the season.

Lander (20-7) jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the fourth inning, with Grant Sherrod driving in a run on an RBI single and Cooper Backman contributing two sacrifice flies.

Francis Marion (19-9) responded in the bottom of the fourth, scoring three runs on just two hits. A bases-loaded walk, a wild pitch, and a groundout accounted for the damage, tying the game at 3-3.

The Bearcats quickly regained the lead in the top of the fifth. A wild pitch brought in one run, followed by a bases-loaded walk from Connor Droze to make it 5-3. While the Patriots cut the deficit to one in the bottom half of the inning, they would get no closer.

Sherrod added an insurance run with an RBI single in the eighth, extending the lead to 6-4. In the ninth, two more runs crossed the plate on a pair of wild pitches, stretching Lander's advantage to 8-4.

Francis Marion managed a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but Sanchez quickly shut down any hopes of a comeback, sealing the win for the Bearcats.

Next, Lander hits the road for a pivotal Peach Belt Conference showdown against the North Georgia Nighthawks in Dahlonega, Ga. The series opens on Friday (Mar. 21) at 6 p.m., with game two scheduled for Saturday (Mar. 22) at 2 p.m., followed by the finale on Sunday (Mar. 23) at 1 p.m. The teams currently sit in a tie atop the Peach Belt Conference standings.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LUBSB25 FMU
LUBSB25 TOP 1st Grant Sherro singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Taichi Nakao scored. 1 0
LUBSB25 TOP 2nd Cooper Backm flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2 KKBB); Will McClell scored. 2 0
LUBSB25 TOP 4th Cooper Backm flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1 FBB); Garrett Chun scored. 3 0
FMU BOT 4th R.Petersen walked, RBI (3-2 SBBKBB); Dorrell advanced to second; Bunn advanced to third; Bussey III scored. 3 1
FMU BOT 4th R.Petersen advanced to second; Dorrell advanced to third; Bunn scored on a wild pitch. 3 2
FMU BOT 4th Stout grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 SSB); R.Petersen advanced to third; Dorrell scored. 3 3
LUBSB25 TOP 5th Connor Droze advanced to third; Grant Sherro scored on a wild pitch. 4 3
LUBSB25 TOP 5th Garrett Chun walked, RBI (3-1 KBBBB); Will McClell advanced to second; Lowndes Stil advanced to third; Connor Droze scored. 5 3
FMU BOT 6th R.Petersen singled to first base, RBI (1-1 FB); Bunn advanced to third; Bussey III scored. 5 4
LUBSB25 TOP 8th Grant Sherro singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 KSFBB); Taichi Nakao scored. 6 4
LUBSB25 TOP 9th Garrett Chun advanced to third; Will McClell scored on a wild pitch. 7 4
LUBSB25 TOP 9th Garrett Chun scored on a wild pitch. 8 4
FMU BOT 9th Stout homered to right field, RBI (1-2 FBK). 8 5

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