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Winner Erskine ERSKINE 5-12
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander LANDER 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 8 8 3
Erskine ERSKINE 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 X 10 15 2

W: J. Hachem (1-0) L: Nelson, Peyton (0-1) S: T. McNeal (1)

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Nicholas Winegard

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

Lander Drops Midweek Bout to Erskine

DUE WEST, S.C. – The Lander baseball team held three separate leads Wednesday afternoon, but Erskine answered each time, using a three-run bottom of the eighth to pull away for a 10-8 victory at Grier Field.

The loss marked Lander's second straight midweek setback.

Will McClellan, Ryan Hansen and Brody Winter each belted two-run home runs to power the Bearcats offensively, but defensive miscues proved costly as five of Erskine's 10 runs were unearned.

Erskine took a 1-0 lead in the first after an error extended the inning and allowed an unearned run to score on a single.

Lander answered in the third when Caden Crews delivered an RBI single to tie the game. McClellan then gave the Bearcats a 3-1 advantage in the fourth with a two-run shot.

Hansen appeared to create separation in the sixth, launching a two-run homer to push the lead to 5-1. However, Erskine responded immediately with four runs in the bottom half of the inning, including two unearned, to knot the score at 5-5.

Winter's two-run blast to left-center in the seventh put Lander back in front, 7-5, but the Fleet countered again with a pair of RBI singles to even the game at 7-all.

Hansen gave the Bearcats their final lead in the eighth with an RBI single that scored Cooper Backman, making it 8-7. Erskine capitalized on a wild pitch and an error in the bottom of the inning to score three times and seize control.

Lander brought the tying run to first base in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.

The Bearcats return home Friday to resume Peach Belt Conference play against Claflin at 5 p.m. at Dolny Stadium. The series concludes Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LANDER ERSKINE
ERSKINE BOT 1st P. Radke singled to shortstop; M. McManus advanced to third, scored on an error by ss, unearned. 0 1
LANDER TOP 3rd C. Crews singled to left center, RBI; C. Backman scored. 1 1
LANDER TOP 4th W. McClellan homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Salisbury scored. 3 1
LANDER TOP 6th R. Hansen homered to left field, 2 RBI; C. Crews scored. 5 1
ERSKINE BOT 6th M. McManus flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Q. Allen scored. 5 2
ERSKINE BOT 6th R. Dober singled to left field, advanced to third, RBI; D. Potts advanced to third, scored on an error by lf, unearned; G. Lopez scored. 5 4
ERSKINE BOT 6th D. Villafane walked; R. Dober scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 5 5
LANDER TOP 7th B. Winter homered to left center, 2 RBI; P. Smalley scored. 7 5
ERSKINE BOT 7th D. Potts singled through the left side, advanced to second, RBI; J. Platt scored. 7 6
ERSKINE BOT 7th M. McManus singled through the left side, RBI; D. Potts scored. 7 7
LANDER TOP 8th R. Hansen singled down the lf line, RBI; C. Backman scored, unearned. 8 7
ERSKINE BOT 8th S. Kriner advanced to third; D. Villafane scored on a wild pitch. 8 8
ERSKINE BOT 8th G. Lopez reached first on an error by ss; C. Yates scored, unearned; S. Kriner scored, unearned. 8 10

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