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Winner Lander LANDER 26-18
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USC Beaufort USCB 12-30
Winner
Lander LANDER
26-18
17
Final
3
USC Beaufort USCB
12-30
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lander LANDER 1 0 1 2 0 2 11 17 16 0
USC Beaufort USCB 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 3

W: Monroe, Jake (4-2) L: Matt Navarro (2-7)

Still vs USCA 2026
Nick Winegard

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

11-Run Seventh Helps Lander Clinch Series over USCB in Run-Rule Fashion

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - The Lander baseball team turned a three-run lead into a 14-run advantage in a single inning as they plated 11 runs in the top of the seventh to defeat the USC Beaufort Sand Sharks in seven innings on Saturday afternoon and clinch their final Peach Belt Conference series of the season.

The 11-run seventh marked the most runs scored in an inning by Lander since a 19-5 win over Lincoln Memorial on February 10, 2024.

Eight different Bearcats recorded a hit, led by Riley Hood with four. Eight players drove in at least one run, and 10 different Bearcats scored.

A Zach Cowart sacrifice fly gave Lander a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Hood doubled the lead in the third with an RBI single to make it 2-0.

The hosts answered with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.

A fielder's choice off the bat of Ryan Hansen in the fourth brought home two more runs to push the lead to 4-1. The Sand Sharks responded with two runs in the fifth to cut the deficit to one, but that would be the final damage against Jake Monroe, who went the distance for his first complete game of the season, striking out five across seven innings.

RBI groundouts from Oliver Zohn and Brody Winter in the sixth extended the lead to 6-3.

Lander then broke the game open in the seventh, scoring 11 runs on seven hits, four walks, and two hit-by-pitches. Three of the walks came with the bases loaded. RBI singles from Hansen, Hood, Lowndes Still, and Hansen again drove in four runs, while Still added another on a fielder's choice and Caleb McKitrick contributed a two-RBI double as part of the outburst.

Monroe closed it out in the bottom half by striking out two and inducing a pop out to secure the run-rule victory.

Lander will go for its third series sweep of the season tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LANDER USCB
LANDER TOP 1st Zach Cowart flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (2-1 BBF); Lowndes Still scored. 1 0
LANDER TOP 3rd Riley Hood singled through the right side, out at second rf to 3b to 2b, RBI (0-0); Zach Cowart advanced to third; Brody Winter scored, unearned. 2 0
USCB BOT 3rd Cooper McDaniel flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (0-0); Terry Dean advanced to third; Nicholas Barcelo scored. 2 1
LANDER TOP 4th Ryan Hansen reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (2-2 BKBF); Lowndes Still out at second ss to 2b; Caden Crews scored, unearned; Cooper Backman scored, unearned. 4 1
USCB BOT 5th Noah Campbell grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Terry Dean out on the play; Nicholas Barcelo advanced to third; Kris Levensteins scored. 4 2
USCB BOT 5th Cooper McDaniel singled to shortstop, RBI (3-1 BBBK); Nicholas Barcelo scored. 4 3
LANDER TOP 6th Oliver Zohn grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2 BBKF); Ryan Hansen advanced to third; Lowndes Still scored. 5 3
LANDER TOP 6th Brody Winter grounded out to ss, RBI (0-1 F); Ryan Hansen scored. 6 3
LANDER TOP 7th Caden Crews walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Cooper Backman advanced to second; Joseph Cavallaro advanced to third; Riley Hood scored. 7 3
LANDER TOP 7th Lowndes Still reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1 K); Caden Crews out at second 2b to ss; Cooper Backman advanced to third; Joseph Cavallaro scored. 8 3
LANDER TOP 7th Ryan Hansen singled to third base, RBI (1-1 BF); Lowndes Still advanced to second; Cooper Backman scored. 9 3
LANDER TOP 7th Brody Winter walked, RBI (3-2 KKBFBBB); Oliver Zohn advanced to second; Ryan Hansen advanced to third; Lowndes Still scored. 10 3
LANDER TOP 7th Zach Cowart walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Brody Winter advanced to second; Oliver Zohn advanced to third; Ryan Hansen scored. 11 3
LANDER TOP 7th Riley Hood singled to center field, 2 RBI (3-2 KFBFBB); Zach Cowart advanced to third; Brody Winter scored; Oliver Zohn scored. 13 3
LANDER TOP 7th Caleb McKitrick doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-0); Joseph Cavallaro advanced to third; Riley Hood scored; Zach Cowart scored. 15 3
LANDER TOP 7th Lowndes Still singled to left field, RBI (2-2 KBBK); Caden Crews advanced to third; Caleb McKitrick scored. 16 3
LANDER TOP 7th Ryan Hansen singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Lowndes Still advanced to second; Caden Crews scored. 17 3

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