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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College baseball team was defeated 7-2 by Presbyterian College on Wednesday evening at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers allowed two runs each in the eighth and ninth innings for the Blue Hose to secure the win.
Wofford is 17-19 on the season and 8-10 in the Southern Conference. Presbyterian is 9-29 overall and 4-16 in the Big South. The Terriers were led by Josh McKinney who was three-for-three on the night with an RBI and Jake Williams with a home run. The Blue Hose were led by Tony Micklon with two hits and Jared Combs with three RBIs.
The Terriers got on the board first in the bottom of the second when Jake Williams tripled to right center. A single by Josh McKinney up the middle scored Williams for a 1-0 lead.
Presbyterian opened the top of the third with a double from Tony Micklon, followed by a walk and a single by Andrew Williams to load the bases with one out. Following a strikeout, Jared Combs hit a double down the left field line to score three runs and take a 3-1 lead.
Wofford left one runner on in the bottom of the fourth and Presbyterian left the bases loaded in the top of the fifth and the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Jake Williams led off for the Terriers with a solo home run to left field to make it a 3-2 game. Wofford then loaded the bases with nobody out, however a strikeout, fly out and ground out ended the inning without another run scored.
In the top of the eighth, Presbyterian scored two runs on two hits with two errors by the Terriers to take a 5-2 lead. After Wofford left one on base in the bottom of the eighth, the Blue Hose added two more runs in the top of the ninth as a single from Josh Micklon drove in base runners on second and third to make it a 7-2 game. Wofford left one runner on first in the bottom of the ninth.
Wofford starter Cash Collins (1-5) went four innings with six hits and three runs allowed with three strikeouts. The Terriers used five pitchers over the final five innings, with Bobby Streisel going the longest at 1.2 innings with three strikeouts.
For the Blue Hose, starter Mitchell Odom (3-0) went two innings with two hits and one run allowed. Five Blue Hose pitchers combined for the final seven innings, with Garrett Moore, Daniel Hill, Chris Powell and Gabe Grammer not allowing a hit. Jesse Harmon allowed two hits and one run, but led the team with three strikeouts.
Up next, the Terriers will travel to Boone for a three-game weekend series against Appalachian State beginning on Friday night.
