FURMAN DEFEATS WOFFORD 7-3
Tom Mastny allowed no earned runs and just two hits over seven innings while Clint Hill and Derek Norman each collected three hits to lead Furman to a 7-3 victory over Wofford tonight at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.
The Paladins (17-21, 8-11) scored single runs in five of the first six innings to take a 5-0 lead before the Terriers (20-19, 8-8) got on the board with a Matt Lein sacrifice fly to close the deficit to 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a run-scoring single by Dominic Frankey, the Paladins stretched the lead to 2-0 in the second on a Hill ground out. Hill then made it a 3-0 game in the fourth with an inside-the-park home run. Terrier leftfielder David Dufour and centerfielder Strat Stavrou collided while going for the ball. Hill then circled the bases and just beat the throw home.
Furman put the game away in the top of the eighth on a two-run double by Drew Latora to take a 7-1 lead.
The Terriers scored twice in the eighth to provide the final margin. Lein had an RBI groundout before Chris Cotugno hit his third home run of the year, a solo shot to right-center.
Mastny improved his record to 4-4 as he struck out five and walked two. Wofford starter Blake Timanus (1-3) took the loss, allowing three earned runs in five innings while also striking out five and walking two.
With the victory, Furman has now won eleven straight games from Wofford.
Wofford and Furman will meet again tomorrow in a 12 noon doubleheader.