Box Score Bristol, TN – King University scored eight unanswered runs and held on for an 11-5 victory over visiting Erskine College Friday in the opening game of the Conference Carolinas series.

In the top of the first Brandon Joey Wilson would reach on a fielder's choice and Zach Smith would follow with a one out single.  With two outs, Sam Cothran would line a triple to the right center field gap to score two and give Erskine (30-11, 15-7) the lead.  King (20-21, 12-9) would then score six runs in the next three innings to take a 6-2 lead.  Trailing 8-2 in the sixth, Hanlon Maivelett would lead off the inning with a home run and Brandon Wooten would later hit a solo home run to left to make it 8-4.  The Tornado would answer with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to increase their lead back to six, and hold on for the 11-5 victory.

Zach Smith was 2-5 with a home run and one RBI, while Overstreet added two hits for the Fleet.  Austin Gambrell (5-1) took the loss allowing nine earned runs on 13 hits in five innings of work.

The two teams will conclude their series with a double header Saturday beginning at noon.