WILSON, N.C. – The No. 5 seed Erskine College baseball team (28-22, 17-13 CC) was defeated by the No. 8 seed Barton College (25-24, 14-16 CC) by a score of 21-2 in the opening round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament at Fleming Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

THE ESSENTIALS 
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THE SERIES
Erskine leads the all-time series 36-22.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Impending weather later in the day in Wilson moved up the start time of this opening round game to the early afternoon and Barton, the hosts of the tournament, took an early lead with a bloop RBI single in the first inning. But, the Fleet offense battled right back in the bottom half of the opening frame. Kyle Marti rolled a leadoff single back up the middle and scored a few batters later thanks to a two-run home run from Christian Rivera, his twelfth big fly of the season, that gave Erskine a 2-1 lead after just one inning. But, the day belonged to the Bulldogs as their offensive continued to strike throughout the afternoon, ending Erskine's season in the opening round of the conference tournament.

THE PLAYER
Christian Rivera hit a two-run home run in the first inning.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Flying Fleet's 2022 season officially came to an end on Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Championships as Erskine will now turn its attention to the off-season and preparations for the 2023 season.
 
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