DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College baseball team (25-24, 15-14 CC) dropped a doubleheader against No. 3 North Greenville University (40-10, 24-6 CC) on Senior Day at Grier Field on Saturday to finish a three-game series.

THE ESSENTIALS 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1: North Greenville 4-3 Erskine (Final / 8 innings)
North Greenville opened the scoring in the second inning, but the Fleet responded with a two-out double from David Hernandez in the fourth that was followed by a wild pitch and a Crusaders' error to score Hernandez and tie the game. That second-inning run was the only blemish on the stat line for starting pitcher Joe Alegre, who pitched into the sixth inning. After a leadoff double from NGU in the sixth, Caleb Dix came on to relieve Alegre and stranded the would-be go-ahead run. Dix worked around a one-out walk in the seventh as the second game of the series headed to extra innings. However, North Greenville hit a pair of home runs in the top of the eighth to take a 4-1 lead. But, Erskine refused to go quietly in their half of the extra inning. Jude Littrell led off with an opposite-field double, and a few batters later, Josean Sanchez drew a walk. Both scored moments later on two-run single from Jorge Pascual to get the Fleet within a run and bringing the winning run to the plate. But, Erskine's comeback efforts fell just short as they were beaten in extra innings to begin the day.

Game 2: North Greenville 12-7 Erskine
Hoping to salvage the series finale, Christian Rivera's first-inning RBI single gave the Fleet their first lead of the weekend. But, NGU struck back in the third with a pair of home runs to take a 3-1 lead. The Fleet got half of the two-run deficit back in the bottom of the third, thanks to an RBI double from Adrian Rolon, but the Crusaders scored six times in the fifth to open up a 9-2 lead. Erskine slowly crawled their way back within striking distance on a two-run single from Tyler Smith in the bottom of the fifth, back-to-back big flies from Josean Sanchez and Jorge Pascual in the sixth, and another home run from Pascual in eighth to get the Fleet within three, 10-7, heading into the final inning. But, the Crusaders homered twice in the ninth to put the game beyond doubt as the Fleet were beaten in the series finale.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine wraps up the regular season with a home game against Wingate University (27-21, 18-12 SAC) on Monday at 2 p.m.

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