Every Furman starter had a hit, including two apiece for the top five batters in the lineup, but it was not enough as USC Upstate defeated the Paladins 14-7 Tuesday at Latham Stadium. The Spartans (15-20) had just one extra-base hit, a double, but piled up 16 singles and took advantage of four Furman errors to get the win.
The Paladins (11-20) held a 7-6 lead after five innings before Upstate erupted with a five-run sixth. The Spartans sealed the win with three unearned runs in the ninth.
Upstate's sixth pitcher, Bryan Hathaway, shut out Furman over the final 4 1/3 innings to secure the win. Hathaway (2-2) allowed two hits, one walk and struck out three.
Leadoff man Devon Ortiz had four hits and four runs for the Spartans, while Charlie Carpenter had three hits, Brendan Brundage had three RBIs and Russel Schwertfeger scored three runs.
Brandon Elmy drove in three runs and Jabari Richards had three runs to lead the Paladins, who've lost nine straight games for the first time since 2004.
Things won't get any easier for Furman when it travels to Western Carolina for a three-game series beginning Thursday because of Easter Sunday. After being swept each of the past two weekends by Mercer (8-1 Southern Conference) and UNC Greensboro (7-2), the Paladins will be facing a Catamount squad that's also 7-2 in the SoCon.
First pitch Thursday is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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