Furman and Western Carolina entered their Southern Conference series heading in opposite directions. By the end of it, they'd seemingly swapped lanes.
Senior right-hander Matthew Quarles tossed a complete game as the Paladins finished off a sweep at Western Carolina with a 5-2 win Saturday.
While the Catamounts entered the series having won seven straight games, Furman was riding a nine-game losing streak. The sweep moved the Paladins to 11-2 in its last 13 games against WCU.
Quarles (4-2) allowed just one earned run on four hits in recording his second complete game of the season. Quarles had no walks and eight strikeouts, throwing 83 of his 127 pitches for strikes.
Furman jumped out to an early 3-0 lead thanks to a Jason Costa RBI-single and a Sky Overton sac fly in the first and a Carter Grote sac fly in the second.
Justin Sparks led off the Western Carolina fifth with a single. After an error sent Sparks to third, he scored on a groundout cutting Furman's lead to 4-2.
Sparks' hit turned out to be the last of the game for the Catamounts (16-18, 7-5) as Quarles retired 15 consecutive batters to end the game.
Costa, Jabari Richards and Bret Huebner each had two hits, while Costa also had two RBIs to lead the Paladins (14-20, 4-8).
Furman, which has played just four home games since March 20, plays nine of its next 10 games at Latham Stadium. That stretch begins Wednesday when the Paladins host Presbyterian at 6 p.m.
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