Six Furman batters had at least two hits as the Paladins completed a season sweep of Presbyterian with an 11-6 win Wednesday at Latham Stadium. Furman (15-20) knocked off the Blue Hose (20-19) in Clinton and at Fluor Field earlier this season.
Brandon Elmy's team-leading sixth home run gave Furman a 1-0 lead in the first. After PC tied it in the third, the Paladins responded in the bottom of the inning thanks to a two-run home run to center by Jabari Richards.
The Blue Hose answered right back in the fourth with a two-out rally. No. 9 hitter Brett Auckland hit a two-run double and Glen Casaceli followed with an RBI-single to give PC a 4-3 lead.
Furman, which scored in all but two innings, tied things up in the bottom of the inning. Sky Overton led off with a walk, advanced to third after a pair of wild pitches, and came home on Sims Griffith's sac fly.
The Paladins took the lead for good one inning later. Cameron Whitehead had a bases loaded single to break the tie and Bret Huebner's sac fly gave Furman a 6-4 lead.
A four-run seventh helped seal Furman's win. It was highlighted by Jake Crawford's two-run double.
After entering a 10-6 game with two on and two out in the eighth, Furman's Heath Hawkins struck out Casaceli to get out of the jam. Hawkins pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save.
Reliever Tyler Kimbrell (1-0), a junior formerly of Spartanburg Methodist, allowed one run on two hits over three innings for his first win as a Paladin.
The bottom third of Furman's lineup (Whitehead, Huebner and Crawford) combined to go 7-for-11 with four runs and five RBI. Whitehead had three hits to lead the Paladins' 14-hit attack and raise his batting average from .195 to .220.
Auckland went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs to lead the Blue Hose.
Furman returns to Southern Conference play this weekend when the Paladins host ETSU. First pitch of Friday's opening game of the series is scheduled for 6 p.m.
*Video courtesy of Dan Scott.
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