USCB’s baseball team found itself on the wrong end of a three-game sweep against visiting Point (Ga.) over the weekend.
The Skyhawks won Friday’s opener 4-1, as USCB managed only five hits against Keagan Spradlin and two relievers. Eamonn Collins took the loss, allowing two runs and five hits over five innings with five strikeouts and two walks. Leandy Castro drove in the only run for the Sand Sharks with an RBI double.
Point claimed the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader 6-3 behind another strong pitching performance, as the Sand Sharks managed only six hits. USCB had a chance to get back in the game when it loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth, but the Skyhawks got out of the jam to preserve a 6-1 lead. Noah Matthews had a two-run triple for USCB, and Matt Malatesta (3 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K) took the loss.
The Sand Sharks seemed poised to salvage the series finale when a six-run fourth inning gave them an 8-2 lead, but the Skyhawks dinged the USCB bullpen for a seven-run sixth inning. Nick Milhan was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Matthews was 2-for-4, Castro was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Mathew Morgan was 1-for-3 with a two-run double. Jacob Judy took the loss in relief of Harrison Bell (5 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K).
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USCB (1-3) hosts Columbia International for a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Tuesday.