DUE WEST, SC - The Augusta University baseball team won a non-conference game against Erskine College 13-10 on Tuesday afternoon in Due West, SC.
Mason Robertson and
Skylor Murphy both hit home runs to secure the win for Augusta.
Augusta is now 12-23 for the season and Erskine moves to 22-18.
A single from
Lukas Coker scored
Pat Galvin in the top of the first inning. A home run, a double, and an error in the bottom of the first inning gave Erskine a 3-1 lead.
Mason Robertson hit an answering 3-run bomb in the second inning, putting AU back on top by a run.
After Erskine again took a slight lead, two Augusta runs in the fifth tied the game at six runs apiece.
The sixth innings saw Augusta score four runs. Singles from
Ben Markiewicz and
Lukas Coker and an Erskine error stretched Augusta's lead to 10-6.
Erskine would again answer, hitting a 2-RBI homer in the same inning.
Skylor Murphy banged a 2-RBI homer of his own in the 8
th inning before Erskine checked in an additional two runs in the inning.
A
Pat Galvin single in the final inning of the contest sent
Harrison Aulds home and sealed the 13-10 win for Augusta.
Augusta carded sixteen hits to Erskine's 11.
Lukas Coker led AU, going 4-for-5 with 1 run and 4 RBI.
Mason Robertson was 2-for-6 with 2 runs and 3 RBI.
Eli McMullen started on the mound for Augusta and pitched a single inning, allowing 2 hits. Nine different Jaguar pitchers saw time pitching.
Darius Dunn (1-2) secured the win for the Jaguars while
Britt Kelly registered the save.
Augusta hosts Anderson tomorrow April 13
th at 2:00pm in what proves to be a jam-packed week. Live stats and video will be available at augustajags.com
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