HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - To end the home slate for the 2019 season, the USCB baseball team split with non-conference rival Edward Waters, 4-3 and 9-6, on Tuesday at Richard Gray Sports Complex.

INSIDE THE GAME ONE BOX SCORE

Tanner Davis - six innings pitched, five hits, one run, five strikeouts

Steven Mojica - 2-for-3, one RBI, one run

Tavaris Terrell - 2-for-3, two runs

Noah Matthews - 2-for- 3, two-RBI double

HOW GAME ONE HAPPENED

After a one-hit first inning for both teams, USCB opened the scoring in the bottom of the second with a pair of runs. Mojica started the two-out rally with a single to left center, and Terrell followed with a single a batter later. Matthews made it hurt with a two-RBI double that split the left-center field gap.

Edward Waters tried to start a rally of its own in the third but left a pair of Tigers on base after back-to-back singles.

The Sand Sharks added key insurance runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take the 4-0 lead. Daniel Searles and Mojica connected with two-out, run-scoring hits to advance the Sand Shark advantage. 

Edward Waters didn't give up in the final inning, as it plated three runs with one out. The Tigers scored a run on a bases-loaded hit by pitch, and Cayden Frankie connected with a two-RBI single to make the deficit 4-3. However, that was as close as Edward Waters would get, as the final two outs came via a pop out to first and a caught stealing.

INSIDE THE GAME TWO BOX SCORE

Chris Vazquez - 2-for-3, two singles, one RBI, one run, one walk, stolen base

Mojica - 2-for-4, two singles, one RBI, one run, stolen base

Terrell - 1-for-3, two RBIs

Matthews - 1-for-3, two RBIs

Cole Hamilton - 1-for-4, one double

Ryan Reynolds - two innings, three hits, no runs, no walks, one strikeout

HOW GAME TWO HAPPENED

Edward Waters started red hot in the first half of the game, as it scored runs in each of the first three innings. The Tigers plated a trio of runs in the first and added a run off a sacrifice fly in the second. EWC added a pair of runs in the third to take the 6-0 lead.

After holding Edward Waters scoreless for the first time in the game, USCB's offense broke through in the home half of the fourth with three runs. Vazquez plated a run off his bases-loaded single to left. After a pitching change, Terrell roped a single to right, which made the deficit only three runs (6-3).

After a quiet fifth inning for both clubs, Edward Waters added three insurance runs in the sixth to push the lead to six, 9-3. 

The Sand Sharks tried to mount a comeback in the sixth and seventh innings, but they could only muster three runs, which allowed the Tigers to take game two (9-6).

TEAM RECORD UPDATES

USCB - 20-27 overall

WIU - 23-31 overall

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Sand Sharks will end the regular season with six straight road games. To open the stretch, USCB will travel to Thomasville, Ga. to square off with The Sun Conference foe Thomas for a three-game series. The set is scheduled to begin with a doubleheader on Friday, April 19 at noon.