WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Despite a mid-game push, the USCB baseball team bowed out of the NAIA Tournament on Tuesday, as the Sand Sharks fell to three seed Bryan, 11-6, at the Chain O' Lakes Complex. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Clint Sellers - 2-for-3, two singles, one RBI

Leandy Castro - 2-for-4, two singles, two runs

Kyran Russ - 1-for-4, double, one run

Brian Meyer - 2-for-4, two singles

Marino Sorbara - 1-for-2, one single, two runs

Tavaris Terrell - 1-for-3, one run

Alexander Humphrey and Nick Milhan - one RBI each

Payton MacPherson - 7.2 innings, five hits, two runs, four walks, five strikeouts

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bryan jumped out quickly, as it took a 9-1 advantage in the first two frames (four in the first and five in the second). USCB's lone run in that stretch came in the first, as Humphrey connected with a sacrifice fly. 

The Sand Sharks started to battle and chip away at the eight-run deficit, as it plated four total runs in the third and fourth innings. Milhan scored Russ on a RBI ground out in the third, and in the fourth, Terrell, Sorbara and Castro all touched home via three Lion errors.

Down by four (9-5), USCB made it a three-run game in the bottom of the sixth. Sellers cracked the run-scoring hit to make the game interesting, 9-6.

Unfortunately for the Sand Sharks, that would be as close as they would get, as BC added a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to win the game 11-6. 

TEAM RECORD UPDATES

No. 4 USCB - 32-23 overall

No. 3 Bryan - 37-17 overall