COCHRAN, Ga. - Despite taking the early lead and collecting more hits than the Knights, the USCB baseball team fell late to No. 19 Middle Georgia State, 7-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Knight Field. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Alexander Humphrey - 3-for-4, double, two singles, two RBIs, one run

Leandy Castro - 2-for-4, solo home run

Nick Milhan - 2-for-4, double, single, two runs

Hunter McKown - 1-for-2, double

Javier Saenz - tow innings, one hit, one run no walks

Brandon Martin and Michael Corrales - one inning, no hits, no runs, one strikeout each

Payton MacPherson - 0.2 innings, no runs, no hits, no walks

Tucker Perry - one inning, one hit, no runs, no walks, one strikeout

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a scoreless first inning, USCB took the 2-0 lead in the second thanks to a RBI double from Humphrey and a bases-loaded walk from Clint Sellars.

Middle Georgia State cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning off a solo homer.

After leaving two Knights on base in the third, MGA took its first lead of the contest in the bottom of the fifth. Both runs were unearned, but it gave the Knights the one-run lead, 3-2.

After exchanging runs in the sixth, Middle Georgia State took the four-run advantage following a three-run seventh inning. Back-to-back doubles with one out accounted for the runs to make the game 7-3. 

After being held scoreless in the eighth, USCB tried to mount a comeback in the ninth. The attempt fell short, as the Sand Sharks were only able to scratch across one in the three-run loss, 7-4. 

TEAM RECORD UPDATES

USCB - 9-14 overall

No. 19 Middle Georgia State - 14-4-1 overall

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Sand Sharks will entertain Aquinas for a four-game set at home from March 11-12. Both days will feature two, seven-inning contests. Opening the series is set to open on Friday at 1 p.m. at Richard Gray Stadium.