HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - The USCB baseball team rallied and walked off in the ninth inning thanks to Nick Milhan's game-winning hit to claim the 6-5 win in game one, but the Sand Sharks fell to No. 18 Webber International, 12-2, in the night cap to split with the Warriors on Friday afternoon at Richard Gray Stadium. 

INSIDE THE GAME ONE BOX SCORE

Milhan - 2-for-5, walk-off RBI single, two singles, one RBI, one run

Brevon Harper - 1-for-1, game-tying RBI single, scored game-winning run

Leandy Castro - 3-for-5, two doubles, single, one RBI, one run

Wesley Ambrose - 2-for-4, two singles

Brian Meyer - 1-for-4, single, one RBI

Jake Tanner and Alexander Humphrey - one single each

Brandon Blume - eight innings, eight hits, four runs, two walks, seven strikeouts

Brian Bromley - one inning, one hit, no earned runs, one walk

HOW GAME ONE HAPPENED

The first three innings flew by for both teams. That stretch was ended in the fourth and fifth innings when Webber broke onto the scoreboard with three runs in the fourth and one run in the fifth.

Despite being down 3-0, the Sand Sharks chipped away at the deficit. In the sixth inning, Meyer poked a RBI single to score Castro, while Robbie Brown plated Milhan on a run-scoring ground out.

USCB made it a one-run game in the bottom of the seventh when Castro struck two-out magic. The senior cracked a single to center, which allowed Hunter McKown to score easily.

After a quiet eighth, USCB surrendered an unearned run in the top of the ninth to make the game 5-3, WIU. 

However, USCB didn't cave. In fact, the Sand Sharks started a rally in the bottom of the ninth inning en route to walking off over No. 18 Webber. Tanner made it a one-run game thanks to a throwing error by the WIU catcher. Two batters later, Harper came up clutch with a pinch-hit, game-tying RBI single up the middle. Harper cruised into second on a wild pitch, and with two outs, Milhan smoked a single to right center, which allowed Harper to score without a throw. With the late surge, USCB won game one, 6-5. 

INSIDE THE GAME TWO BOX SCORE

Meyer - 2-for-3, double, single, one run

Brock Thibodeaux - 1-for-3, single, one run

John Leland - 1-for-1, single, one run

Keylan Newton - one inning, no hits, no runs, no walks, two strikeouts

Glenn Williams - one inning, two hits, no runs, no walk

HOW GAME TWO HAPPENED

Webber International started the game red-hot by scoring 12 unanswered runs in the first five innings. Most of those runs came in the six-run third. 

In that five-inning stretch, USCB's offense couldn't get it going, as it left three players on base and only collected two hits.

After the first 1-2-3 inning for WIU in the sixth, USCB was able to break onto the scoreboard in the home half of the frame. Leland led off with a single, and Meyer scored him on a double down the right field line. After a groundout, Thibodeaux poked a single to make it a 12-2 game. 

The Warriors threatened to score more runs in the seventh, but two players were left on base.

To end the game, USCB went down in order in the bottom of the seventh in the 12-2 loss. 

TEAM RECORD UPDATES

USCB - 20-20 overall, 7-10 Sun Conference

No. 18 Webber International - 31-12 overall, 6-7 Sun Conference

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Sand Sharks and Warriors will face off in a rubber match on Saturday. First pitch from Richard Gray Stadium is set for noon.