College Baseball: Edward Waters downs Flagler

JACKSONVILLE – A pair of wild pitches allowed two runs to score which gave Edward Waters University the lead for good in a 7-4 win over Flagler College in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday evening at Henry L. Aaron Field at James P. Small Memorial Ballpark.

Edward Waters won its fourth game in a row to improve to 26-19. Flagler dropped to 30-15. The Saints wrap up conference play this weekend with a three-game series at Augusta University. The first game of the series is on Friday at 6 p.m.

A sacrifice fly and a squeeze bunt by Flagler in the fourth inning knotted the game at 3-all.

Edward Waters loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fourth. After a pitching change and a strikeout, the Tigers took advantage of some wild pitches and scored two runs to take the lead for good. They added two more runs in the sixth for insurance.

Cason Shurling (4-1), the third pitcher used by the Tigers, allowed two runs on three hits in four innings to get the win. Ty Mitzel set down all three batters he faced in the ninth to pick up a save.

Daniel Donaldson-Fountain finished a triple shy of the cycle and had two runs batted in for Edward Waters. Joseph Di Cesare collected two singles and scored three runs.

Logan Brown (3-2), the third of seven Flagler pitchers used, surrendered a run on two hits in one inning of work to get the loss.

Holden Bradshaw finished with three singles and one RBI. Payton Palladino hit two doubles and scored three runs.