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Steve Trimper
Steve Simoneau
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Winner FGCU FGCU 13-8, 1-1 ASUN
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Stetson STET 15-8, 1-1 ASUN
Winner
FGCU FGCU
13-8, 1-1 ASUN
13
Final
6
Stetson STET
15-8, 1-1 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
FGCU FGCU 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 14 4
Stetson STET 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 0

W: TIPTON, Tyler (2-0) L: Gonzalez, Chris (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ricky Hazel, Associate AD

Hatters Drop Second Game to FGCU

Stetson baseball coach Steve Trimper will likely remember his 51st birthday for a long time – but it won't be a warm and fuzzy memory.
 
Trimper's Hatters stumbled out of the gate in Saturday's game against ASUN rival Florida Gulf Coast, falling behind 10-2 after three innings before eventually falling to the visiting Eagles 13-6 at Melching Field. The teams have split the first two games of the weekend series.
 
Trimper was not around for the second half of the game, having been ejected in the sixth inning when a replay reversed a call at second base against Stetson. At that point in the game, the Hatters had closed the deficit to 10-6 and, had the call not gone against them, Stetson would have had a runner at second base with no one out and the middle of the order coming up.
 
The Hatters were never able to get back into the game, surrendering insurance runs to FGCU (13-8, 1-1) in the seventh and ninth innings. Stetson (15-8, 1-1) had a chance to put a big inning together in the seventh, getting doubles in the frame from Ryne Guida and Christian Pregent, but ran into a pair of outs on the bases to kill any chance to score.
 
The standout performance in the game came from FGCU shortstop Richie Garcia, who went six-for-six at the plate and scored five of the Eagles runs. FGCU finished the game with 14 hits and took advantage of six Stetson pitchers who allowed a total of 10 walks while also hitting a batter and uncorking three wild pitches.
 
FGCU reliever Tyler Tipton earned the win in relief of starter Gus Carter. Tipton came into the game with two out in the fifth inning and blanked the Hatters over the final 4.1 innings, allowing just four hits and no walks.
 
Pregent led the Stetson offense with a career-high three hits while Eric Foggo and Hernen Sardinas had two hits each. For Sardinas, it was his fourth consecutive multiple-hit game and his sixth in the last seven games.
 
The Hatters and Eagles will play for the series on Sunday afternoon at Melching Field. Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for the series finale, which is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Game Facts
  • Win – Tyler Tipton (2-0)
  • Loss – Chris Gonzalez (2-1)
  • Time – 3:34
 
Scoring Summary
  • T1 – FGCU pushed across three runs on four hits and a walk. The big blow was a two-run triple by Cam Krzeminski. Marc Coffers followed with an infield hit for the third run.
  • T2 – FGCU pushed its lead to 8-0 with three singles, four walks and a hit batter.
  • B2 – Eric Foggo got the Hatters on the board with a solo home run to right.
  • T3 – Back-to-back doubles to open the inning, followed by a wild pitch, made in 10-1.
  • B3 – After a pair of two-out walks to Sardinas and Hylton, Banks Griffith reached on an infield single and Sardinas came in to score on a throwing error by Richie Garcia at short.
  • B4 – After a Christian Pregent single and a walk to Andrew MacNeil, Kyle Ball tripled to right to score a pair. He came in to score when Hylton reached on an error at first base.
  • B5 – Foggo reached on another FGCU error at first, moved up on a single by Pregent and scored on a hit by MacNeil.
  • T7 – Garcia singled off Jovan Gill to open the inning, stole second and then scored on a double into the right field corner by Krzeminski.
  • T9 – Garcia reached on a one out double and advanced to third on consecutive walks by Garner Spoljaric, one of which was intentional. Jonathan Gonzalez came on the pitch with the bases loaded and surrendered a bloop single to shallow left to Coffers to score a run. Another run scored on a ground ball to second base. 
Hatters Notes
  • The loss to FGCU snapped Stetson's eight-game win streak against the Eagles. FGCU now leads the series 21-20 all-time.
  • Chris Gonzalez tied his career-high, allowing three bases-on-balls. It was the fourth time in his career he has walked as many as three in a game. He has allowed just 38 walks in 169.1 innings in his career.
  • Foggo's home run was the 19th of his career.
  • Sardinas reached base all five times he came to bat, drawing a pair of walks to go with his two singles. He also reached on an error.
  • Ball's triple was his first of the season and fourth of his career. He enters play on Sunday one hit away from 100 in his career.
 
About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 
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