JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville State baseball team dropped a tough 2-1 Friday night decision to Jacksonville in the opening game of a three-game series with the Dolphins.
The Dolphins (1-3) erased a 1-0 deficit in the home half of the ninth inning with both of their runs coming in the final plate appearance. A pair of back-to-back walks to open the last frame eventually scored the tying and winning run. JU's Scott Dubrule delivered an RBI single through the left side to even the contest, followed by Angel Camacho's walk off single to left field. The two runs were issued to sophomore
Christian Edwards, who was saddled with the loss. The one-run setback dropped JSU to 2-3 overall.
JU's walk off overshadowed the pitching performance by redshirt junior
Garrett Farmer. Farmer continued his dominance from a season ago with a seven-inning outing. Farmer limited the Dolphins a pair of hits – both by Ruben Someillan. Someillan was the lone Dolphin to have a multi-hit night at the plate. Farmer faced two over the minimum in his seven innings of work and did not issue a free pass. The Huntsville, Alabama right hander fanned four in the no decision.
Junior transfer
Jackson Tavel set up the ninth inning with a clean eighth inning.
JU starter Tyler Santana was equally impressive with six innings of work and posted 10 strikeouts. JSU touched him for three hits, including two by junior transfer
Alex Webb. The five other Dolphin pitchers continued to keep limit Jax State at the plate as they combined for just two hits and four strikeouts.
Webb broke a scoreless deadlock in the fourth inning with a leadoff home run to right centerfield. The Columbia, Tennessee native, who was in the designated hitters spot in the lineup, also had a hit in his next at bat in the sixth. Webb finished the night 3-for-4 with his third hit of the contest in the eighth. The Gamecocks stranded six on the base paths, including five in scoring position.
Junior
Andrew Naismith and senior
Nic Gaddis added hits in the loss.
JSU will look to even the series on Saturday with a 1 p.m. CST start time. The Gamecocks will send redshirt freshman
Trey Fortner to the mound for his second start iof his career. The game will be available via Facebook Live and an audio link at JSUGamecockSports.com.
