Fleet Baseball Jumps into Top 25
2/8/2010 2:50:25 PM
Due West, SC – Following an opening week that saw the Fleet baseball team go 3-1, including a win over #8 Francis Marion, Erskine has jumped into the top 25 in the Collegiate Baseball Magazine poll that was released Monday afternoon. The Fleet are currently ranked #24.
Erskine got the week started off with a 19-0 opening day win over Southern Wesleyan, and followed that up with a 14-2 win over Atlanta Christian on Wednesday. The Fleet welcomed the then 12th ranked Patriots to Grier Field for a very important early season match up. Erskine defeated Francis Marion 6-3, with junior John Bolding driving in four of the Fleet’s six runs and Atlee Pearson pitched 3.1 shut out innings. The Fleet would fall to the Patriots 4-2 in Florence on Saturday.
Weather permitting, the Fleet will return to action Tuesday as they host Georgia College and State University at 2:00 pm. Erskine will host Paine College Wednesday afternoon before traveling down the road to Anderson for their opening conference weekend.
Collegiate Baseball Magazine Poll