OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth lifted Lake Sumter past the College of Central Florida (CF) Patriots, 6-5, handing CF only its second non-conference loss of the season.
The pitchers dominated early, with CF’s Colson Altman and Lake Sumter’s Ty Floyd each allowing just one hit through three scoreless innings.
CF took a 2-0 lead with solo runs in the fourth and fifth, including a passed ball that scored Tanner Swank and a Logan Chapman RBI single.
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Lake Sumter responded with two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to go up 4-2. CF rallied in the eighth with a two-run homer from Armando Guirola – his second of the season—to tie the game at 4-4. The Lake Hawks quickly reclaimed the lead in the bottom half.
Down 5-4 in the ninth, the Patriots used a Dawson Harman single, two walks, and a sacrifice fly from Miles Curley to even the score again. But Lake Sumter’s Chris Cantwell led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and scored on Mason Blackburn’s double to seal the win.
CF drops to 27-11; Lake Sumter moves to 25-14. CF resumes play Thursday, April 3, at Hillsborough Community College.
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