State scoreboard, Thursday, Feb. 29

Ben Maskin drove in four runs in each
game of Thursday's doubleheader.
(Erskine photo)

Player of the day: Ben Maskin, Erskine, 5-for-7, BB, 2B, HR, 3 R, 8 RBI

Briefly: Nebraska scored four runs in the ninth and one in the 10th to hand College of Charleston its first loss ...  Alex Heintz (11) and Jared Gruell combined to strike out 17 in 7 innings and Erskine scored nine runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth of Game 2 to split a Conference Carolinas doubleheader with King. Ben Maskin was 4-for-4 with a  walk, a double and a homer to score three runs and drive in four. ... Joel Dragoo had two hits and drove in five runs in Game 2 to give Presbyterian a doubleheader split with St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies scored single runs in their final two at-bats of the opener for a shutout win ...  Jayden Jordan took a shutout into the the sixth inning of Game 2 as Benedict split a doubleheader with Lincoln ... Findlay used to big innings to take the opener of a series with Newberry ...

Erskine JV 12, Emmanuel JV 1, Game 1
Erskine JV 13, Emmanuel JV 3, Game 2

Findlay 7, Newberry 2 - New: Bryson Nuckols 3-4, 2B, SB

King 8, Erskine 7, Game 1 - Ers: Ben Maskin 2-3, 4 RBI 

Erskine 17, King 0, Game 2 - Ers: Christian Rivera 2-3, 2B 2 R, 3 RBI
Lincoln 10, Benedict 3, Game 1 - Ben: Jamell Mitchell Jr. 2-3, 2 SB, RBI

Benedict 5, Lincoln 2, Game 2 - Ben: Justin Murray HR, 2 RBI
Nebraska 6, College of Charleston 5, 10 innings - Cha: Dariyan Pendergrass 2-5, R, RBI
St. Bonaventure 2, Presbyterian 0, Game 1 - PC: Charlie McDaniel 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R,  5K
Presbyterian 12, St. Bonaventure 6, Game 2 - PC Tristan McGregor W, 5 IP, 0 ER, 7 K

No report
Columbia International JV at Carolina University JV, DH, noon

(10/409)

Beyond the border

* Upstate native David Mershon was 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI as Mississippi State pounded Mount St. Mary's, 12-2.

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