STATE DIVISION I BASEBALL

ASUN FLORIDA GULF COAST 8, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 6

The University of Central Arkansas fell to Florida Gulf Coast on Friday afternoon in Fort Myers, Fla., after allowing six runs in the final three final innings.

Florida Gulf Coast (13-14, 6-4 ASUN) led 2-0 through the first five innings as starter Davian Garcia battled UCA starter Jesse Barker.

The Eagles got to Barker again in the sixth inning when Evan Dempsey hit a two-run home run to right field to make it 4-0.

UCA (13-16, 4-6) hit right back with five runs of its own the next inning. Jagger Schattle led off the inning with a solo home run before Kade Seldomridge drove in two runs with a two-out single through the right side. Bryce Cermenelli followed that with a double down the left-field line to make it 5-4.

Gavin Alveti walked the first two Eagles batters of the bottom of the frame, and a Casey Shipley throwing error moved them to second and third. Harrison Povey hit a single to right center field to tie the score 5-5.

UCA retook the lead in the top of the eighth inning on a Mason King sacrifice fly, but Florida Gulf Coast scored three runs later that inning off reliever Mason Griffin to make it 8-6.

SWAC SOUTHERN 13, UAPB 11

Tyeler Hawkins and Dominic Joseph both hit home runs for Southern (1412, 7-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which overcame an early 4-0 deficit to outlast the Golden Lions at Lee Hines Stadium in Baton Rouge.

Five players drove in at least two runs while both K.J. White and Khyle Radcliff each went 3 for 5 for the plate for a Jaguars team that’s beaten UAPB (11-19, 2-8) four consecutive times. Southern responded to its four-run, first-inning deficit by scoring 11 of the game’s next 12 runs, including five in the fourth. But the Golden Lions would answer.

Edwin DeLaCruz drilled a two-run double in the sixth to pull UAPB within 13-7. The Golden Lions pushed across four more runs in the eighth innning but were unable to get a runner in scoring position in the final frame.

DeLaCruz had four hits and both Jaylon Nauden and Darrius Brown both collected three hits for UAPB.

SUN BELT TROY 14, ARKANSAS STATE 0 (7)

Troy jumped out to an early lead and took a run-rule victory over Arkansas State on Friday night in the first game of a three-game set at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala.

The Trojans finished with 10 hits. Ethan Kavanagh had two hits and three RBI to pace Troy (21-11, 5-5 Sun Belt Conference). Will Butcher, Peyton Watts and Blake Sutton each picked up two RBI apiece for the Trojans.

Arkansas State (16-16, 3-7) struggled at the plate, finishing with two hits. Luke Lyon struck out nine on his way to a complete game shutout for the Trojans. Red Wolves starting pitcher Jelle van der Lelie walked four and gave up four earned runs while being charged with the loss.

OHIO VALLEY ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 8, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. 2

UALR scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised to a victory over Southeast Missouri State on Friday night in the first game of a three-game set at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock.

Alex Seguine hit a leadoff home run to kick off the big first inning for the Trojans (16-14, 5-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Tyler Williams finished with two RBI and two extra-base hits, including an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth to score Christian Bernabe and extended the UALR lead to 8-1.

Hoss Brewer pitched a complete game for the Trojans, striking out 11 and giving up 6 hits on 124 pitches. Haden Dow was charged with the loss for the Redhawks (14-16, 5-2) after giving up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.