Baseball team tops Florida Southwestern for conference win

The Eastern Florida State College baseball team picked up a big conference road win Thursday afternoon.

The Titans, who are now 7-9 in the Citrus Conference, held off Florida Southwestern in the first game of a three-game series.

Adrian Dominguez got the Titans on the board in the first inning with an RBI single, scoring Ryan Cerrone. Florida Southwestern would tie the game in the bottom of the first.

Bryce Carter would come into the game with one out in the first inning and pitch well for the Titans, holding the Bucs scoreless for four innings for his first win of the season, striking out six.

Meanwhile the Titans would add two runs in the second inning and Ryan Cerrone would hit an RBI single in the seventh and Jeff Davis had one in the eighth as the Titans led 5-1.

The Bucs would rally in the eighth inning with home runs by Jared Davis and Cooper Clapp, cutting the Titans lead to 5-4.

But closer Anthony Cordero picked up his fifth save, tossing the final three innings and struck out four.

Davis finished with four hits and Kevin Smith scored twice and had a stolen base in the win.

Eastern Florida State College will host Florida Southwestern for a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at noon, weather permitting. Admission is free to Bruce Bochy Field and you can watch the game live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.