LAKE WALES, Fla. | Florida Memorial drops both doubleheader games to Warner, losing its second straight road series. Game two ended in a 15-4 defeat while a late comeback in game three was thwarted in a 7-5 defeat.
Game Two:
FMU 4 - WU 15
Warner opened scoring in the bottom of the first, followed by a run in the bottom of the second to take a 2-0 lead. The Royals added three runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 5-0 after four innings.
A wild pitch in the top of the sixth scored senior
Raymond Rivera for the Lions' first run of the day. An
Alejandro Fernandez RBI brought home senior
Nathan Harris before a
Luis Ruiz sacrifice RBI scored Fernandez to make it a two-run contest. Warner would go on to have a 10-run bottom of the sixth, putting the game out of reach for the Lions. Despite a run scored by shortstop
Marco Medina in the top of the seventh, Warner would take victory over FMU 15-4 in game two of the series. The loss marks the fifth straight game FMU allowed 10-plus runs to their opponent.
Boynton Beach native
Max Charnin (3-1), was credited with the loss. In six innings pitched he allowed six hits and five runs while striking out one Royal. Junior
Jamal Johnson came in relief and in 1.1 innings pitched allowed seven hits, six runs, and one walk while striking out one Royal. Sophomore
Diego Coss finished on the mound, allowing three hits, four runs, and three walks in his limited time pitching for FMU.
Game Three:
FMU 5 - WU 7
The Royals kicked off game three with five runs in the opening three innings to take a commanding 5-0 lead. A passed ball in the top of the fourth scored senior
Ulises Rodriguez for the Lions' first run of the game.
Reinaldo Prieto followed with an RBI single that scored Harris to make it a 5-2 contest after four innings.
The Lions continued scoring in the top of the fifth with a Rodriguez sacrifice RBI that scored center fielder
Pheron Charlton to make it a two-run contest. Warner added a run in the sixth and the seventh to extend the lead to four runs 7-3 after seven innings.
With one inning left Harris hit a 2 RBI single that scored Rivera and Charlton to make the game 7-5. With two runners on base, the Lions nearly completed the comeback, but the Royals' defense ended the game resulting in the 7-5 defeat.
Junior
Carlos Solano (3-4) was credited with the loss. In 5.2 innings pitched he allowed six hits, six runs, and one walk while striking out two Royals. Senior
Kyle Morrison came in relief and in 1.1 innings pitched allowed two hits and one run. Junior
Stephen West finished pitching duties for FMU and in one inning pitched allowed three hits.
The sweep drops Florida Memorial to 15-12 on the year and 4-7 in conference play.
The Lions return to action Saturday, March 30, where they'll take on Warner in the final game of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. in Lake Wales, Fla.
