Box Score The Spring Hill College (SHC) baseball team dropped a 13-8 non-conference decision to the No. 3-ranked University of West Florida (UWF) Argonauts on Wednesday evening at historic Stan Galle Field.
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UWF (1-3) exploded for six runs in the 2
nd inning to establish a 6-1 cushion and then added five more tallies in the 4
th inning to build out an 11-2 advantage. SHC rallied to put four runs across the plate in the 7
th inning and added another run in the 8
th frame, but could draw no closer.
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Brandon Harigel collected three doubles for Spring Hill while five other Badger batters earned two hits each.
Austin Barrios (0-1) took the loss in his first start of the year in three innings of work with eight hits, three walks and a strike out.
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Jared Middleton (1-0) earned the win in five innings with eight hits surrendered, a walk and six strike outs. Argo first baseman Justin Ambrosino went 4-for-6 with two home runs and five RBI.
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The Badgers (1-3) will next the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chargers (0-4) in a non-conference doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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