LEESBURG, Fla. – Suffolk baseball lost to Greenville, 7-3, in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Pat Thomas Stadium. With the win the Panthers swept the twinbill at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Greenville 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-5) | Greenville (4-8-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was 1-0 Suffolk after the first as Logan Heckman opened the game with a bunt for a base hit and came in two batters later behind Blase Cormier's single up the middle.  

An inning and a half later Greenville grabbed a 3-1 edge on a two-hit, two-error bottom of the second.  

The Rams made up one run in the top of the third when Rich Gilbride, who doubled to left field and advanced to third on a passed ball, ran in on Cormier's ground out to second.  

Greenville restored the multi-run advantage with a pair in the home half of the inning and pushed the cushion to 7-2 in their next time at the plate.  

A scoreless sixth was followed by a one-run sixth for Suffolk. Gilbride led off the inning with a double to left center, moved to third on Tim Brigham's fly out to left and scored on Luke Harder's pop up to left.  

That run sliced the margin to four, but the Panthers did not let the Rams score another run the rest of the way to keep the score the same.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• George Breslin suffered the setback after allowing seven runs, five earned, on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts. 
• CJ Barrett and Michael James Jr. each threw 1.0 inning of scoreless relief. Barrett had one walk and one punchout to his credit. 
• Lukas Whitten tossed a three-run, four-hit, three-walk, six-strikeout complete-game for the win.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Gilbride went 2-for-2 at the dish. Both of hits were doubles and he scored twice. 
• Cormier brought in two runs on one hit. 
• Heckman notched one hit and one run. 
• Harder provided one RBI on a sac fly. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Gilbride matched a personal-best two doubles. 
• James Jr. made his debut on the mound. 

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COMING UP
The Rams wrap up their Florida slate tomorrow, Friday, March 13 in a doubleheader with Ursinus. The Rams and Bears will battle beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Seminole Country Sportsplex in Sanford, Florida.