Quentin M. Reed - Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

TIGERVILLE, S.C. - In a game that saw 29 hits between two teams, the Pfeiffer Falcons (19-20, 9-13 CC) came up on the short end as they fell 10-5 to the North Greenville Crusaders (32-12, 15-7 CC) on Friday afternoon in a late season Conference Carolinas match-up.

Falcons lead-off hitter Derek Perry led off the game with a double down the left field line. After Perry advanced to third, Tanner Mathis singled him in with a base hit to center field.

Nathaniel Maggio hit a two-run homer to left center as it gave the Crusaders the lead at the end of one.

In the Falcons' fourth, Gauge Gantt and Cody McKenzie hit back-to-back homers but the Crusaders answered two runs of their own to retake the lead, 4-3.

North Greenville added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth as Andrew Frazier and Bennette Hill added back-to-back RBI singles.

The Falcons scored two as Xavier Rodriguez led off the sixth with a single and came around to score on a misplay by Crusader shortstop Frazier. Gantt also singled and came around to score on a Zach Scudder sacrifice fly.

North Greenville scored three more runs over the two innings to secure the victory.

Rodriguez and Gantt had three hits each and both added an RBI.

With two outs Pfeiffer batted 3-for-11 and with runners in scoring position they were 4-for-19. The Crusaders with two outs were 6-for-13 and 7-for-14 with RISP.

With the Falcons' loss, they have fallen back into a sixth-place tie with the Limestone Saints. The Falcons still control the tie-breaker with the Saints as a result of a sweep earlier in the season.

Pfeiffer and North Greenville return action on Saturday afternoon as they play a doubleheader starting at 12 noon.