WHITEVILLE, NC – The FM baseball team had the unusual opportunity to play two different teams on Tuesday afternoon. The Raiders defeated Jamestown Community College 6-5 and bowed to host Southeastern CC 6-1.

FMCC vs. Jamestown

FM was designated as the home team in the neutral-site game with their opponents from western New York. The Jayhawks scored two runs in the second inning, but FM had a big third inning and led 5-2, with Baylee Hall on the hill.

Photos, clockwise from left:  Jon Wingate batting in Game Two, Christopher Rockefeller, Lewis Lima, Wingate, Chris Carmel

Jamestown tied the game in the fourth, but FM scored the go-ahead run in the fifth when Kristjian Maksuti hit a ball to right field that Jayhawk Jeff Andrulis got to but could not catch. That run was all that FM needed, thanks to the masterful relief pitching of Chris Carmel and the errorless play by the Raiders in the field.

Carmel was nearly perfect in relief, pitching 3.1 innings, allowing no hits and just one walk while striking out two. Lewis Lima's two-run single was FM's big hit in the game. Jonathan Wingate hit safely twice in three at-bats.

Jamestown   020 300 0   5-8-1

FMCC              005 010 x   6-11-0

2B:  Johnson, Lucas, Maxon (Jamestown), Lima, Hughes (FMCC)

Winning pitcher:  Chris Carmel, Losing pitcher: Rob Burgess

FMCC vs. Southeastern CC-Whiteville

Southeastern's Rams built a 5-0 lead after two innings, and FM was unable to recover. FM's Chris Carmel, who was the winning pitcher against Jamestown, played second base in this game and stroked a double. Center fielder Chris Rockefeller had one hit in this game and three hits for the day.

FM will play in Whiteville again on Wednesday, meeting Southeastern CC in a doubleheader. The first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.

FMCC                   000 000 1   1-4-2

Southeastern    410 001 x   6-10-1

2B: Carmel (FM), Williams, Strange (Southeastern)

Winning pitcher:  Jackson Hayes, Losing pitcher Taylor Vavruick

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