GREENWOOD, S.C. | Evan Wickeri had three hits and drove in three runs to lead Lander University to an 8-3 Peach Belt Conference baseball victory over Georgia College & State University Sunday (April 13) afternoon at Dolny Stadium.

The Bearcats improved to 29-13 overall and to 17-4 in the PBC, while the Bobcats dropped their first league series of the year as they fell to 26-17 and 17-4. GCSU returns to action Thursday (April 17) at 6 p.m. when they host Columbus State University to open a three-game PBC series at John Kurtz Field.

Wickeri gave Lander a 1-0 lead on sacrifice fly in the third inning off GCSU starter Mason Brown (7-1). The Bearcats exploded for five runs - highlighted by a two-run single from Wickeri - an inning later to open up a 6-0 lead.

Connor Droze added a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Lander an 8-0 lead. 

GCSU got two runs back in the seventh. Gabe Wuerth, who had three of the eight hits for GCSU,  had an RBI double to right-center before Ben Hamacher drove in the other on a ground out.  The Bobcats added a run in the eighth inning on a Carson Phillips single to right-center. 

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Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for four consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won five consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics. 
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