FCC Baseball Swept in DH at Harford CC

BEL AIR, Md. – The Frederick Community College baseball team hit the road Saturday morning for a MD JUCO doubleheader against Harford Community College. The Fighting Owls swept the Cougars 8-1 and 12-0 (5 innings). With the two losses, FCC falls to 9-9 (2-3 MD JUCO) on the season and the Fighting Owls sit at 15-5 (6-1 MD JUCO).

FCC offense was limited to just eight hits all day in the two losses. In game one, the lone bright spot was a solo homer off the bat of Eric Naylor in the first inning. It is Naylor's third homer in two games. He is batting .373 on the year and continues to swing a hot stick in the middle of the order for FCC.

In the second game, FCC managed just two hits. Brandon Austin smacked a double and remains hot at the dish for the Cougars. Austin is hitting .341 in his freshman campaign at the hot corner for FCC.

On the hill, it was a tough day for the Cougar pitching staff. In 10 innings of work, FCC pitchers allowed 15 walks and 19 earned runs. In game one, James Beasley (1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER) was hit with the loss and falls to 1-1 on the season. In game two, Patrick Foster (1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER) went one inning and suffered the loss. He falls to 1-2 on the season.

UP NEXT: FCC will host Hudson Valley CC on Monday (3/26) for a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1:00 P.M.