DELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Trace Hartman rebounded from a rough outing a week earlier, and Yohann Dessureault and Jack Harley delivered key hits as Stetson defeated Jacksonville 9-6 on Sunday, May 10, 2026, in an ASUN matchup at Melching Field.

Hartman, who allowed four earned runs over three innings against Florida Gulf Coast on May 2, pitched five innings of three-hit ball, surrendering two earned runs and striking out four. The Hatters improved to 21-30 overall, while the Dolphins fell to 27-23.

Jacksonville took an early lead in the top of the first inning. After a walk to Daniel Vergara, Justin Bermudez doubled to left-center, driving in Vergara. But Stetson answered in the bottom half. Juan De la Cruz doubled, and Harley singled to center to plate Cruz. Dessureault then launched his eighth homer of the season to deep center field, scoring Harley and giving the Hatters a 3-1 lead.

Stetson added a run in the third inning when Dessureault grounded out to shortstop, bringing home Harley after the third baseman had singled and stolen second. The Hatters led 4-1.

Jacksonville chipped away in the fifth. Logan Baratta singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by Hartman on a pickoff attempt and moved to third on a single by Jack Spelman. Blake Edmonds lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Baratta unearned and cutting the deficit to 4-2.

The Dolphins tied the game in the sixth. After Stetson reliever Connor Moran replaced Hartman, Jacksonville loaded the bases on a walk, a fielder’s choice and a walk to Evan Grunberg. Baratta singled to shallow right, scoring Vergara, and Spelman lined a single through the right side that brought home Caleb Delgado, making the score 4-4.

Stetson answered decisively in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Jackson Gonzalez singled, and pinch runner Cameron Robinson moved to second on a single by Mason Fernandez. After a pitching change to Jacksonville’s Kyle Pieto, Kaleb Hylton singled to center to load the bases. Following a strikeout, De la Cruz singled up the middle, driving in Robinson and Fernandez. Hylton advanced to third on the play, and De la Cruz moved to second on the throw. Harley then singled to right, scoring Hylton and De la Cruz, stretching the lead to 8-4.

The Hatters added a run in the seventh. Dessureault singled down the right-field line, and after a hit batter and a single by Fernandez, Robinson scored on a hit-by-pitch by Fernandez. Stetson led 9-4.

Jacksonville mounted a rally in the eighth. With runners on first and second, Edmonds singled to left, scoring Grunberg and Delgado, cutting the margin to 9-6. But Stetson reliever TJ Melani retired the next batter, and Andrew Lepine worked a scoreless ninth, striking out two and allowing one hit to seal the win.

Blake Edmonds finished with three RBIs for Jacksonville, and Logan Baratta had two hits and an RBI. Kyle Powers, who relieved in the third inning, allowed three earned runs over three innings.

Stetson’s 14 hits included three from Harley and two each from De la Cruz, Dessureault and Fernandez. Dessureault drove in three runs, and Harley also had three RBIs.

The game was the rubber match of a three-game series. Stetson won Saturday’s opener 16-6, while Jacksonville took the second game 5-4. The Hatters have now won three of their last five meetings with the Dolphins.

Ayden Phillips pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief for Jacksonville, striking out none.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jacksonville 7, Stetson 5, but the Hatters defied the projection. Interstat’s ELO system gave Stetson a 57.40 percent probability to win.