Stetson Hatters rally past Jacksonville Dolphins 9‑6
DELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Stetson overcame a six-run deficit Sunday evening to defeat Jacksonville 9-6 in an ASUN contest at Melching Field.
The Dolphins jumped ahead 6-0 in the first inning on a two-run double by Bermudez, but the Hatters answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame, keyed by Yohann Dessureault’s two-run homer. Dessureault added an RBI groundout in the third to cut the lead to 6-4.
Jacksonville extended its lead to 6-4 in the fifth on an unearned run by Blake Edmonds and added two more in the sixth on Logan Baratta’s RBI single and an RBI single by Spelman. Stetson tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Juan De la Cruz and took the lead on a two-run single by Jack Harley, who finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Dessureault scored on a single by Fernandez in the seventh to make it 9-6.
Trace Hartman earned the win with five innings of three-hit, two-run ball. Jacksonville’s Kyle Powers allowed three runs in 3 1/3 innings. Stetson improves to 21-30, while Jacksonville falls to 27-23.