CARROLLTON, Ga. – The West Florida baseball team split its Gulf South Conference doubleheader at No. 28 West Georgia on Saturday, winning the first game by a score of 5-2 and falling in the second game 6-1. With the win in game one the Argonauts put an end to UWG's 11-game GSC winning streak. UWF is now 16-11 overall and 10-8 in GSC play, and the Wolves finished the series 19-8, 13-5.
 
Game 1: West Florida 5, West Georgia 2
Jarrod Petree (Apopka, Fla.) and Reed Bright (Pelham, Ala.) limited West Georgia to two runs in the first game, and Ledarious Clark (Meridian, Miss.) provided the power for UWF in a 5-2 win. Petree got the start and picked up the win to improve to 4-0 on the season. The right-hander gave up two runs, one earned, through five-plus innings. Bright took over in the sixth and pitched four scoreless frames for his second save of the year. Bright allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out three.
 
Clark posted his second multi-home run game of season, smashing his fifth and sixth of the year. The first came in the top of the fifth and was a two-run blast over the right-center field wall, putting the Argos up 2-1. He added a solo shot in the ninth over the left-center field wall, giving UWF an insurance run to go up 5-2.
 
Kyle Hamner (Maitland, Fla.) had a productive day at the plate, hitting 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and two RBIs. Nic Strasser (Orlando, Fla.) hit 2-for-3 and also reached base on two walks.
 
"We played a nice game in the first one," said UWF head coach Mike Jeffcoat. "We got a solid five innings out of Jarrod Petree and then Reed Bright did a great job coming in to hold them. It was obviously a big game for Ledarious Clark. We needed that out of the two and three spots in the order with him and Nic Strasser."
 
Brandon Goldsmith (2-1) was credited with his first loss of the season for West Georgia, allowing three runs on two hits and five walks in 5.1 innings pitched.
 
Game 2: West Georgia 6, West Florida 1
West Georgia's Matthew Norton (4-2) held the Argos to one run through six innings to pick up the win for the Wolves in game two. The right-hander scattered six hits and two walks while striking out one. Walker O'Connor (Bedford, Mass.) got the start for the Argos and was credited with the loss (4-3) after allowing five runs, three earned, in 2.1 innings pitched.
 
The Wolves did most of their damage early, scoring two runs in the second and three in the third. The first two were unearned and came home on a single by Drew Eady. UWG then rallied for three more in the next inning to take a 5-0 lead.
 
UWF narrowed the margin in the fifth on an RBI single by Strasser. The freshman hit 2-for-3 in the game and improved his team-leading batting average to .402. That run would be the only one for the Argonauts in the nightcap.
 
"In the second game we went back to what we did in the first game of the series on Friday," said Jeffcoat. "We couldn't put together enough hits. They had a couple of big innings and opened it up on us. We had a couple of disappointing losses on the road this weekend. We've got to regroup for next week."
 
The Argonauts will return to Jim Spooner Field on March 28-29 to host Lee University a three-game GSC series. The doubleheader on Saturday, March 28 will start at 2 p.m. and will be the team's Strike Out Cancer game, as the first 50 fans will receive a free UWF T-shirt at the game. The series finale on Sunday, March 29 will start at 1 p.m. and will feature baseball bingo for the first 200 fans. It will also be a double-point game for Argo Armada members, and Argie's Kids Club members will be invited to run the bases after the game.
 
For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.
  
West Florida 5, West Georgia 2 (3/21/15 at Carrollton, GA) (Game 1)
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West Florida........ 000 021 011  -  5  7  1      (16-10, 10-7 GSC)
West Georgia........ 000 110 000  -  2  6  0      (18-8, 12-5 GSC)
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Pitchers: West Florida - Jarrod Petree; Reed Bright(6) and Kyle Hamner. West Georgia -
B. Goldsmith; E. Hunter(6); C. Duttweier(8) and P. Mann.
Win-Jarrod Petree(4-0)  Save-Reed Bright(2)  Loss-B. Goldsmith(2-1)  T-2:39  A-239
HR UWF - Ledarious Clark 2 (6).
Weather: Spring-like
J. Petree faced 1 batter in the 6th.
 
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West Georgia 6, West Florida 1 (3/21/15 at Carrollton, GA) (Game 2)
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West Florida........ 000 010 0 -  1  7  1      (16-11, 10-8 GSC)
West Georgia........ 023 010 X -  6  9  0      (19-8, 13-5 GSC)
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Pitchers: West Florida - Walker O'Connor; Josh McLaney(3); Kevin Peters(5) and Kyle Hamner.
West Georgia - M. Norton; T. Gunnin(7) and P. Mann.
Win-M. Norton(4-2)  Loss-Walker O'Connor(4-3)  T-1:52  A-0
Weather: Overcast, Mild