Baseball Panthers drop two of three to start season

By MARK JURGENA
ADVOCATE SPORTS STAFF

Freebies and timely hitting definitely win games.

North Park University proved that Tuesday afternoon in Davenport, Florida.

The Vikings used a two-run double and a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to flip a 7-4 Greenville University advantage into a 9-7 win.

It was the culmination of a flurry of late game runs by both schools.

With GU leading 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the Vikings scratched out a run to tie the game, but the Panthers answered back with a big inning in the top of the eighth.