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KENNESAW, Ga. – The Owls' six-game skid came to a screeching halt on Tuesday (March 12) afternoon as KSU exploded for 13 runs in a 13-5 win over Presbyterian.

The Owls jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after an RBI double from A.J. Willoughby and an RBI single off of the bat of Daniel Seres. The Blue Hose tied the game in the top of the second inning, which proved to be the last time the score was knotted.

After Terence Norman doubled to score Alex Carballo in the third inning, Jake Franklin launched his first home run of the season to plate two more runs and give Kennesaw State a 5-2 lead after three innings. Presbyterian scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning to come within one score.

The Owls exploded for three runs in the fourth inning after Ryan Smith recorded an RBI with a groundout to the short stop, Carballo plated David Chabut with a double and Norman singled for his second RBI of the contest.

After PC plated a single run in the sixth frame, Justin Russell rocketed a ball to right field for a sacrifice fly to give the Owls a 11-5 lead. The Owls were not done there in the sixth – as Willoughby singled to right center to score Franklin which gave the Owls a new season-high for runs (12).

Franklin plated the final run of the game in the seventh inning with a single to the first baseman to push Seres across the plate.

Norman, Franklin and Willoughby all recorded three hits in the game, while Brendan Bickleman earned his first win of his career on the bump. Luke Tobert, Deviner McCray and Brian Exley each saw time out of the pen and gave up just three combined hits.

The Owls look to complete the midweek sweep tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Stillwell Stadium.

Noteworthy

• Bickleman earned his first win of the KSU career
• Franklin recorded his second three-hit game of the season
• Norman logged his third three-hit game of 2019
• 13 runs were the most KSU has scored this season
• The Owls hit .271 as a team, their highest mark since Feb. 27 at Georgia
• KSU stole three-plus bases for the fourth time in 2019
• 14 hits as a team is tied for a season-high
• David Chabut started at shortstop for the first time this season
• Ryan Smith started at third base for the first time this year
• 13 RBIs from the Owls were the most in 2019
• The Owls struck out just three times at the plate, their lowest of the season
• KSU recorded 20 total bases for just the second time in 2019
• Willoughby's three hits were a season-high
• Seven out of the nine batters for the Owls recorded at least one hit