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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Preston Picard (Detroit, Mich./Madonna University) went 5-for-7 with three RBI and tossed 5.2 innings on the hill to earn a win on the mound in leading Flagler College to a doubleheader split of Southeastern University of Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday night at Flagler Stadium. Southeastern won the opener 5-2 and Flagler took the second game 8-5.

Tommy Sutton (2-0) tossed a complete game five-hitter, struck out seven ad allowed one earned run for Southeastern (1-2). The Fire scored all five of their runs in the second inning. Kyle Bruneau had an RBI triple of the left-center wall for Southeastern's first run while Wilfredo Gonzalez, Drew Robbins and Craig Maddox tacked on RBI singles. Brent Upham capped the inning with a sacrifice fly.

Bruneau added a single to go along with his triple in the first game for the Fire.

Flagler's Paul Mathews (Baton Rouge, La./Saint Louis CC-Meramec) pitched a near flawless four innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out four. Wes Burgess (St. Augustine, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) (0-2) went three innings and allowed five hits and five runs. Picard had a pair of singles for the Saints.

Southeastern U. 5, Flagler 2 (Feb 07, 2006 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 1)
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Southeastern U...... 005 000 0 - 5 6 1 (2-0)
Flagler............. 010 001 0 - 2 5 0 (4-3)
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Battery: Southeastern U. – Sutton and Maddox. Flagler - Burgess; Mathews(4) and Marquez.
Win-Sutton(2-0) Loss-Burgess(0-2) T-2:05
3B SU – Bruneau.
HR FC - Kiture (1).


In the nightcap, a four-run second inning led Flagler (5-3) to the 8-5 win over Southeastern.

With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the second, trailing 3-1, Florida Sun Conference Player of the Week Chris Guerra (Fremont, Calif./Mount Mercy College) hit a grounder to the right of the Southeastern first baseman that glanced of his glove to the second baseman and everyone was safe. Picard came up with the bases loaded and the Saints down 3-2 and he pulled a ball down the right field line allowing two more runs to score to put Flagler up 4-3. Randy Miller (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida CC-Jacksonville) followed with another double down the right field line, this one a flare to right, allowing Guerra to score and Picard advanced to third.

That proved to be enough, but an insurance run came in on Shane Darnofall's (Corry, Pa./Hillsborough CC) sacrifice fly in the third to give Flagler a 6-3 advantage.

Picard went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs batted in. He also picked up the win on the mound in his first appearance of the young season. Picard scattered seven hits and five runs over 5.2 innings. He settled down after a three-run first inning. Ben Floyd (Port St. Lucie Fla./Brevard CC) tallied two singles and a double and scored a run for the Saints. Brad Jackson (Havana, Fla./North Florida CC) came on to earn the save, tossing 1.1 innings.

Victor Scarlata (0-1) tossed three innings, allowing seven hits and five earned runs for Southeastern. Maddox went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.

Flagler 8, Southeastern U. 5 (Feb 07, 2006 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 2)
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Southeastern U...... 300 002 0 - 5 7 3 (1-2)
Flagler............. 141 002 X - 8 13 1 (5-3)
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Battery: Southeastern U. - Scarlata; Berman(4); Fouts(6) and Seip. Flagler - Picard; Jackson(6) and Darnofall.
Win-Picard(1-0) Save-Jackson(1) Loss-Scarlata(0-1) T-1:59 A-207
2B SU – Maddox.
2B FC – Picard 2; Miller.

Flagler hosts Methodist College, an NCAA Division III school out of Fayetteville, N.C., on Saturday at 3 p.m. in a 9-inning game. The same two teams will meet on Sunday at 1 p.m. Southeastern hosts Clearwater Christian College in a doubleheader on Thursday starting at 4 p.m.