FLORENCE — Charlie Abbott and Oneal Kennedy each knocked in two runs and Robbie Brown turned in six strong innings to help Florence beat Lake City 11-4 on Friday in American Legion baseball.
Post 1 clinches a playoff berth with the win and has a 5 1/2 game lead in League II.
Brown (4-0) allowed all four Lake City runs, although just one was earned, gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked four.
Florence got all the runs it needed with a six-run first inning.
Reggie Weatherford had a two-run home run for Lake City.
Florence hosts Georgetown at 7 p.m. Monday.
LC 100 012 000 — 4 5 1
F 610 130 00x — 11 16 4
WP — Robbie Brown (4-0, 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 4 BB).
LP — Will McCutcheon (4 IP, 9 R, 7 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 3 HBP).
LEADING HITTERS — LC: Reggie Weatherford 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R. F: Michael Wilson 4-5, 2 2B, RBI; Dustin Britt 3-4, 2 R, RBI; Charlie Abbott 1-2, 2 RBI; Oneal Kennedy 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R.
RECORDS — F: 12-3, 10-0 in league. LC: 5-8, 4-6.
NEXT GAME: Georgetown at Florence at 7 p.m. Monday.
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