CARY, N.C. – Carey Cheek (Jr./Baltimore, MD) hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Saint Augustine's University a 10-9 non-conference baseball win over Francis Marion University at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on Thursday, April 23, 2015.

Cheek scored Darrell Langston (Fr./Chicago, IL) with a hit that bounced over the third baseman into left field. His RBI capped a three-run inning for the Falcons, who trailed 9-7 heading into the bottom of the 10th.

The Falcons totaled 16 hits in their first ever victory against highly-regarded Francis Marion, which had seven hits. The win also avenged a 10-5 loss to the Patriots in Florence, S.C., last month.

Cheek and Corey Brassington (So./Raleigh, NC) led the Falcons with three RBIs apiece. Jason Baytop (Jr./Manchester, MD) recorded an RBI on 3-for-6 hitting and Darryl Washington-Hardy (Sr./River Grove, IL) scored two runs on 2-for-4 hitting.

Timothy Carter (So./Lumberton, NC) had one RBI and scored two runs on two hits, and Tyson McDonald (Jr./Magee, MS) tallied one RBI and scored one run on two hits. Sterling James (Sr./New Castle, DE) scored two runs on 2-for-4 hitting.

Brandon Pearson (Fr./Riverside, GA) gained the win after pitching the last inning. Jeremiah Freeman was the losing pitcher after pitching the last 2.1 innings.

Starting pitcher Desmond Cheek (So./Franklinville, NC) of the Falcons had a solid pitching outing as he scattered five hits in eight innings. The Falcons held a three-run lead when he was relieved before the ninth inning.

The Falcons trailed 4-1 early, but exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to take a 7-4 lead. Carter started the rally when he scored Washington-Hardy on a double.

Brassington tied the game when he tripled to score McDonald and Carter, and an error at third base allowed Brassington to score on the same play for a one-run Falcons' lead. Cheek extended the lead with a two-run single that scored James and Langston.

The Falcons were one out away from victory in the ninth inning, but Ryan Miller of the Patriots smacked a three-run home run over the left field wall to send the contest into extra innings. The Patriots took a 9-7 lead in the top of the 10th but the resilient Falcons rallied again to pull out the win.

Carter started the bottom of the 10th with a triple to deep right field, and he scored on Brassington's groundout to slice the margin to 9-8. With one out, James singled to right field and Langston walked to put runners on second and first.

Baytop scored James on a single and Langston advanced to third base. Cheek then produced his biggest hit of the season to score Langston and give the Falcons (14-25 overall) their biggest victory of the season.

The Patriots (25-17 overall) started the contest with three runs in the top of the first inning. The Falcons scored their first run in the bottom of the first when McDonald scored Washington-Hardy on a single. The Patriots added a run in the third inning for a 4-1 lead before the Falcons began their comeback

The Falcons will conclude the regular season this weekend with a CIAA doubleheader at The Lincoln University. Both teams will play a doubleheader in Lincoln University, Pa., on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26. The starting times are 1 p.m. and approximately 3 p.m. both days.