Louisburg College baseball hosted Pitt Community College in the 2020 season opener at Frazier Field Wednesday. Louisburg prevailed 8-7 in the contest.

In the bottom of the first centerfielder Phillip Boykin singled home Jonah Beamon to put Louisburg out front. Neither team scored again until the top of the 6^thwhen Pitt scored 1 run, only to follow it up with 4 more runs in the 7^th.

In the bottom of the 7^ththe Hurricanes were down 5-1 when DH Dawson Painter homered to centerfield. Right fielder David Cucci also hit a 2 run homer in the inning to make it a 1-run game.

However, Pitt scored once in the 8^thand again in the 9^thto stretch the lead to 7-4. In the bottom of the ninth, Louisburg scored 4 runs on a Pitt error to come away with the victory.

Louisburg threw 9 pitchers in the contest. Josh Swartz (1-0) came away with the win on 2 innings pitched, giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 strikeouts.

Louisburg takes the field again this weekend at home with a double header against Paul D. Camp Community College with begins at 1:00 pm on Saturday.