High Point and Furman split a Sunday baseball doubleheader at Furman Stadium on Sunday with the Paladins claiming game one, 9-5, and the Panthers earning the victory in game two, 15-2.

High Point's triumph in the night cap snapped a 12-game losing skid for the Pathers (4-13), while Furman's win in the opener gave the Paladins a 10-5 record.

In Sunday's first game Campbell Lewis' two-run double in the seventh inning broke a 5-5 tie and lifted Furman to the win. Lewis' decisive hit to left center field off Panther reliever Jeremy Berg came with the bases loaded and plated Bobby Hubbard and Connor Lind.  Reese Wade followed with an RBI single to score Ryan Lee, and Matt Hemingway closed out the four-run Paladin frame with a sacrifice fly to stretch the Paladin advantage.

Jay Friedman (1-0), who worked a scoreless top of the seventh, was the beneficiary of Furman's four-run outburst, earning his first collegiate victory. Nick Karow closed out the game for the Paladins with two innings of no-hit relief.

Berg (0-1) took the loss after yielding four runs on four hits and two walks in one inning of work.

Hemingway, whose two-run double in the sixth tied the game at 5-5, went 3-for-3 and drove in a game high four runs to lead Furman's 15-hit attack. Wade fashioned a 3-for-4 performance with an RBI, and Lind, Hubbard, and Jackson collected two hits each for Furman.

With the game tied 2-2 after three innings, High Point tallied three runs in the fifth off Furman starting pitcher Mason Smith to take a 5-2 lead before Marcus Rose started the Paladin comeback with a leadoff home run in the fifth off Berg.

Robby Kuzdale led High Point, going 3-for-4 with a pair of steals.

Game two was all High Point as the Panthers pounded Paladin pitching for 20 hits en route to the 15-2 decision.

Jeff Cowan went 4-for-6 with a home run and three RBI, and Randy Schwartz fashioned a 4-for-5 performance and scored four runs.  Kuzdale also went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs for the Panthers.

HPU starting pitcher Bubba O'Donnell (1-0) earned the victory after working seven strong innings and surrendering just two runs on seven hits and a pair of walks while striking out seven. RJ Chlebnikow and Berg each worked a scoreless inning of relief to secure the victory for High Point.

With the game tied 1-1, High Point battered Paladin starting and losing pitcher Chris Newell for five runs on six hits in the second inning to take a 6-1 lead.  Newell was also called for a balk and committed a throwing error in the frame.

The Panthers tacked on pair of runs in the third and blew the game open with a four-run fifth that included a solo home run by Chris Norwood and RBI singles for Pablo Rosario and Cowan.

High Point concluded the scoring for the game with three runs in the ninth. Schwartz blasted his team-leading fourth homer to lead off the frame. Kuzdale tripled home Murray White IV and then scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Drew Geissinger.

After playing seven of their last nine game on the road, High Point returns home for eight of their next nine contests beginning on Wednesday against Triad-rival UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. HPU opens Big South Conference play next weekend versus VMI at Williard Stadium.