Central Florida took a costly Mid-Florida Conference baseball setback on Wednesday with a 12-7 loss at Lake-Sumter.
Christian Coburn went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored, Scott Schaub and Nick Radomski had 2 hits and 2 RBI apiece and Josh Whitchurch had 2 hits and drove in a run in a strong CF offensive effort.
The Patriots (19-29-1, 9-11 MFC) remain in contention for the MFC's second and final state tournament bid, chasing St. Johns River and Lake-Sumter in the conference standings.