VERO BEACH, Fla. - The Kirkwood baseball team played a pair of 4-3 ballgames Tuesday and finished with a split.

The Eagles trimmed Bethany, 4-3, in their first outing in Florida, then dropped a 4-3 verdict to Westchester.

The split left Kirkwood with a 10-5 record.

Cal Clark went 2-for-3 for the Eagles in the victory over Bethany. The Eagles trailed 3-0 after five innings, but they scored twice in the sixth and twice in the seventh for the win.

Brody Alberts picked up the victory with two scoreless innings in relief.

Kirkwood also fell behind 3-0 in the game against Westchester, but the Eagles rallied with a single tally in the fourth inning and two more runs in the seventh. Westchester won the game in the bottom of the ninth.

Lorenzo Elion was 3-for-4 for the Eagles against Westchester. Korry Howell was 2-for-5.