ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team is set to host the Colorado Christian Cougars in a two game series on Friday and Saturday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
GAMES 3-4: Colorado Christian (2-3) at Eckerd (1-1) | Friday 6:00 PM | Saturday 11:00 AM
COVERAGE: Live Stats |
Live VideoPROBABLE STARTERS: Alex Moore (First Career Appearance) |
Dillon McCollough (First Career Appearance)
LAST TIME OUT: Eckerd's home opener last Friday was spoiled by the Flagler Saints, 7-2.
Rowdy Andrews rocketed a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Tritons on the board. EC wouldn't score again until the bottom of the ninth inning when
Carter Cashman crossed home plate on a passed ball after being hit by a pitch. Eckerd recorded six hits including three from
Lucas Luopa.
SEASON SWEEP: Eckerd and Colorado Christian met in a two game series last season, and the Tritons took both contests. EC outscored the Cougars 5-2 in game one and 2-0 in the second contest the following day.
EARLY EXPERIENCE: Taking advantage of the out-of-region contests,
Alex Moore and
Dillon McCollough are the projected starters for the series. Moore, a righty, and McCollough, a lefty, are both freshman pitchers looking to earn a spot in the rotation come conference play.
POWER AT THE PLATE: Eckerd has hit a home run in each contest this season with
Nick Hill hitting one in the season-opener against Webber International while Andrews followed with one of his own against Flager.
HIT LIST: Of Eckerd's 13 hits in the two contests against CCU last season only two are unaccounted for this year as
Mike Abraham and
James Petika graduated.
Carter Cashman led EC with 4 hits in last year's series with a pair in each game. Luopa had 2 in game one and a double in the second.
Matt MacMahon,
Grant Banko,
Jake O'Rourke, and
Andrew Don were responsible for the remaining hits.
