ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team is back on the field tonight at the Turley Athletic Complex hosting Ave Maria (Fla.) with first pitch at 6:00 PM.
GAME 9: Ave Maria (6-4) at Eckerd (2-6) | 6:00 PM | Turley Athletic Complex
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TRITON TIDBITS
* Eckerd dropped its fifth straight game last night falling to Warner (Fla.), 9-2. Â The Royals scored in each of the first five innings to take a 9-1 lead, and the Tritons were unable to narrow the gap in the closing innings.
* The Tritons got strong relief performances in last night's game from
Nick Alonzo,
Steven Salisbury,
Gardner Nutter and
Cameron Lanzilli. Â Alonzo held Eckerd escape the fifth inning while the remaining three pitchers combined to keep the Royals off the board in the last four frames.
* Freshman
Sam Cochrane had two doubles in last night's game, including one in very rare fashion - a two-bagger that came off a bunt. Â Cochrane is currently second on the team in batting average, hitting .382 on the young season.
ABOUT AVE MARIA
* The Gyrenes opened conference play last weekend against NAIA powerhouse St. Thomas (Fla.) and were swept in the three-game series. Â They'll look to get back on track tonight after winning six of their first seven games.
* One of AVU's wins came over Sunshine State Conference member Barry University on February 8, 11-3. Â A four-run second and three-run eighth made a big difference in the outcome.
* Steven Valentine has been the team's top hitter in the early season, batting .393 in six starts. Â Andy Hernandez leads the team in RBIs with 10 while hitting .333.
