ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd baseball team looks to carry the momentum from their series win over Lynn last weekend as the Tritons host Saint Leo for a three-game series at the Turley Athletic Complex.
GAMES 42-44: Saint Leo University (19-22, 4-14 SSC) at Eckerd College (17-24, 6-9 SSC) |
Thursday 6:00 PM | Friday (DH) 3:00 PM
Turley Athletic Complex
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SERIES WIN
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Dillon McCollough took Friday night's marathon win as Eckerd outlasted Lynn by a score of 13-10. Ten of the Tritons' runs came in the first two innings.
Nick Conti and
Mitch Calandra each drove in a run in the first inning before
Justin Glover capped off the inning with a three-run homer. Calandra drove in three runs on a bases-loaded double in the second.
Daniel Autiello and
Garrett Hiott followed with each driving in a run during the inning. Lynn slowly fought back throughout the game chipping away at Eckerd's 10-run lead. However, Autiello's two-run home run in the fourth and Glover's sacrifice fly in the seventh were the three runs that proved to be the difference in the game.
Jack Mahan threw 1.1 innings allowing one hit to earn his third save of the season.
- In Saturday's opener, Eckerd clinched the series win with a 5-4 victory. The Tritons fell behind early, trailing 3-0 after four. However, Eckerd evened the score in the fifth with three runs off
Chase Achuff's double and
Sam Cochrane's two-RBI single. Conti did the rest of the damage for Eckerd with two solo home runs in the seventh and ninth. Conti's blast to left in the ninth put Eckerd ahead as
Robin Allen retired the side in the ninth picking up his second win of the season.
- The Tritons fell in the finale 10-5 despite an early 2-0 lead.
Tom Buonopane and Calandra each had three hits in the final game.
TOP OF THE PACK
- Five Tritons top Eckerd's offense – Conti (.363), Calandra (.359), Cochrane (.343), Buonopane (.325), and Achuff (.277).
- Conti has laced 11 doubles and two home runs for a .471 slugging percentage – second on the team. He has reached base in all but one game this season including a 35-game streak to begin the season, leading him to a .463 on-base percentage ranking seventh in the conference.
- Calandra and Cochrane enter the series with four-game hit streaks with three of the games being multi-hit games. Both have ripped 12 doubles on the year. Calandra leads the team with 26 runs driven in while Cochrane has plated 22 runs. Calandra hits an impressive .476 in the conference.
- Buonopane went 7-for-15 last weekend against Lynn. He also tops the team with 10 stolen bases, tied for ninth in the conference.
- Achuff enters the series with an eight-game hitting streak and 12-game reached base streak. He has driven in 23 while smacking five doubles.
ON THE HILL
- McCollough paves the way for the Tritons on the mound. McCollough has earned the win in his last four appearances. He maintains a 2.62 ERA while fanning 74 – tied for fifth in the conference.
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Nick Alonzo,
Joey Favetta, and
Jack Mahan have also produced on the mound. Alonzo maintains a 7.04 ERA with 16 punchouts. Favetta has fanned 38 with a 7.14 ERA. Mahan works with a 5.28 ERA and has struck out 32 with three saves.
ABOUT SAINT LEO
- The Lions are coming off a series loss two games to one against Florida Tech.
- Four Lions are batting over .300. Dylan Harris leads the team with a .425 batting average sitting second in the conference. He has also smacked 16 doubles. Alex Mata tops the team driving in 47 runs with 15 doubles and four home runs.
- Tyler Bauman and Eion McAvinchey are Saint Leo's top weekend arms. Bauman has 61 strikeouts with a 4.48 ERA and McAvinchey maintains a 9.21 ERA with 29 strikeouts.
LAST TIME THEY MET
- Eckerd lost the series last season two games to one, taking the finale 10-9. Glover had a solo home run in the win and Calandra went 9-for-14 in the series.
