ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Triton bats exploded early for 13 runs over the first four innings while the Eckerd baseball team went on to win 17-4 in the series finale with Coker (S.C.) Sunday afternoon.
In the win,
Mitch Calandra broke the program's all-time singles record. He entered the afternoon with 185 singles, needing just two in order to break the record. The senior wasted little time getting there after singles in his first two at-bats, breaking the record with a shot down the right-field line in the second inning.
HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 17, Coker 4
Records: Eckerd 21-13; Coker 13-22-1
WP: Lanzilli (3-2)
LP: Ford (0-1)
KEY MOMENTS
- Eckerd wasted little time to score as the Tritons took the lead after a five-run opening inning. Sam Cochrane drove in the first run with an infield single chopped to second base scoring Garrett Hiott. Chase Achuff followed with an RBI single to left center. Justin Glover roped a two-run double to left center scoring Achuff and Nick Arrivo while Mitch Donofrio drove in the Glover with an infield single for the final run of the inning.
- Eckerd loaded the bases in the second inning off Calandra's record-breaking single, a single from Cochrane and a walk by Achuff. Arrivo brought in Calandra during a fielder's choice.
- The Tritons tacked on another seven runs in the fourth inning. Arrivo singled to left for the first run while Donofrio brought in two runs with a bases-loaded single down the left field line. Eckerd scored its next four runs with the bases loaded via a Nick Conti walk, Hiott RBI single, and a two-run single by Calandra.
- Cameron Lanzilli cruised on the mound allowing just one hit over the first four innings. He ran into trouble in the fifth loading the bases but coaxed an inning-ending double play.
- The Cobras got on the board in the eighth with a four-run inning. An infield single scored the first run before Coker scored on a wild pitch and two runs crossed on an error.
- Eckerd got all four runs back in the bottom of the frame. Jake Romine led off the inning with a double as the Tritons loaded the bases with a walk drawn by Hiott and single from Calandra. Cochrane drove in the first run with a single to right and Eckerd scored another run on the play following a Cobra fielding error. Achuff and Santos Grande drove in a run each with a pair of RBI singles.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The Tritons recorded a season-high 19 hits in the win. Eckerd has scored 63 runs over the last two weekends.
- Calandra and Cochrane led Eckerd with four hits and a pair of RBIs each while Achuff added three hits and Donofrio had two.
- In the series, Calandra led the team going 7-for-15 with six RBIs and five runs scored. Achuff added six hits and four RBIs in the series while Donofrio drove in five runs.
- Calandra tied the record with a single to right center in his first at bat and broke the record with his single in the second inning. He added another two hits on the day to move his career total to 238 and needs just 18 hits to tie the all-time hits mark.
- Lanzilli picked up his third win of the season throwing five shutout innings allowing just three hits while fanning six. Drew Martin threw two perfect innings of relief while Ryan Lashley threw 1-1/3 hitless innings.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to SSC action with a trip to conference leader Embry-Riddle next weekend beginning with a single game Friday at 6:00 PM.
