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Nunez
Tim Duren
9
Embry-Riddle ERAU 12-14, 2-8 SSC
10
Winner Eckerd College ECB 12-13, 6-4 SSC
Embry-Riddle ERAU
12-14, 2-8 SSC
9
Final
10
Eckerd College ECB
12-13, 6-4 SSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Embry-Riddle ERAU 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 9 2
Eckerd College ECB 0 0 2 3 0 3 1 1 X 10 9 2

W: Waxler, Ben (1-2) L: Casey Keller (3-3) S: Sanderson, Jake (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Amanda Green, Director of Athletic Communications

Tritons Rally Past Embry-Riddle to Take Series Opener

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After trailing by six early on, the Eckerd baseball team slowly chipped away at the Eagles' lead. Dimerson Nunez completed the Tritons' comeback, delivering the winning run with an RBI single in the eighth as Eckerd topped Embry-Riddle, 10-9, in the series opener Friday night at the Turley Athletic Complex.  

Embry-Riddle opened the scoring in the third inning with three runs, scoring on an RBI groundout, two-run single, two-run homerun, and a wild pitch. Eckerd responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-run homerun by Michael Ballard. 

The Eagles added to their lead with a two-run homerun in the fourth. EC answered with three runs in the bottom of the stanza as Mitch Donofrio scored on Gunner Womer's grounder and another two runs scored on an error. 

ERAU took a 9-5 lead in the fifth on a solo homerun. Eckerd pulled within one on a Danny Gutcher three-run homerun to right-center in the sixth before Tyler Cox delivered the tying run with an RBI single to center field in the seventh. 

Wommer led off the eight with a single to right-center. He was lifted for pinch-runner Jake Fajardo, who stole second and advanced to third on Ballard's ground out. Nunez then plated the go-ahead run, beating out an RBI single to shortstop. Jake Sanderson closed the door for the Tritons in the ninth. 

HOW IT ENDED 
FINAL: Eckerd 10, Embry-Riddle 9
WP: Waxler (1-2) LP: Keller (3-3) S: Sanderson (3) HR: Ballard (2), Gutcher (1), Kennedy-Davis (5), Martinez 2 (4)
RECORDS: Eckerd 12-13 (6-4); Embry-Riddle 12-14 (2-8 SSC) 

NOTES AND NUMBERS 

  • Joe Wike, Wommer, and Gutcher each recorded two hits. 
  • Gutcher collected three RBIs, while Ballard had two. 
  • Gutcher's homerun was the first of his career, while Ballard's was his second of the season. 
  • Ben Waxler collected the win in relief, tossing 1.2 hitless innings, while Sanderson earned his third save of the season with a hitless ninth. 
  • Four Tritons extended their reached base streak: Jake Andriole (15), Wike (12), Ballard (12), and Gutcher (11), while Ballard also extended his hitting streak to six games. 
  • Eckerd has won its last five games against the Eagles and seven of its previous eight. 

UP NEXT 
Eckerd and Embry-Riddle complete the series tomorrow with a doubleheader slated for noon. 

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