ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team dropped a pair of games on the road at Flagler (Fla.), falling to the Saints 13-1 and 5-0 on Friday night.
The Saints began the first game with an early 3-0 favor, putting up three runs in the opening inning. After a scoreless second inning, Flagler had runs in four consecutive innings, continuing to shut out the Tritons defensively.The Saints held an 11-0 favor heading into the top of the eighth. With the bases loaded, Bradley White singled to left field to bring home Cam Collier for Eckerd's lone run of the day. A two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth sealed the deal for Eckerd to fall in the opener 13-1.
Flagler opened game two in a similar fashion, putting up two runs early. The Saints added three more runs in the two following innings. Eckerd struggled to get going offensively after falling behind 5-0, only able to post five hits in the remaining six innings. Lane Funneman kept the Saints at bay, allowing no runs and striking out five through the final five innings. Eckerd fell in the closer 5-0.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: Flagler 13, Eckerd 1
WP: Daniel Fischer (1-2) LP: Austin Kapela (0-2) HR: Taylor Clapp, Bryce Fitzgerald
Game Two
FINAL: Flagler 5, Eckerd 0
WP: Cooper Smith (1-1) LP: Rene Ramos (0-2)
RECORDS: Eckerd 5-4; Flagler 2-8
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Collier led with four hits on the day, going 3-for-4 in the opener.
- White had the RBI for the Tritons' lone run.
- Austin Kapela struck out a career-high six batters in the opener. Lane Funneman struck out a season-high five batters in relief in game two.
- EC combined for 17 hits through the two games.
UP NEXT
The final game of the series has been canceled tomorrow due to incoming weather. The Tritons open conference play at home next weekend, hosting Lynn at 6:00 PM on Friday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
