ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team battled late but fell short against Davenport University (Mich.), 9-1, on Wednesday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
The Tritons struggled early as the Panthers built a 6-0 lead in the first two innings. Eckerd's bullpen settled in, with Brady Schumaker and Mitch Henneberry combining to toss three scoreless innings to close the game. DU added a run in the third and two in the sixth for a 9-0 tilt. The Tritons broke through in the ninth as pinch runner Jordan Alzate scored on a Christian Perez single, but the rally fell short. Despite scoring one run with two-outs in the ninth, Eckerd could not close the gap, falling 9-1.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Davenport (Mich.) 9, Eckerd 1
WP: Skorupski (2-0) LP: Lizewski (0-4)
RECORDS: Eckerd 2-12 (0-3 SSC); Davenport (Mich.) 6-1
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Five different Eckerd players recorded a hit: Perez, Ryan Gargett, Dawson Jones, Zade Stark, and Cole Schumaker.
- Eckerd's bullpen allowed just two earned runs over the final six innings, with Henneberry tossing two scoreless frames
- The Tritons' pitching staff combined for nine strikeouts on the night.
UP NEXT
Eckerd will play its first away conference series against Lynn with a 2:00 PM start on Friday in Boca Raton, Fla.
