DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The seventh-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles battled to a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon, claiming a series split with the eighth-ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors. Embry-Riddle (25-7) won back-to-back games against LCSC (24-7) to split the season series 2-2 and bring the all-time series even at 6-6. Chad Modomo and Eric Green put forth the best combined pitching performance for the hosts in the series, holding the potent Warrior offense to just six hits and one earned run over nine innings while striking out seven LC batters. Embry-Riddle improved to 11-3 this season against NAIA top-25 opponents.

Modomo struggled in the early-going, giving up back-to-back doubles to the first two batters in the top of the first. An infield error kept the inning alive and Ryan Sells brought in a run with an RBI ground ball to give the visitors a 2-0 advantage.

The Eagles cut the lead to 2-1 when Kyle Chastain collected the first of his two RBI singles in the home-half of the first, scoring Jeff Lemon after the senior infielder singled with two outs.

Jake Shirley continued his hot streak against the Eagle pitching staff in the second, scoring a run on a single up the middle as Bobby Joe Tannehill raced home from second, pushing the LC lead to 3-1.

Embry-Riddle got to Warrior starter Carsen Nylund in the bottom of the second, beginning with Liam Goodall's single up the middle. Dillon Ennis doubled over the right fielder's head to put runners on second and third with no outs and Jordan Romero recorded an RBI on a groundout. Ennis, who had moved to third on Romero's batted ball, touched home when Nylund threw a wild pitch to Tyler Robbins, bringing the Eagles level at 3-3. Embry-Riddle was on the hunt for more runs when Lemon was called out on batter's interference with Connor Williams on the bases, ending the threat and sending the Blue and Gold back on defense.

Modomo settled in after the first two frames, allowing just one hit over the next three innings. Seth Haehl relieved Nylund to start the third, but found himself in trouble when the Eagles loaded the bases. However, Haehl got out of the jam by inducing a ground ball from Romero that Ryan Sells, the Warrior third baseman, made a nice play on to retire the side.

An Eagle error almost came around to bite the home team in the fourth, but a bunt from Shirley was fielded by Adam Cellini cleanly before the catcher threw down to first to send the Eagles back to the plate.

Sal Arena entered for the Warriors in the sixth, going 1-2-3 in the frame before Modomo returned the favor in the top of the seventh.

The last of the seventh proved to be the difference as the Eagles struck for the game-winning run on a Chastain infield single, plating Williams from third. Cellini reached on a one-out error, and his courtesy runner, Williams, moved to second on a wild pitch before taking third on another wild pitch. Kevin Lindheim walked to put runners on the corners with two outs for Chastain and on a 1-2 pitch, Chastain was able to beat out an infield single to give the Eagles their first lead of the day.

Embry-Riddle caught a break in the eighth when Sells was caught stealing on a bizzare 1-3-4-6 pick off. Green, who entered for Modomo to begin the frame, caught Sells leaning towards second, but Matt Jacobs' throw went over the head of Romero who was covering second. Fortunately for the Blue and Gold, Tyler Robbins was backing up the play and quickly grabbed the errant throw and flipped it to Romero who tagged Sells for the third and final out of the frame.

Green got the fifth save of his 2013 season by stranding the tying run at third in the ninth, ending the game with a long flyout to left to secure the 4-3 win.

Modomo (4-1) earned the victory for the Eagles, tossing seven innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits while fanning five. Green (5) earned the save in two frames, allowing one hit with two Ks.

Chastain finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs while Goodall went 3-for-4 with a run scored.

The Eagles welcome the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) to Daytona Beach on Monday for a 6 p.m. contest.