TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Stetson Nelson threw the fifth no-hitter in Embry-Riddle history in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, but the Eagle offense was nonexistent in a twin bill sweep of the Blue and Gold by Stillman. The Tigers (5-7) won the opener 2-1 on a walk-off squeeze play before taking the final game of the day 1-0 without registering a hit. Embry-Riddle (5-7) couldn't give any run support to Nelson or Daniel Poncedeleon in the two losses.

The Eagles and Tigers will conclude their three-game series on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. (CST) for a single game.

Game 1 – Box Score
A 1-1 game until the last of the seventh, the series' opener came down to a squeeze play by Stillman that was executed perfectly, giving SC a 2-1 win.

Daniel Poncedeleon and his counterpart Joey Falletta traded three-up, three-down frames in the first as Poncedeleon struck out a pair of Tiger batters to send his team back to the dugout.
 
Embry-Riddle jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second when Jordan Johnson singled to left field to plate Darryl Knight from second. Knight singled with an out before moving to second on a ground ball from Jake Cavender to setup Johnson's RBI base knock.
 
Poncedeleon got out of a jam in the last of the second with a pair of Tigers on first and second with one out, getting a weak ground ball that Cavender fielded at short, stepping on second before throwing to first for the 6-3 double play.
 
The Eagles went quietly in the third, but the Tigers did not, starting a two-out rally with a single, followed by a walk and another single as Chris Brown scored from second to knot the score at 1-1. Poncedeleon got out of the frame with a ground ball to second, stranding two Tiger runners on the bases.
 
Knight became the second strikeout victim of Falletta to end the visitor half of the fourth as SC's starter faced the minimum for the third time in four frames.
 
Poncedeleon delivered the Eagles his second frame of facing the minimum in the last of the fourth, inducing a pair of ground balls and a fly out as the contest moved to the fifth, tied at 1-1.
 
Hunter Bruehl became the first Eagle baserunner since the second with a two-out single in the fifth, but Falletta struckout his fourth Embry-Riddle batter to end the threat.
 
After Liam Goodall singled with an out in the sixth, Kevin Lindheim nearly beat out an infield single on a ground ball hit to the first baseman, moving Goodall to second, but the junior outfielder was stranded in scoring position when J Rhet Montana popped a pitch up in the infield.
 
Stillman loaded the bases in the home half of the sixth thanks to a single and a pair of two-out walks, but Poncedeleon kept the game square at 1-1 with a big strikeout on a 2-2 pitch.
 
Knight began the seventh with an infield single before moving to second on a sac bunt, and after Johnson reached first thanks to a Tiger error, the Eagles looked to have something going. Both Bruehl and pinch hitter Colt Hankamer swung on the first pitch they saw from Falletta, flying out and fouling out respectively, ending the last chance the Eagles had to score.
 
The Tigers won the game on a squeeze play after putting runners on the corners with one out against Poncedeleon. Clayton Wagner was called on in the tough situation and saw his first pitch bunted down the first base line where the Eagles couldn't get to it in time as the winning run crossed the plate.
 
The Eagles outhit the Tigers 6-4, but couldn't score after the second frame as Poncedeleon fell to 1-1 with the loss, throwing 6.1 innings, striking out four while allowing four hits.
 
Game 2 – Box Score
Junior left-hander Nelson was nearly flawless for the Eagles in the second game on Saturday, but a hit-by-pitch to lead off the third came around to score for SC as again, the Embry-Riddle offense was stymied in 1 -0 loss.
 
Nelson  faced off against SC's Tyler Vails for Stillman as Vails faced the minimum in the first, while Nelson walked one in a hitless inning for the Eagle defense.
 
Montana collected a leadoff single through the left side to start the second, and despite moving to second and then third, couldn't touch home as the Eagles stranded him when Matt Jacobs grounded out for the last out of the inning.
 
Nelson breezed through the home half of the second, setting down the three Tiger batters he faced in order.
 
The Eagles put two runners on in the third as Bruehl was at third and Goodall was at first, but a bunt back to the pitcher was fielded and thrown home to cut down Bruehl and the Eagles again failed to score.
 
Nelson hit the first batter he faced in the last of the third and after a stolen base and sac bunt, the Tigers got a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead, one that held up for the final.
 
The Eagles couldn't do anything in the fourth and the Tigers almost scored another in their half of the inning, but a soft liner to short went for a double play to end the inning.
 
Goodall collected a single and stole second in the fifth, but the Eagles stranded their fifth runner of the game when Colt Hankamer grounded out to first base.

Nelson retired the final six batters he faced in the fifth and sixth, but Vails struck out the side in the seventh to end the game and seal the victory for SC.

The Eagles recorded five hits, as Nelson tossed the complete game no-hitter, falling to 2-1 with the loss.

Nelson's no-hitter was the first for Embry-Riddle since Chris Maloney did it against Georgetown (Ky.) on March 10, 2007. ERAU pitchers have now thrown five no-hitters in program history.