DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle baseball team cruised to a 12-5 win over visiting Florida National on Wednesday night as the Eagles honored four seniors prior to the contest. The Eagles (18-26) pounded out 16 hits, including a three-run homer from Cole Habig in the third that sparked the offense en route to the seven-run victory over the Conquistadors (15-28).

Cody Bogart, Aidan Brady, Cody Crouse and Justin Franklin were recognized prior to the game for their impact on the ERAU baseball program.

ERAU caught a break in the top of the first after a leadoff double and walk came before a sacrifice bunt and what appeared to be a go-ahead sacrifice fly, but the Conquistador runner at third was ruled to have left the bag early after an appeal to the base, ending the inning as Matthew Russell and the Eagles got out of the frame unscathed.

It wasn't until the third inning when the Eagle offense finally took off, starting with a leadoff walk from Jordan Hicks and an ensuing single from Kyle Guttveg. After showing bunt in the first few pitches of his at-bat, Habig hammered a three-run blast to left, his second of the season, to break the scoreless tie and ignite the Eagle bats. ERAU went on to score twice more in the inning, including one on Franklin's RBI single to left center to make it 5-0.

Jake Malone made his second web gem against FNU's DH Henry Perez in the fourth, starting a 5-4-3 double play that helped reliever Nick Dearing get out of the inning without allowing a run, and the home team added a run to its lead in the bottom of the frame when Guttveg scooted home on a wild pitch after doubling and then stealing third.

Dearing delivered a scoreless fifth and the Eagles blew the game open in the bottom of the inning, scoring six times on five hits, including RBIs from Hicks, Habig and Bogart as the score stood at 12-0 when the inning concluded.

Tim Retamoza pitched a scoreless frame in the sixth, but FNU was able to score four runs in the seventh to get on the board, but after Retamoza got out of it, David Romanowski pitched a perfect eighth and Kyle Miller took over in the ninth, getting two outs with a run scoring before Bogart made his collegiate pitching debut, throwing three pitches to get a game-ending fly out to left to seal the win.

Dearing (2-0) got the win in three innings of relief, allowing just one hit with no runs. Kyle Marsh finished 4-for-6 at the plate, while Habig went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored, and Guttveg collected three hits and three runs.

The Eagles wrap up their home schedule this weekend with a three-game set against Rollins, starting with a 6 p.m. game on Friday night at Sliwa Stadium.