DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The bats came alive for the Embry-Riddle baseball team on Tuesday as the Eagles belted out 16 hits en route to a 21-5 defeat of Northwood (4-8).
Drew Clymer had a career day at the plate for the Blue and Gold going 3-for-4 with six RBI and two runs scored to help the Eagles improve their record to 9-5 on the year.
Keagan Perez got the win for the Eagles with four strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 9-5, 3-3 SSC (W: Perez, 5-1)
Northwood: 4-8, 0-0 G-MAC (L: McKinney, 0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Inning
• The Eagles batted round the order, capitalizing on three hits, three walks and an error to plate four runs in the first.
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Matthew Coker reached via fielder's choice and moved to third on a throwing error by the pitcher.
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Drew Clymer recorded the first extra-base hit of the day, doubling home his brother Noah and Aracena to give the Eagles a 4-0 lead.
Second Inning
• The Blue & Gold put up another four-spot in the second, highlighted by a two-run homer by Kops.
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Drew Clymer picked up his third RBI on a sacrifice fly that scored Aracena.
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Noah Clymer reached on a single to short and later came around to score on a wild pitch.
Third Inning
• Coker earned a free base and later crossed the plate on
Noah Clymer's sacrifice fly to make the score 9-0.
Fourth Inning
• A two-run homerun from C. Duryea and an RBI double by M. Meyer helped the Timberwolves score four in the home half of the fourth.
• The Blue & Gold erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the inning.
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Aiden Schmidt walked, stole second and took third on a wild pitch.
• After
Elias Campbell drew the second walk of the inning,
AJ Marinello singled to score Schmidt, and Kops' single sent both Marinello and Campbell across the plate.
• The fourth run came on another
Noah Clymer sacrifice fly,
• With runners on the corners,
Drew Clymer took reliever B. Stockford's pitch out to left centerfield for his first dinger of the year and a 16-4 Eagle lead.
Sixth Inning
• Two Northwood errors led to two Eagle scores in the sixth.
• The Timberwolves had a chance to get out of the inning unscathed, but a throwing error allowed two runs to come across.
Seventh Inning
• The Eagles struck for two more runs in the seventh.
Ninth Inning
• Northwood got a run back in the top of the ninth when G. Phillips singled, stole second and scored on a P. Guilbeaux single to close out the scoring.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Ohio Dominican in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. on Friday.
