DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle baseball team split a rare Friday doubleheader, falling to Ohio Dominican 15-7 in the first game but bouncing back with a 14-5 defeat of the Panthers in the second game.
 
Defensive miscues plagued the Eagles in game one as they committed a season-high seven errors. Embry-Riddle played a much cleaner game in the nightcap and the six pitchers who took the mound for the Eagles combined to tie the program's single-game record for strikeouts (18) which was set in 2014. Gunnar Harrison led the way with a career-best seven Ks to improve his record to 2-1 on the year.
 
The second game also saw Max Kops post his second two-homerun game of the season. He missed a third homerun by inches adding a double to his tally and finishing the game 4-for-5 with four RBI.
 
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 10-6
Rollins: 4-8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1
First Inning
• The Eagles got off to a strong start putting three of the first four hitters on base.
• A walk to Noah Clymer scored one run and a Drew Clymer sacrifice fly scored another to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.
 
Second Inning
• The Panthers answered in the second using four singles, a walk and an Eagle error to score four runs and take a 4-2 lead.
• The Eagles got another run in the bottom of the inning when Adam Kuzmicki singled and after moving up on a walk and a wild pitch, he scored on an AJ Marinello sacrifice fly.
 
Sixth Inning
• After adding a run in the fourth, the Panthers had a big inning in the sixth, scoring six against the Eagles.
• The inning featured seven Panther hits, including two doubles, a hit batter and two Eagle errors.
 
Eighth Inning
• Both teams combined for five runs in the eighth.
• Back-to-back Eagle errors put three Panthers on base with two outs, and two of those runners came around to score on back-to-back singles.
• Two walks put Kuzmicki and Aiden Schmidt on base.
• Matthew Coker drove in both runners with a triple to left center and came around to score on a Kops double.
 
Ninth Inning
• The Panthers added two runs in the ninth to seal the win.
 
GAME 2
First Inning
• Jordan Daniels doubled and scored on a Jacob Adams single to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
• The advantage was short-lived as the Eagles struck for five runs in the bottom of the inning.
• Coker and Marinello reached via a dropped fly and a hit by pitch, and both advanced on a ground out.
• Timo Aracena singled home both runners, moved to third following a hit batter and a walk and scored the Eagles' third run on a wild pitch.
• Another hit batter loaded the bases and the Eagles used a fielder's choice and a ground to go up 5-1.
 
Second Inning
• Three extra-base hits led to three Panther runs in the second.
• The Eagles got one of the three runs back courtesy of Kops' first long ball of the game.
 
Third Inning
• Drew Clymer led off the third with a double to left center and crossed the plate when Colin Mastromauro singled to centerfield.
• After Marinello worked a walk, Kops hit a three-run shot over the centerfield fence to give the Eagles and 11-4 lead.
 
Eighth Inning
• After scoring another run in the sixth, the Eagles plated three more in the eighth.
• Kops doubled to open the bottom half of the inning.
• Aracena was hit by a pitch and Elias Campbell walked to load the bases.
• All three runners scored without the benefit of a hit as a Robert Post sacrifice fly, a passed ball and a wild pitch brought the three runs across.
 
Ninth Inning
• After Brock Chance recorded back-to-back strikeouts for the Eagles in the ninth, the Panthers used a pair of singles and an error to score their fifth run.
• With runners on the corners, Chance fielded his position to record the final out.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles are back in action on Saturday, hosting Wayne State at Sliwa Stadium at 3 p.m.