DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle Baseball celebrated its 2025 Senior Day by picking up two wins against Eckerd in Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday at Sliwa Stadium. The teams took the field at 11 a.m. to finish the Friday night game that was stopped in the middle of the fifth due to bad weather. The 15 members of the Eagles' senior class were recognized prior to the start of play and the seniors played key roles in the day's success.
 
The Eagles picked up where they left off of Friday building their four-run advantage to a 9-0 win for their third shutout of the season.
 
In what should have been the first game of a Saturday doubleheader, the Eagles used a three-run eighth to top the Tritons 8-5 and seal the series win.
 
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 25-24; 10-19 SSC
Eckerd: 10-38, 5-24 SSC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
• The Tritons put two runners on with one out in the top of the second, but Eagle starter Tristan Harley induced a flyout and a groundout to end the threat.
• Jack Beyl singled to lead off the bottom of the inning, stole second, got to third on a flyout and scored on an Alex Imposimato sacrifice fly.
• A walk and another swipe put Elias Campbell on second and he scored via Collin Mastromauro's single to centerfield.
• With runners on the corners Timo Aracena hit a double to center field to drive in Mastromauro and AJ Marinello, giving the Eagles a 4-0 at the end of the second.
• Officials stopped the game in the middle of the fifth.
• Play resumed on Saturday morning and the Eagles added to their tally right away in the bottom of the fifth.
• Aracena singled and moved to third on a Robert Post double.
• A balk sent Aracena across and Beyl singled home Post to extend the lead to 6-0.
• A walk and a hit-by-pitch put two on with no outs to start the sixth, but reliever Zack Bennett worked out of the jam and the offense used four hits to plate two more runs in the bottom of the inning.
• Beyl led off the seventh and later came around to score on Campbell's sacrifice fly to seal the win.
• Harley pitched all five innings before the rain delay, striking out three and scattering four hits to improve to 5-2 on the year.
• Aracena was 3-for-5 with three RBI, while Beyl went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
 
Game 2
• The Tritons took a one-run lead in the third inning.
• After earning a free pass, Max Kops got to third on a Post single and scored on Cooper Schmidt's first hit of the game.
• Aiken Santana doubled home Post to give the Eagles a 2-1 advantage.
• The Tritons reclaimed the lead with two runs in the fifth, but AJ Marinello tripled to lead off the bottom of the inning and was driven in by an Aracena sacrifice fly to knot the score at 3-3.
• Three singles and a hit-by-pitch plated three runs for Eckerd in the seventh.
• ERAU answered in the bottom of the inning, starting with back-to-back doubles by Kops and Post.
• Noah Clymer, pinch running for Post, moved up and scored on back-to-back wild pitches to tie the game at 5-5.
• Collin Mastromauro was hit by a pitch to lead off the eighth, prompting an Eckerd pitching change.
• Marinello crushed reliver Nick Romagnola's first offering over the trees behind the left field fence to put the Eagles up 7-5.
• Aracena advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Beyl's single to left to increase the lead to 8-5.
• Joe Balsam, who entered the game in the eighth, retired all six batters he faced to seal the win for the Blue and Gold and improve his record to 3-2.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles and the Tritons will close out their respective seasons at 11 a.m. on Sunday in the final game of the series.