DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle Eagles swept Friday's doubleheader against conference foe Palm Beach Atlantic at Sliwa Stadium. In game one,
Cole Bullen and
Tristan Harley starred as Bullen finished a single shy of the cycle while Harley tossed a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts. In game two, the Eagles' offense stayed hot, scoring 11 runs on 10 hits to secure the series win.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 22-24 (12-14 SSC)
Palm Beach Atlantic | 10-34 (4-22 SSC)
ALL-TIME SERIES
- With the sweep, the Eagles improve their all-time series lead over the Sailfish to 50-21-1
Game 1 | Embry-Riddle - 8, Palm Beach Atlantic - 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning after Francisco Feliciano reached on a fielder's choice and advanced on a wild pitch. Cole Bullen drove him home with an RBI triple to make it 1-0.
- Aidan Corn followed later in the inning with an RBI single that scored Bullen, extending the lead to 2-0.
- Tristan Harley dominated in the top of the fourth, striking out the side.
- Embry-Riddle added two more runs in the bottom half of the inning as Collin Mastromauro delivered an RBI single to score Feliciano.
- Bullen continued his huge day with a two-run home run later in the fourth inning, pushing the Eagles' lead to 6-0.
- Derek Lopez launched his first home run of the season in the sixth inning to extend the advantage to 7-0.
- Bullen capped off his impressive performance with an RBI double in the sixth, scoring Mastromauro and giving the Eagles an 8-0 lead. He finished the game a single shy of hitting for the cycle.
- In the top of the ninth, Harley worked around a pair of baserunners to secure his first career complete-game shutout.
Game 2 | Embry-Riddle - 11, Palm Beach Atlantic - 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Torrin Foley got the Eagles on the board early with a two-run RBI single in the first inning, scoring Cooper Schmidt and Collin Mastromauro for a 2-0 lead.
- Cooper Schmidt followed with an RBI single of his own, bringing home his brother Aiden Schmidt to make it 3-0.
- Aiken Santana added to the early offensive outburst with a two-run double that scored Aidan Corn and Cooper Schmidt, extending the advantage to 5-0.
- The Sailfish answered with two runs in the top of the third inning on three hits and an error.
- In the sixth inning, Embry-Riddle loaded the bases with a Jack Beyl walk, a Cooper Schmidt single, and an Aidan Corn walk. Beyl later scored on an RBI walk by Santana to make it 6-2.
- Aiden Schmidt added another insurance run in the seventh with an RBI single that scored Lopez, giving the Eagles a 7-4 lead.
- Palm Beach Atlantic plated one run in the top of the eighth but stranded three runners to make the score the 7-5.
- The Eagles broke the game open in the bottom of the eighth as Beyl, Aiden Schmidt, Mastromauro, and Cooper Schmidt each drew RBI walks to increase the lead to 11-5.
- The Sailfish added one run in the ninth inning, but the Eagles closed out the 11-6 victory to complete the doubleheader sweep producing a single-game program record of 17 walks in the process.
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle will close out the series against Palm Beach Atlantic tomorrow at 12 p.m. at Sliwa Stadium
