DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle baseball team earned a swep of the series against Palm Beach Atlantic with a 7-3 win on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles' win streak extends to five games with Malachi Peña leading the charge by going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 23-24 (13-14 SSC)
Palm Beach Atlantic | 10-35 (4-23 SSC)
ALL-TIME SERIES
- Embry-Riddle improves to 51-21-1 in the all-time series, riding a four-game winning streak against the Sailfish.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The scoring began for the Eagles in the bottom of the first, as Aiden Schmidt doubled to begin the inning.
- Aidan Corn followed with an RBI double to score Schmidt for the early 1-0 lead for ERAU.
- In the top of the second, the Sailfish scored three runs on three hits to take their first lead of the series.
- Embry-Riddle responded in the bottom of the second inning as Malachi Peña hit a two-run home run to score Aiken Santana, tying the game at 3-3.
- In the fourth inning, Embry-Riddle posted the program's first-ever triple play to get out of a bases loaded jam.
- During the bottom half of the fourth, Peña struck again with an RBI double, scoring Torin Foley.
- Francisco Feliciano added an RBI single in the inning to score Peña, and later came home on a failed pickoff attempt, making the score 6-3.
- The Eagles added their final run in the bottom of the sixth, as Santana scored on a wild pitch.
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle returns to action on May 8 for Senior Night against Florida Southern at Sliwa Stadium at 6 p.m. ET.
