DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle Eagles split Saturday's doubleheader against the Florida Southern Mocs to conclude the 2026 regular season, battling a lengthy weather delay in the season finale.
In game one, the Eagles rallied from behind in the late innings for the second straight day to earn a 7-6 victory. In game two, Embry-Riddle struggled offensively as Florida Southern claimed a 9-2 win.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle | 25-25 (15-15, SSC)
Florida Southern | 26-22 (15-14, SSC)
ALL-TIME SERIES
- The series now stands at 14-20 following Florida Southern's game two victory.
Game 1 | Embry-Riddle 7, Florida Southern 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Florida Southern opened the scoring in the top of the third inning with one run on three hits.
- The Mocs added two more runs in the fourth inning on three hits and an Embry-Riddle error.
- Max McClusky got the Eagles on the board with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 3-1.
- Florida Southern responded in the top of the fifth with an RBI double.
- Embry-Riddle answered in the bottom half of the inning with a bases-loaded RBI walk by Drew Clymer, but stranded two runners.
- The Mocs added another run in the sixth inning to extend their lead to 5-2.
- Cole Bullen delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Collin Mastromauro to make it 5-3.
- The Eagles tied the game in the seventh inning thanks to an RBI triple from Jackson Allison and an RBI single from McClusky.
- Embry-Riddle took the lead in the eighth inning with two runs. Mastromauro scored on a Florida Southern error before Aiken Santana added an RBI single to score Brad Salamone and give the Eagles a 7-5 advantage.
- In the ninth inning, the Mocs cut the deficit to one with a solo home run, but Isiah Eberhart shut the door to secure the 7-6 victory for Embry-Riddle.
Game 2 | Florida Southern 9, Embry-Riddle 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Florida Southern opened game two with a home run in the top of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead before the game would be delayed for three hours due to inclement weather.
- The Mocs added three more runs in the second inning on two hits and one Embry-Riddle error to make it 4-0.
- The Eagles threatened in the bottom of the third inning with back-to-back singles from Max McClusky and Francisco Feliciano, but left both runners stranded.
- Malachi Peña drove in Embry-Riddle's first run of the game with a sacrifice fly that scored Torin Foley, cutting the deficit to 4-1.
- Florida Southern capitalized on Eagle errors in the fifth and sixth innings to extend the lead to 6-1.
- Aidan Corn doubled in the bottom of the sixth inning and later scored on an RBI ground out by Foley.
- The Mocs added one run in the seventh inning on three hits.
- Florida Southern plated two more runs in the eighth inning to extend the lead to 9-2.
- Embry-Riddle loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, but could not push across a run as the Mocs secured the 9-2 victory.
WRAP UP
Embry-Riddle concludes the 2026 campaign with a 25-25 record overall and a 15-15 slate in conference play.
