Cabrini University Cavaliers (8-3, 0-0 AEC) vs. Eastern University Eagles (1-0, 0-0 MAC-Freedom)
Wednesday, March 13, 3pm
Cabrini-Carroll Field, Radnor, PA
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Last Meeting: Cabrini 3, Eastern 8 (4/26/17)
Michael Rodriguez got the nod as the starter for the Blue and White and cruised through two innings of work as the lefty faced eight batters and allowed just one hit. 

Vince Gares pushed across the first run for either team with a sac fly to center to score junior Joe Aurite in the top of the second. 

The Eagles would respond in the top bottom of the third, however, as a double off the bat of Timmy Gorton evened things at one a piece. Andrew Boykin followed suit as he too doubled to plate Gorton and give Eastern the early lead.

A leadoff single from Colin Birzes in the top of the fourth got things rolling for the Cavs as they looked to pick up where they left off last inning. A single off the bat of Dylan Butler followed by a balk from pitcher Kyle Daddario put runners on second and third with nobody out. Aurite evened things at two with a sac fly to score Birzes. Gares netted his second RBI of the day with a single to center to hand the Cavs the 3-2 lead. The Eagles pitching stymied the Cavs offense the rest of the way as the Blue and White managed just two hits over the remaining five innings.

Eastern would take a 6-3 lead in the fifth as they pushed across four runs off of five hits. They would add a single run in the sixth and seventh to cap the scoring at 8-3.

Birzes (2-3, 1R, 1BB) and Butler (2-3, 1BB)  both turned in multi-hit performances on the day to pace the Cavs' offense while Gares (1-3, 2RBI) and Aurite (1-2, 1RBI, 1R) drove home the three runs for the Blue and White. 

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 20, Hilbert 0 (3/10/19)
The Diamond Cavs paired 20 runs with 18 hits, both season highs, to secure their eighth victory of the year. 

Sophomore Steven Priest paced the Cavalier offense after finishing 3-4 with a season high five RBI's. Sophomore JD Barrett finished the day 2-3 with three RBI's, while senior Tyler Norris (2-5) and freshman Jonathan Baker (1-1) both drove in two runs a piece. 

Freshmen Garrett Laraia and Brandon Loner rounded out the Cavaliers with multi-hit performances as each tallied two hits. In total, five different Cavs finished with at least two hits, while 12 Cavs marked the hit column. 

Sophomore Andrew Corso collected his second win of the season after tossing five shutout innings and allowing just three hits and striking out four. Junior Drew Jackson and senior Tyler Ronayne combined for four shutout innings of relief and struck out five. 

Eastern Last Time Out: Eastern 9, Frostburg State 10 (3/9/19)
Eastern went into their last game having played seven games in eight days. The Bobcats, on the other hand, had all their arms available after a week without a game.

Even so, the Eagles struck first on RBI singles from Matt McHale and Liam Clarke in the top of the fourth. Mickey Foytik moved through the first three innings without much difficulty, but ran into trouble in the fourth. The Bobcat offense struck for six in the fourth. Jacob Breyer retired the final two hitters of the inning with a runner on second base.

Breyer stopped the bleeding, and though he allowed a single run in the fifth, kept the Eagles in the game for a rally. Eastern took advantage of some Frostburg miscues to build a five-run sixth inning. Britton Lawrence delivered the big blow with a three-run double to put the Eagles up 8-7. The Eagles added another run in the seventh and led 9-7 heading to the bottom of the ninth.

The first three Frostburg hitters reached in the ninth, and Steve Sattanino came on with one run in and runners on the corners. The sophomore right-hander struck out the first man he saw and retired the second hitter swinging as the Bobcat runner stole second. The Eagles elected to walk the bases loaded. The next two hitters drew walks to end the game.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers and Eagles have faced each other just two times, with each team winning one game.
• Cabrini's 20-0 victory over Hilbert College was the largest margin of victory in program history. 
• Senior Tyler Norris is off to a hot start as he's batting a team high .341 and has stolen a conference best seven bases.
• The Blue and White are 8-1 in games they record at least one stolen base, but are 0-2 when not recording a steal. 
• The Cavs lead the Atlantic East in runs (81), SLG % (.375), walks (57), and OBP (.398). 

5 Factors for Eastern

• The Eagles boast a strong offense as they own a team batting average of .299 and have combined for 20 doubles, four triples, and four long balls through nine games. 
• Eastern's pitching has struggled out of the gate to an 8.68 ERA and have allowed a combined 90 hits in 65.1 innings. 
• Despite their high powered offense, Eastern has struggled with untimely strikeouts and plate discipline as the offense has posted 75 K's to just 32 walks. 
• The Eagles have recorded just eight stolen bases through nine games.
• Eastern is led offensively by Britton Lawrence's .500 batting average and .727 slugging percentage. 

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Eastern
8-3 (0-0 AEC)	Record	1-8 (0-0 MAC-F)
.288	Batting Average	.299
81	Runs	56
.375	Slugging %	.433
18	Stolen Bases	8
3.48	ERA	8.68
87	Strikeouts (Pitching)	48
.245	Batting Average Against	.306

	TEAM LEADERS
Tyler Norris (.341)	Batting Average	Britton Lawrence (.500)
Tyler Norris, Justin Henry (1)	Home Runs	Four Player Tied
JD Barrett (11)	RBI	Brady DiGiacomo (8)
Tyler Norris (7/8)	Stolen Bases/Attempted	Brad Clemens (3/3)
Andrew Corso (2.14)	ERA (Min. 6IP)	Tyler Bennett (1.35)
Drew Jackson (18)	Strikeouts (Pitching)	Mickey Foytik (9)