Brockport, NY - The Golden Eagles baseball team will travel to Virginia seeking their first win of the season. Brockport will take on Roanoke College Saturday, March 4^th at 6pm. The squad will finish the action in Virginia with games on March 5^th against Franklin and Marshall College at 10am, and #15 Marietta College at 2pm.
 
Last Time Out: Brockport combined for just one run during the February 26^th doubleheader on opening day. The team fell to Kean University, 3-1, to start the season before the 2-0 loss to Misericordia University in the second game.
 
Against Kean University, Matthew Colucci posted a strong outing in relief, posting five strikeouts and allowing just two hits across 3.2 innings of work. Zach Eldred brought in the team's only run, scoring Nicholas Pastore on a sacrifice.
 
Against Misericordia, Brian Tietjen was the lone player with multiple hits, going 2 for 3 in the contest. The Golden Eagles' pitching staff allowed just 3 hits across nine innings of work, the loan blemish being a two-run single in the second that would go the distance. Joe Valenti posted a complete game for Misericordia, striking out five and allowing just five hits across nine innings.
 
Scouting Roanoke College: The Maroons have opened the season 4-4, most recently sweeping Elizabethtown at home in doubleheader action by scores of 6-4 and 10-7. Roanoke College will take on Franklin & Marshall on March 4^th at 10 am before taking on Brockport at 6 pm.
 
Scouting Franklin & Marshall: Through their first 5 games the Diplomats have posted a 1-4 record, with their lone win coming over Cabrini College on the road 6-4. Franklin & Marshall will have matchups with Messiah on March 2^nd, Roanoke and Marietta on March 4^th, before taking on Brockport on March 5^th at 10 am. Brockport has won the lone meeting between the two schools dating back to 2012, an 8-4 victory for the Golden Eagles.
 
Scouting Marietta: Marietta College opened the year ranked 6^th in the D3baseball.com top 25 polls and has since fallen to 15^th after a 2-2 start to the season. The Pioneers were most recently on the short end of a 10-0 trounce against now #18 Christopher Newport University. Marietta will play a doubleheader against Case Western Reserve University on March 1^st, before matching up with the Golden Eagles on March 5^th at 2 pm.
 
Next Up: The Golden Eagles will take part in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, spanning from Saturday, March 11^th to Sunday, March 19^th. Below is the full schedule for the trip down south.
 
Clarkson University (DH)- March 11^th 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
UMass Boston- March 12^th 6:30 pm
Wheaton College- March 13^th 10:30 am
Stockton University- March 16^th 1:30 pm
New York University- March 17^th at 1:30 pm
Springfield College- March 18^th at 1:30 pm
Lawrence University- March 19^th at 9:30 am