Plattsburgh, NY – The Brockport Golden Eagles split a pair of games on the road Saturday against the Plattsburgh Cardinals. The Golden Eagles won the first game, 19-2, and fell, 6-3, in the second. Brockport is now 18-15 overall and 6-9 in conference after the series.
Game One – Starting on the mound for the Green and Gold was
Justin DelVecchio. DelVecchio pitched all 7.0 innings of the game, striking out four batters, letting up two runs, five hits and two walks across the 28 batters faced. He picked up the win, improving to 4-1 on the season.
Josh Indek led off the day with a single to right field.
Frank Vanzillotta doubled to left center, pushing Indek to third.
David Belsito walked.
TJ Strevell hit an infield fly to the short stop brining home Indek for the first run of the day. Plattsburgh scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and would not do anymore damage the rest of the game.
Jason Mansell reached first on a throwing error by the third basemen. Mansell stole second and advanced to third on an error by the catcher.
Logan Wing grounded out to third base brining Mansell home for the second run of the day in the second inning. Brockport was tied up at 2-2 heading into the third. However, it was the fourth inning that blew everything wide open for the Green and Gold. The Golden Eagles scored 17 runs in the fourth inning to help create the 19-2 final in game one.
Brockport had eight hits and went around the lineup more than once during the fourth inning at bat. Plattsburgh also walked several batters and committed multiple errors to help extend the inning for Brockport. In two separate at-bats,
Zach Eldred had three RBIs in the fourth inning alone. Eldred finished game one 3-for-5 at the plate with those three RBIs, a double, and two runs scored.
Josh Indek (2-2, 2 BB),
David Belsito (2-4, 2 RBI), and
Nick Mahar (2-5, 2 R) all reached base on multiple ocassions in the contest.
TJ Strevell (2),
Jason Mansell (2),
Steven Ciancio III (2), and
Logan Wing (2) all contributed RBIs in game one.
Game Two – Starting on the mound for the Green and Gold in game two was
Eric Servellon. He pitched 2.0 innings, let up five hits, three runs, two walks and struck out three players across the 14 he faced.
Zach Eldred started game two with a homer to left center. Plattsburgh answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the first.
Jason Mansell singled in the top of the second batting in
TJ Strevell for run number two for the Golden Eagles. Plattsburgh answered with two runs, putting them up 3-2.
Once again it was Mansell's single to right field in the fourth inning, bringing home Mahar for the team's third and final run of game two.
Plattsburgh scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth and one final run in the bottom of the sixth. The Cardinals took game two on Saturday, 6-3, winning the weekend series 2-1.
Michael Heilig pitched 3.0 innings, letting up three hits, three runs, two walks and struck out three batters across the 15 he faced.
Ryan Peters pitched 3.0 innings, letting up one hit and striking out four opponents across the 10 batters he faced.
Brockport will return to Clark V. Whited for a 4pm game against Keuka College on April 30
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