Brockport, NY- The Brockport baseball team finished its Florida trip with a 7-1 win over Keuka College on Saturday, March 22
nd. The Golden Eagles improved to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in Empire 8 after the win. Brockport's 14-1 record across its first 15 games serves as the best start in program history.
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Zach Eldred (W, 3-0) rolled through the Keuka lineup, recording a career-high 13 punchouts with just one run allowed across seven innings of work.
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Kyle Blake got the offense started in the first inning, launching a sacrifice fly to put Brockport up 1-0.
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Following a Keuka response to tie the game at 1-1, Blake would strike again in the third inning. Blake would pick up his second RBI of the day with an RBI single to put Brockport back ahead 2-1.
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Both pitchers would dominate the middle of the contest with scoreless 4
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th innings, with Brockport finally breaking through in the seventh inning.
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Jason Story would hustle to beat out a double play ball in the seventh, scoring
Frank Vanzillotta and adding to Brockport's lead at 3-1.
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The Golden Eagles would finally run away in the ninth inning, plating four runs thanks to RBI hits from Ryan Lenic, Josh Index,
Jason Story, and a Blake RBI groundout.
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Eric Servellon (S,2) closed out the contest for Brockport, tossing two hitless innings with three strikeouts.
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Frank Vanzillotta would reach base safely four times for Brockport, going 2-3 with two walks and three runs scored.
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The Brockport top of the order all posted two hits on the day, with Vanzillotta, Indek, Eldred, and Story all posting strong efforts.
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Jason Mansell led Brockport with two stolen bases, going 1-5 at the plate.
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Up Next: The Golden Eagles will head to the University of Rochester for non-conference action on Wednesday, March 26
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