MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.- Starter Nick Moeltner scattered four hits in an 8-1 complete game win over Catholic University in Eastern's fourth game of their spring break trip to South Carolina. Moeltner struck out seven and walked just one to even his record at 1-1 on the year.

While Moeltner's pitching was certainly the story of the day, their were several good offensive performances as well. Scott Renauro collected a season-high five hits and 3 RBIs in the lead-off spot, and Devon Ziegenfuss picked up a critical 2 RBI single to give the Eagles the lead in the sixth inning. 

The Cardinals (6-4) grabbed a 1-0 lead on a two-out double in the second inning. After the double, Moeltner set down the next fifteen Catholic hitters in order to give the Eastern offense a chance to go to work. 

"It was one of the best pitching performances I've seen," said Head Coach Matt Midkiff, " Every ptich he needed he was able to throw, and he was really efficient through each inning. It was almost like, after yesterday, (a bad loss to Wesley College), Nick was not going to leave anything to chance. He would not let us lose."

The Eagles picked up hits in each of the first five innings, but they were unable to string anything together until the sixth when Mike McNulty and Greg DeSarro each hit safely to start the inning. Kristian Cortizo bunted both runners into scoring position and Ziegenfuss rapped a sharp single to plate the pair. While the two runs were all Moeltner would need, the Eagles scored two more on a Renauro two-out single.

Catholic snapped Moeltner's consecutive batter streak with a two-out single in the seventh, but the sophomore right-hander coaxed a ground ball to end the inning. Moeltner has allowed just 3 earned runs in his three starts this spring.

"We did a lot of good things today," Midkiff continued, "we put pressure on their defense,a nd our defense behind Nick was very good. When we looked at the trip, we felt like 4-1 would be a good trip. Losing yesterday put some pressure on us today for that, but everyone followed Nick's lead today. We have to take care of business tomorrow as well."

Eastern tacked on two runs in the eighth and another two in the ninth for the final margin. They conclude their Southern swing with an 8:00 am game against Penn State Harrisburg.