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Baseball Depth Overwhelms Chargers

Box Score The Eagles used superior depth and solid hitting to best the host Chargers 18-8 in darkness shortened contest. Devon Ziegunfuss led the Eastern attack with 5 RBI's on a home run and a two-run double.

"We really wanted to have a game before we got to Myrtle Beach where we could see guys in different situations," Head Coach Matt Midkiff stated, "and it was good to see 20 guys get on the field for us."

The Eagles picked up two in the first and three in the second in support of starter Ernie Stiegler. Stiegler struck out six of the seven batters he faced in picking up the win. Kyle Kurdewan worked out of a jam to pitch a scoreless third, and the Eagles broke the game open with an eight run fourth.

Brandon Kenish started the rally with a single and the Eagles then loaded the bases on an error and a hit batsman. Brendan Spall picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch. Dave Prager, who had his home run streak stopped at 3 games, lifted a long fly ball to drive in another run. Dillon Schwartzer knocked home  a pair with an RBi single and Andrew DiFerdina hit a pinch-hit RBI single late in the inning.

The Chargers scratched for a run off Nick Moeltner in the 4th before teh Eagles answered with three more in the bottom of the inning. Lucas Huber and Austin Little combined to pitch the final two innings for the Eagles.

Playing catcher for the first time this season, Greg DeSarro kept his hitting streak alive with a 1-for-2 afternoon. His average dipped to .571 after this afternoon. He is tied for the team lead with 6 RBI.

The Eagles are back in action Monday morning in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Kurdewan

#27 Kyle Kurdewan

P
Sophomore
Brandon Kenish

#6 Brandon Kenish

IF
Junior
Brendan Spall

#7 Brendan Spall

IF
Sophomore
Greg DeSarro

#15 Greg DeSarro

1B/C
Junior
Ernie Stiegler

#18 Ernie Stiegler

P
Junior
Nick Moeltner

#21 Nick Moeltner

P
Junior
Dave Prager

#25 Dave Prager

1B
Junior
Dillon Schwartzer

#32 Dillon Schwartzer

IF
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kyle Kurdewan

#27 Kyle Kurdewan

Sophomore
P
Brandon Kenish

#6 Brandon Kenish

Junior
IF
Brendan Spall

#7 Brendan Spall

Sophomore
IF
Greg DeSarro

#15 Greg DeSarro

Junior
1B/C
Ernie Stiegler

#18 Ernie Stiegler

Junior
P
Nick Moeltner

#21 Nick Moeltner

Junior
P
Dave Prager

#25 Dave Prager

Junior
1B
Dillon Schwartzer

#32 Dillon Schwartzer

Sophomore
IF