ST.DAVIDS, Pa.- With a three RBI day in a 15-5 win over visiting King's College, Scott Renauro became the first Eastern University baseball player to reach 100 career RBIs. The senior second baseman went 4-for-6 and is closing in on school records for hits and runs scored. Nick Moeltner struck out nine in seven strong innings to pick up his fourth win against only one loss.

Moeltner (4-1, 2.03 ERA) ran into trouble in the first as the Monarchs scored three runs on three hits before the junior right-hander retired the last two batters on swinging strikes. He allowed only two more hits and only three more hitters to reach safely through the rest of his afternoon.

Eastern rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning after a one-out single from Renauro and a pair of walks loaded the bases for Brandon Kenish. Two runs scored on an error on the right side of the infield. The walks turned out to be a huge difference in the game. Eastern hitters drew 10 walks, and the Eastern pitchers only issued a single free pass.

After neither team tallied in the second. The game broke open in the bottom of the third. Renauro led off the inning with a two-strike base hit into short center. The next three Eastern hitters walked to tie the game and load the bases for the bottom of the order.

After Devon Ziegenfuss hit into a third-to-home fielders choice, Mark Royer nearly beat out a ground ball for an RBI fielders choice. Third baseman Brendan Spall delivered the big blow of the game with a two-out two RBI double to right-center. After a pitching change, Dillon Schwartzer single through the left side to drive in Spall. Renauro picked up the final RBI of the inning with a single to left. Schwartzer beat the throw to the plate and slide through the catcher for an 8-3 lead.

"Those guys [Royer,Spall, and Schwartzer]" Midkiff stated, "just don't change their approach. Coach D [hitting coach Ray D'Orazio] was just telling me earlier today how well they focus on what they are doing and how they refuse to try to do more than they should in every at bat. To get 8 RBIs out of the bottom of the order is huge for us."

Untroubled by the lengthy delays between pitches, Moeltner continued to deal through the middle innings, and the Eagles came back to the plate for three more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Royer delivered the big blow of the inning with a 2 RBI double. The junior outfielder reached third on an outfield error and scampered home on a beautifully executed suicide squeeze play. Royer crossed the plate as Spall's bunt hit the ground.

Renauro picked up his milestone RBIs with a two-run double down the left field line in the sixth. Schwartzer picked up the final RBI of the day on an infield ground out in the seventh. 

The Monarchs (5-8, 1-3 Freedom) scored single runs of relievers Greg Lukasik and Lucas Bremmerman in the eighth and ninth innings, but they were never able to mount a rally.

"Nick was really good today" Midkiff stated, "He got in a groove after that first inning. It is a great milestone for Scotty [Renauro] to get. He came here when we were not very good, and he has invested a lot into seeing the program grow. I am really happy for him."

The Eagles (11-5, 3-1 Freedom) will travel to King's tomorrow to complete the series with a doubleheader. Though the game is scheduled for 1, impending rains have the schools talking about moving game times forward to earlier in the day. That announcement will be made via twitter and both school websites as soon as details are confirmed.

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