ST. DAVIDS,Pa.- With solid pitching and patient hitting, Eastern University Baseball cruised to a doubleheader sweep of Valley Forge Christian. The Eagles won the opener 11-1 and took the nightcap 15-0.

The Eagles took advantage of an undermanned Patriot staff with disciplined hitting throughout the day. Despite having only five hits in the opener, Eastern scored in each of the five innings to end the game early. Eastern had 12 batters walk and another three players reach base by getting hit by a pitch. Mark Royer walked in each of his plate appearances. All nine position players who started the game picked up at least one RBI. Ryan McMenamin was the only Eastern player with two hits in game one.

Valley Forge starter David Smith was over 100 pitches in the fourth inning.

Eastern starter Jordan Miller allowed only a single unearned run in the third inning. He allowed only two hits and a walk while striking out four to pick up the five inning win. He had fewer than 60 pitches and was consistently out in front in the count.

Game two starter Korey McKormack picked up right where Miller left off. McCormack struck out six hitters and did not walk a batter in four innings of work. The sophomore right-hander gave up two hits in the first inning, but escaped the jam with the help of a strong relay throw from McMenamin to get a runner at second. He struck out the final batter of the first and all three hitters he faced in the second. 

The Eagles, who pounded out 9 hits in game two, scored two in the second and broke the game open with six in the third. Anthony Messina homered to left to start the inning, and Tyler Orr hit a two RBI double for the big blow of the inning. The Eagles scored seven more runs in the fourth to create the final margin.

McMenamin, Orr, and Brendan Spall each finished the game with three RBIs. Catcher Greg DeSarro, who is moving up Eastern's career RBI list, walked twice and was the only position player in the game not to record an RBI.

Devon Ziegenfuss, who started the game in right field, came on to close and struck out a pair of Patriots. With some injuries on the staff, Ziegnefuss has been throwing side-sessions, and today was the perfect day to give the hard-throwing right-hander a chance to see live hitters. 

The Eagles (12-11) are slated to host Wilkes in the opening game of a critical Freedom Conference series tomorrow. Follow EUEagles on Twitter or check back here for any weather-related scheduling news.

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