ST. DAVIDS, Pa.—Eastern Baseball won both games of its home opener, sweeping Saturday's doubleheader against conference opponent Wilkes University 4-3 and 10-0.

The Eagles out-hit the Colonels 20-10 over the doubleheader and had five players with a multi-hit game.

Centerfielder Tyler Orr launched the Eagles' first home run of the season and the eighth of his career. His eight home runs put him in a tie for fourth all-time at Eastern with Greg DeSarro.

Korey McCormack and Barry Jost earned the wins on the mound after pitching five solid innings in their respective games.

Game One: Wilkes 3, Eastern 4

A three-run fifth inning helped lift Eastern to the 4-3 victory in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. 

After Joe Grato swiped home on a double steal in the second inning, the Eagles didn't score again until the fifth inning. Ryan McMenamin scored Dillon Schwartzer from third with an RBI-groundout to the right side of the infield. McMenamin's groundout was the second out of the inning, and with two outs, Eric Rossi walked and Andrew Check batted a single through the left side. Tyler Orr then sent both Rossi and Check home with a two-RBI double to right field. Orr's double put Eastern up 4-2.

Ryan Kehr took to the mound in the top of the sixth, relieving Korey McCormack who went five innings, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out two.

Wilkes scored one run on two hits in the top of the sixth off Kehr, but he was able to get out of the jam and completed the two-inning save.

The Eagles picked up eight hits in the win. Joe Grato batted 2-for-2 with an intentional walk and a run scored. 

Game One Box Score

Game Two: Wilkes 0, Eastern 10

Eastern broke the second game of the doubleheader open with a five-run second inning highlighted by Orr's two-out, two-RBI home run to left center.

Eastern led 1-0 going into the second after an RBI-single by Grato. After picking up two quick outs to start the inning, Ryan Kehr reached first after an error by the third baseman, keeping the inning alive. Ryan McMenamin drew a walk after a full count and Check followed up with a two-RBI double. Check leads the Eagles this year with a .457 batting average.

Eric Rossi then sent Check home with a single that dropped inside the right field line. Then Orr capped off the inning with his two-run bomb to left center on the first pitch of the at-bat.

The Eagles scored three more runs in the bottom of the fourth, again with two outs. McMenamin came home on Grato's bases-loaded sac fly and then Andrew DiFerdinando knocked in two more runs with a double to right center.

Eastern tallied one more two-out run in the fifth with a pinch-hit RBI double by Marcus Sistrun to left center.

The Eagles batted 7-for-14 when there were two outs.

Four Eagles had multiple hits: Check (2-for-3), Rossi (2-for-2), DiFerdinando (2-for-4), and Joseph De Los Santos (2-for-4). Rossi and McMenamin each scored three times.  

Meanwhile, defensively the Eagles played error-free and only allowed three hits. Pitcher Barry Jost scattered those three hits over five shutout innings and gave up just one walk and a hit batter. He tossed 66 pitches and induced eight ground outs.

Greg Lukasik and Ben Melendez each pitched a perfect inning to complete the shutout.

Game Two Box Score

The Eagles (2-6, 2-1 Freedom) are scheduled to play at Wesley College on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.