ST.DAVIDS, Pa. – Eastern University Baseball returned to action after an extended weather-related break with a home game against Lancater Bible College (10-5). The Eagles brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but fell, 7-4.
Freddy Yahn hit his first collegiate home run in the loss.
The Chargers high-powered offense that had generated 152 runs in 14 games, and had three players reaching base more than half the time.
One of those players, Will Welsh, started the rally in what proved to be the Charger's big inning with a screaming double to the opposite field off Eastern starter
Christian Shissler in the second. The leadoff double turned out to be the only really hard-hit ball of the frame. Even so, the Chargers took advantage of a fly-ball double that landed just inside the line in right and a pair of infield hits to grab a 3-0 lead.
Tyler Bennet gave upa single run in his second inning of work, and the Eagles trailed 4-0 after four, and they picked up two more runs after leading off the fifth with a pair of hits.
Yahn put the Eagles on the boards with a one-out home run to center field in the sixth. After
Timmy Gorton lined out to right, the Eagles generated a two-out run as
Tommy Strazza knocked in
Britton Lawrence with a single through the left side.
The Eagles scratched out a pair of unearned runs in the eighth to answer single Charger run int he top of the inning, and
Tommy Strazza escaped a jam in the top of the ninth with a strike-out-throw-out double-play to end the inning.
Brad Clemons walked to start the ninth and Gorton doubled to right-center with one out to put pressure on. Lawrence walked to load the bases, but after a Robbie Shreck ground ball turned into an out at home, Strazza hit a solid ground ball to third to end the game.
"Our offense will come around," Head Coach
Jed Morris said. "We are starting to see signs, and we just need to get some consistent at bats in. Freddy is starting to drive the ball, and we will find some big hits here soon.
The Eagles are slated to host Washington College tomorrow before returning to MAC Freedom play against DeSales on Thursday.
