READING, Pa. – Baseball (10-7-1, 3-6 MAC Commonwealth) returned home to cap off a conference series with Eastern (16-7, 5-4 MAC Commonwealth). Following 18 innings of play, the visiting Eagles would take both games.
Game 1: L, 3-2 (11 innings)
Tommy Lewman started the scoring for the Lions in the sixth inning via a base hit up the middle to drive in
Michael Avino to cut into the Eastern lead (2-1). Avino would go on to finish game one with two hits in five at bats.
Joining Avino with multiple hits was
John Pecoraro who picked up a pair in three at bats.
With the Lions in do or die mode in the seventh,
Thomas Aulisi advanced to third on a wild pitch before coming around to score on a throwing error on the same play to tie the game at 2-2.
After the seventh, neither team would break through again until Eastern scored the game's final run in the top of 11
th to finish of a 3-2 victory in game one.
Josh Tudor recorded seven strikeouts to just one walk and held the Eastern offense to only six hits in nine innings of work.
Game 2: L, 7-4
The Lions fought back once again after Eastern built up an early lead. Albright scored a pair in the fourth with
Luke Filliben driving in Avino with a sacrifice fly.
Tyler Boccelli followed suit with an RBI single to bring in
Chris Gorla.
As a team the Lions once again produced many quality at bats with eight combined hits in addition to four walks.
Pecoraro would reach on a fielder's choice in the sixth allowing Filliben to score and cut further into the Eagles' lead (6-3).
As the Lions once again threatened in the seventh inning, Gorla singled to left to bring home
Tommy Lewman to bring the tying run to the plate. Eastern was able to escape the seventh inning jam and leave Reading with a pair of wins.
Up Next:
The Lions will play two at home against Penn State Berks tomorrow (3/29). First pitch is set for 12:00 pm.
