WILSON, N.C. –The East Stroudsburg University baseball team dropped the final game of the series to Barton, 4-1, on Sunday at Nixon Field.

Trailing 4-0 headed into their final at-bats, ESU (1-2) had a pair of runners in scoring position with two outs before a red hot Anthony Torreullas delivered a single to right center field to get the Warriors on the board. However, the Bulldogs (5-3) struck out the next batter to keep ESU from bringing the tying run to the plate.

Notables

- Torreullas was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in the game. The New Holland, Pa. finished the weekend hitting .636/.909/.667 after collecting seven hits to go along with four RBI and three runs scored.

- Ben Piripavel record a pair of hits, including a double in the ninth inning that led to ESU's only run

- Brent Francisco (0-1) recorded a strong outing in season debut allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out six across 6.0 innings

How it Happened

In the bottom of the second inning, Barton took advantage of an ESU error to take a 1-0 lead despite not recording a hit. Following Jared Beebe reaching on a lead-off error and Raymond Paniagua getting hit by a pitch, the Bulldogs used a groundout to advance the runners 90 feet before James Holladay delivered a sacrifice fly to left field to bring home the game's first run.

The Bulldogs added to their lead in the home half the fifth inning when Andres Machado singled up the middle to make the score 2-0. Barton got a runner in scoring position after Matthew Restivo reached on a base hit before advancing to third on an ESU throwing error.

With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Barton strung together a pair of singles to push their advantage to 3-0. After Ryan McIsaac reached on a fielder's choice, he was able to score from second on a base knock from Colby Warren.

Barton tacked on an insurance run before the ESU's final at-bats in the bottom of the eighth inning as a bases loaded walk made the score 4-0.

ESU wouldn't go down without a fight in the last inning as a Pirivpavel double followed by a two-out base hit from Torreullas gave ESU their first run. But the Bulldogs recorded the final out the very next batter to secure the series win.

Up Next

The Warriors are back on the road next weekend with a trip to Virginia for the Dinwiddie Challenge. ESU will a double-header on Saturday against Sant Anselm followed by a twin bill with Saint Rose on Sunday.