CARY, N.C. – The No. 22 East Stroudsburg University baseball team swept Concord by scores of 9-1 and 11-4 at the USA Baseball Complex.
The Warriors (2-0) outscored the Mountain Lions (2-3) 20-5 over two games, recording eight extra-base hits, including two home runs.
Pitching Notables
Ryan Dewees (1-0) and
Gavin Sopko (1-0) earned the wins for ESU. Both pitchers went three innings, allowed no walks or runs, before giving the ball over to the bullpen.
As a unit, the Warriors pitching staff only allowed three earned runs over 16 innings and struck out 12 Mountain Lions.
Batting Notables
Francisco Taveras drove in four RBIs, including a three-run home run in Game 1, and led all Warriors with five hits while stealing a base.
Walker Zampella went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI single in Game 1.
Dennis Pierce followed up Taveras with a two-run home run in Game 2.
Jack Rothenhausler scored four runs and hit a two-RBI double in the third inning of Game 1.
Parker Frey tallied three hits, including a two-RBI triple in the first inning of Game 2.
How It Happened – Game 1
The Warriors scored early and often in the first game. In the first inning, Rothenhausler and Zampella each drove in a run with singles.
In the third, both players drove in additional runs, extending the lead to 5-0. After an error in the fourth, the lead grew to 6-0.
Taveras then hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to make it 9-0, and ESU went on to win 9-1.
The pitching trio of Dewees,
Johansel Brito, and
Jake Albert allowed just one run and struck out five in seven innings.
How It Happened – Game 2
ESU's offensive surge continued in Game 2. Frey drove in two runs with a two-out triple.
The Warriors' biggest inning came in the third, as they scored five runs on a two-run home run by Pierce, an RBI single from
Jackson Rutecki, an RBI triple from Taveras, and an error, pushing the lead to 7-0. Concord scored four runs, but ESU added more to its lead, eventually winning 11-4.
The Warriors' bullpen of Sopko,
Peyton Brannock, and
Cole Dymek allowed no runs in their combined six innings.
Up Next
ESU will play its next game at home against D'Youville in a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 22, and a standalone game on Sunday, Feb. 23. The doubleheader will begin at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with the Sunday game scheduled for 11 a.m.
