WEST CHESTER, Pa.- East Stroudsburg University opened the Atlantic Regional with an 11-2 win over Fairmont State and will face West Chester at noon in their next game.
Notables
Connor Reilly had a career day, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs. It marked the first time since 2017 that a Warrior had five hits in a game, when Dylan Tamecki went 5-for-5 with a double and five RBIs.
Also driving in multiple runs were
Dennis Pierce and
Chaise Albus.
Pierce went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a solo home run, his 16th of the season.
Albus finished 2-for-5 with a two-RBI double and a stolen base.
The pitching staff of
Ryan Dewees,
Jake Albert,
Johansel Brito and
Caden Leonard combined to allow just two runs while striking out six over nine innings. Starter Dewees carried the bulk of the load, throwing 4.2 innings and striking out three.
How it happened
The ESU bats stayed hot, scoring a run in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 3-1 lead. RBIs came from Reilly and Pierce, the latter via a solo home run.
After Fairmont State got one run back to make it a one-run game, the Warriors broke it open with a four-run sixth inning on four hits.
Francisco Taveras drove in Reilly, who had doubled. Albus followed with a two-run double to plate Taveras and
Shanley Wall.
Parker Frey capped the inning with an RBI single to score
Jack Rothenhausler.
Pierce added his second RBI of the game in the seventh. ESU tacked on three more in the eighth, starting with a sacrifice fly from Rothenhausler. A double steal by Frey and
Walker Zampella led to an errant throw that allowed Frey to score. Zampella later crossed the plate on Reilly's fifth hit of the day.
Up next
The Warriors return to Serpico Stadium at West Chester for a matchup against the Golden Rams at noon Friday, May 16.
