PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Edgewood College Eagles baseball squad continued the back end of their Spring Break trip Friday morning. They faced the Spalding Golden Eagles in the Studer's Blue Wahoos Stadium Challenge. The Eagles (5-5) faced tough sledding against the Golden Eagles (9-2) pitching and fell in 2-1 fashion.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood College struck first early. An error led to Kyle Prindle sending in an unearned run for a 1-0 advantage. The Eagles would later get a runner on second with no outs in the third, but a strikeout and a grounder to the first baseman ended the threat.

- A pair of home runs settled the game in Spalding's favor. A home run to left in the fourth tied the game, while a home run to center field in the seventh turned into the game-winner. Edgewood College got the tying run to second on a sacrifice bunt in the ninth, but a strike out looking saved the game for the Golden Eagles.

- The pitchers were the stars of the show. Kyle Jungers threw a complete game gem while suffering the defeat, facing 28 batters in eight innings while allowing only six hits.

- Jake Mueller earned the victory for Spalding, while Wesley Clark shut down the Eagles in an extended save. Clark tossed five strikeouts and allowed one hit in four innings on the mound.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Only two batters recorded more than one hit in the game.

- The one run was the fewest Edgewood College has scored so far this season.

- The meeting was the first between the two schools in baseball.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will conclude their 2023 Spring Break tomorrow morning. They face Grinnell College with first pitch scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Edgewood College holds a 2-0 lead in the series.