SCHAUMBURG, ILL. – The Edgewood College Eagles headed south Saturday as they continued their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) slate. They took on the Dominican Stars in a doubleheader. The Stars (13-18, 5-11 NACC) took home game one 10-7 with a late rally, but the Eagles (15-14, 9-7 NACC) replied in kind with six unanswered runs in a 9-6 comeback victory in game two.
GAME ONE: DOMINICAN 10, EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 7
- After a passed ball helped
Kyle Sagan reach home in the first, the Stars put together three runs in the bottom of the inning. A single to right field followed be a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to right field left things 3-1 Dominican after one.
- Mistakes plated a run for Edgewood College in the second to put them on the board. The bats bounced back to take the lead with a big fourth inning. A throwing error brought in a run, before
Brooks Kalscheur hit a two-RBI single to right field. Another throwing error brought in a runner, and a
Xavier Schreiber single to left field put the Eagles ahead 7-3 after four.
- A sacrifice fly to center field and a single to left field each tallied a run for the Stars in the fifth. They took advantage of errant pitching to start off the sixth to tally a run with a bases-loaded walk. A fielder's choice tied things up for Dominican, while a one-RBI single to center field ended up as the winning run.
- After the Stars tacked on a pair of insurance runs for a 10-7 edge, their defense would clamp down on Edgewood College in the seventh to secure the victory.
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Ryan Mixey pitched five innings and struck out seven Dominican batters.
- Sagan recorded a double and three runs. Kalscheur added on a pair of RBIs, while Schreiber finished game one hitting 2-for-4.
GAME TWO: EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 9, DOMINICAN 6
- The Stars struck first with a passed ball tallying a run in the first. Three more would cross home in the second. After Dominican loaded the bases, a hit by pitch, a walk, and a sacrifice fly to center field each recorded a run for a 4-0 lead.
- Both squads plated runs in the fourth. A
Brevin Brisack grounder to first batted in a run, while a double to center field left things at 5-1 Stars.
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Terry Tolliver Jr. brought the Eagles into striking distance with a two-run home rn in the fifth. After a groundout to the shortstop made it 6-3 Dominican, Edgewood College closed the gap in the sixth. A sacrifice fly to center field from Sagan plated a leadoff triple from
Kyle Prindle.
Ryan Harris singled home a run through the left side, while
Daniel Bentivegna tied things up with an RBI double to center field.
- After two innings of scoreless action, the Eagles took the lead in the ninth. A wild pitch scored a runner after Edgewood College loaded the bases.
Dylan Carrington scored a pair with a single up the middle for a 9-6 lead to finalize the tally.
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Drew Lenz shined as he earned the victory. He tossed four innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs.
- Prindle, Sagan, and Harris each recorded multi-hit games. Prindle earned a triple, while Sagan hit a double.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Edgewood College has hit 16 triples this season. The mark matches the previous high watermark set by the 2010 squad.
- Their 16 triples also leads the NACC
- Prindle heads the conference with a .541 on-base percentage.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will hit pause on NACC play for nonconference action. They will travel to Elmhurst, Ill. to take on Elmhurst Monday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
