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Sean Lang
Bill Jones
Sean Lang reached base safely five times and scored three runs in game one.
8
Defiance DEFIANCE 3-4
17
Winner Skidmore SKIDMORE 8-1
Defiance DEFIANCE
3-4
8
Final
17
Skidmore SKIDMORE
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Defiance DEFIANCE 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 8 0
Skidmore SKIDMORE 10 3 0 1 1 2 X 17 17 5

W: Martin, Peter (1-0) L: L. Kunkel (1-1)

13
Winner Skidmore SKIDMORE 9-1
2
Defiance DEFIANCE 3-5
Winner
Skidmore SKIDMORE
9-1
13
Final
2
Defiance DEFIANCE
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Skidmore SKIDMORE 3 1 1 0 5 1 2 13 19 0
Defiance DEFIANCE 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 3

W: Petersen, Anthony (1-0) L: S. Warner (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Offense erupts for Skidmore in doubleheader sweep of Defiance

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Skidmore College baseball team scored 30 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Defiance College on Thursday. The Thoroughbreds captured the first game, 17-8, and won game two 13-2.
 
  • Jackson Hornung continued his torrid stretch at the plate. He had six base hits and eight RBI on the day including six in the first game. With multi-hit showings in both contests, the junior has eight multi-hit games on the season and is riding an eight-game hitting streak. He leads the Liberty League and ranks tied for fifth in Division III with 22 RBI.
  • After a day off tomorrow, Skidmore (9-1) will close the trip on Saturday, March 19 with two against Lasell University.
 
GAME ONE
  • After Defiance (3-5) scored four in the top of the first inning, Skidmore answered with 10 in the bottom half of the frame.
  • Eight Thoroughbreds combined for nine hits in the massive first inning. The entire lineup reached base safely before an out was recorded.
  • Hornung had a two-run double in the first and a bases-clearing two bagger an inning later. He finished with four hits in five trips.
  • Skidmore led 13-5 after two innings of play.
  • The Thoroughbreds scored single runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
  • Jaden Torrado brought around Skidmore's final two runs in the sixth on a double to right field.
  • Peter Martin shook off the first inning to earn the win for the Thoroughbreds. He went four innings and surrendered five earned runs with four walks and a strikeout.
  • Ethan Caiazza tossed two shutout innings out of the bullpen. He gave up just one hit and struck out three.
 
GAME TWO
  • Skidmore scored three quick runs on the top of the first inning. Danny Melillo singled up the middle to lead off the game and he scored on a Hornung double to the gap in left-center field. Try Bourque scored Hornung with a single and scored himself three batters later on a Pascal Marcktell single.
  • The Thoroughbreds tacked on with one run in both the second and third innings.
  • Skidmore plated five more runs in the top half of the fifth highlighted by a two-run single by Melillo and another Hornung RBI double.
  • Anthony Mollica and Owen Fitzhugh hit RBI singles in the seventh.
  • Fitzhugh finished 3-for-5 with two RBI. Marcktell was 3-for-4 with three runs.
  • Anthony Petersen was the winner for the Thoroughbreds. He pitched five strong innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out six batters and did not issue a walk.
  • Skidmore stole nine bases on the day and was caught just once for a 90.9 success rate.
Quote from Coach Plourde:
"Anthony Petersen stepped up and gave a depleted staff a shot in the arm. I was also pleased with the way we swung the bats."
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