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Eagles sweep Chestnut Hill to close out successful Florida trip



Evan Anderson
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (March 11, 2011)---The Post University baseball program concluded its season-opening trip to Florida with a doubleheadder sweep of conference rival Chestnut Hill College, 4-3 and 10-2.
 
The first game saw sophomore Evan Anderson get his first start of the year and he didn't disappoint, going six innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out seven.

 After Chestnut Hill scored in the top of the first, the Eagles (8-3) responded with three runs of their own.

Sophomore shortstop got things going with a leadoff single to right. Alex Jahn would follow with a walk and senior Brendan Barry would follow with a sharp single to left field to load the bases. Senior Ralph Dieguez would drive home a run with a sacrifice fly to center knotting the score at one. 

The Eagles weren't finished though, as junior Aaron Lerma would walk to load the bases for junior Travis Locascio, who ripped a 2 RBI single to centerfield, making it 3-1.

The Eagles added another in the 5th when Blair led off the inning with a triple to right center. He would later score on a Dieguez RBI single.

Chestnut Hill answered with two in the 6th, but junior Steve Corbett would come on in the 7th to earn the save, striking out two to seal the victory.
 
 
 
Alex Jahn
Sophomore John Jeanes would get the start in Game 2 and pitched six solid innings, allowing two runs, one earned, four hits, while striking out four to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Freshman Sean Sylvester came on for the first time this season and ended the game striking out the last hitter.

Alex Jahn finished the game 2-3 with a triple, two RBI's and three runs scored while Dieguez finished 2-3 with a double, a triple and 3 RBI's.
 
Aaron Lerma also went 2-3 with an RBI. In all the Eagles pounded out eleven hits in the second game.

The Eagles return to the diamond on March 16 in Springfield, Mass., when they take on American International College.

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