Waterbury, CT – The Post University baseball team won its sixth straight game and remain undefeated in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play after defeating Dominican, 11-2 and 13-3 at Municipal Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Post is now 13-11 overall and 3-0 in the CACC, tied for first in the North Division.
Justin Portes got the start for the Eagles, pitching seven innings, allowing just two earned runs on five hits while striking out five. He allowed just two hits through the first six innings.
After a scoreless three innings, the Eagles' bats woke up, scoring three in the fourth and two in the fifth. In the fourth, the first three batters reached base before Jimmy Brennan drove in two with an RBI single to score DJ Caron and Hunter Keller. Matt Goehrig followed with a sacrifice fly to make it a 3-0 game. In the fifth, Caron and Gill both had RBI singles to score Shane Lindemuth and Michael Pavelchak, who both singled in the inning to go up, 5-0.
The Chargers got two back in the top of the seventh, but the Eagles shut the door on any chance of a comeback, scoring four in the bottom of the seventh as Brennan hit a bases clearing double to put the Eagles up 8-2. Goehrig followed with an RBI double to put the Eagles up, 9-2.
Post added two more insurance runs in the eighth.
Jacob Tamburrino pitched two perfect innings of relief for the Eagles, striking out two.
Brennan was 3-for-5 with a run and five RBI. Goehrig was 1-for-3 with two RBI. Caron was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs and Gill was 1-for-2 with three walks, two RBI and two runs.
Game two had a similar feel to the first as Joe Christiana pitched 5.2 effective innings in the win, while the bats did the rest of the work.
Post again used a three-run inning to start the scoring, loading the bases with three straight singles in the bottom of the third before Goehrig scored on a wild pitch. Caron added a sacrifice fly and Gill an RBI double to make it a 3-0 game. Post scored two in the fourth, highlighted by an RBI single from Pavelchak.
The Eagles put the game away in the bottom of the fifth, as Goehrig hit a three-run homer, his 20th of his career, making it an 8-0 game. Goehrig wasn't done there, adding a bases loaded triple to cap off his day as the Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Pavelchak and Gill also had RBI singles in the inning.
Dominican's lone runs came on a three-run homer by Phil Whitney in the top of the sixth.
Christiana finished the day striking out four, giving up three earned runs on three hits and four walks. He is now 3-2 on the season.
Goehrig finished 3-for-3 with six RBI and three runs. Gill was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run. Pavelchak was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run. Lindemuth was 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI. Michael Gajda scored two runs.
Up next, the Eagles go on the road to take on Goldey-Beacom on Sunday, March 26 in a doubleheader beginning at noon.
