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Andrew Hartman
Michael Vesci
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Post POST 4-7
4
Winner Cedarville CEDARVIL 6-9
Post POST
4-7
2
Final
4
Cedarville CEDARVIL
6-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Post POST 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
Cedarville CEDARVIL 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 4 6 1

W: M. George (1-0) L: Portes, Justin (0-3) S: M. Doepker (2)

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Winner Post POST 5-7
6
Cedarville CEDARVIL 6-10
Winner
Post POST
5-7
19
Final
6
Cedarville CEDARVIL
6-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Post POST 2 0 0 4 5 2 3 3 0 19 20 1
Cedarville CEDARVIL 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 8 3

W: Valera, Harby (1-1) L: B. Werry (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Hartman Records Six RBIs in Baseball Doubleheader Split with Cedarville

ASHEBORO, N.C. –  Graduate outfielder Andrew Hartman drove in six total RBIs for Post University Baseball, including five during a 3-for-4 performance in game two of the Eagles' doubleheader against Cedarville University, as Post finished the four-game weekend with the Yellow Jackets, splitting the second doubleheader with a 4-2 loss in game one followed by a 19-6 victory in game two. 

THE BASICS

Post University 2, Cedarville University 4 (7 Innings)
 
Post University 19, Cedarville University 6
 
Post University (5-7)
 
Cedarville University (6-10)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 2, Cedarville University 4 (7 Innings)
Like the second game of the doubleheader yesterday, pitching was the name of the game for both sides, as just four combined earned runs out of the six total runs scored between the teams, seeing Cedarville come out on top, 4-2. However, Post did get on the board first with an RBI ground out from Hartman, before being held in check until the seventh inning of the affair, stringing together only four hits in the middle five innings.

Sophomore right-hander Micah George ended up picking up the win for the Yellow Jackets as sophomore right-hander Coen Ball went just one inning before George held down the next 4 1/3 innings. The sophomore held the Eagles scoreless during that stretch, allowing three hits while walking two and striking out one, while on the other side, senior right-hander Justin Portes threw all six innings for Post. Portes closed, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits with two strikeouts, two walks, and two wild pitches, falling to 0-3 on the year.

One of those wild pitches would score a run for the Yellow Jackets in the first inning, followed by an RBI single from sophomore outfielder Grayson Weikel, serving as the catalyst for the four unanswered runs that Cedarville had en route to their victory. Sophomore infielder Cooper Martin doubled in a run in the second inning, while freshman infielder Graham Ward added on to the lead with an RBI fielder's choice in the sixth. Graduate infielder Hunter Keller would get one back for the Eagles in the seventh on a sacrifice fly, but sophomore left-hander Max Doepker would shut the door on the game for his second save of the season. 

Game 2: Post University 19, Cedarville University 6
As they had done in every game of the weekend series, the Eagles jumped ahead first, this time with two runs via an RBI walk issued by freshman right-hander Brody Adams to freshman infielder Andrew Rhymestine, followed by an RBI single from Keller. Senior right-hander Harby Valera, who earned the win on the mound, spun five innings in which he allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits with three strikeouts, two walks, and a wild pitch to move to 1-1 on the year.  

Post would only fall behind once, 3-2, in the third inning as RBI singles from Ward and junior infielder Eli Henderson, along with a wild pitch by Valera, briefly turned the tide in favor of the Yellow Jackets. However, nine unanswered runs by the Eagle offense, starting with a bases-clearing triple from Hartman in the fourth inning, flipped the game back in favor of Post for good, as during that stretch, Hartman totaled four RBIs, along with two from graduate shortstop Evan Cornwell as part of his three-RBI day, and an RBI single from Rhymestine, who also had three RBIs.

Freshman infielder Max DeFrancesco hit his first collegiate home run in the seventh inning, a three-run home run, going 2-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs scored, and a walk as the Eagles cruised to a 19-6 victory to close things out at McCray Park. Post's bullpen combined in the final four innings to allow two runs on three hits with two walks and a strikeout between sophomore right-hander Logan Pulitano and the freshman right-hander duo of Eddie Torres and Hector Cuevas. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Andrew Hartman closed the doubleheader today, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, six RBIs, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base
  • Max DeFrancesco hit his first collegiate home run in the second game of the day for Post University, hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of the 19-6 win
  •  In game two of the doubleheader, Post University saw four players finish with three-plus runs batted in, led by Andrew Hartman (five RBIs), followed by three each from Evan Cornwell, Andrew Rhymestine, and Max DeFrancesco
  • Evan Cornwell finished with three hits in the doubleheader, bringing his career total to 156 hits, Cornwell is 37 hits away from tying Dan Luisi for the most hits in program history at Post University
 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University heads down to Boca Raton, Florida, for four games next weekend, starting off with a nine-inning affair on Friday morning against Bentley University at 10:30 AM before taking on Molloy University at 2:30 PM the same day. The Eagles got their first win in program history against the Falcons last year on the road, 14-12, while they have dropped their last three matchups to the Lions since the 2012 season. 
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