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Justin Hascup
Kristen Brown
2
Winner Post POST 9-10, 3-0 CACC
1
Holy Family HOLY FAM 6-12, 1-2 CACC
Winner
Post POST
9-10, 3-0 CACC
2
Final
1
Holy Family HOLY FAM
6-12, 1-2 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Post POST 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 3
Holy Family HOLY FAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 3

W: Hascup, Justin (1-3) L: Jake Vasil (0-2) S: Hardin, Andrew (4)

0
Post POST 9-11, 3-1 CACC
16
Winner Holy Family HOLY FAM 7-12, 2-2 CACC
Post POST
9-11, 3-1 CACC
0
Final
16
Holy Family HOLY FAM
7-12, 2-2 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Post POST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Holy Family HOLY FAM 2 0 1 6 3 4 X 16 15 1

W: Bryan Burtoft (1-3) L: Valera, Harby (1-3)

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

Hascup Pitches Game One Gem, Baseball Splits on Road with Holy Family

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – For Post University Baseball, it was a tale of two games against Holy Family University in conference play as right-hander Justin Hascup spun a six-inning gem in game one to help the Eagles win game one, 2-1, before the bats came to life in game two for the Tigers to earn them a split in the seven-inning affair with a 16-0 win on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania.

THE BASICS

Post University 2, Holy Family University 1
 
Post University 0, Holy Family University 16 (7 Innings)
 
Post University (9-11, 3-1 CACC)
 
Holy Family University (7-12, 2-2 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 2, Holy Family University 1
Hascup's sixth outing of the season saw the righty go six innings in which he allowed no runs on four hits with eight strikeouts, a new career high, and two walks to pick up his first collegiate victory on the mound. Hascup was relieved by a trio of Eagles, starting with junior right-hander Zion Fraser, before freshman right-handers JJ Roberts and Andrew Hardin finished the job with a combined three innings of three-hit ball with one unearned run allowed, three strikeouts, and a walk.

For Hardin, he would pitch the ninth to earn his fourth save of the season, striking out two batters and pushing his scoreless appearances streak to five consecutive games. The lone run allowed by Post pitching came in the seventh inning when a fielding error by graduate infielder Hunter Keller allowed the inning to continue, in which junior outfielder Brayden King singled home a run that cut the Eagle lead in half, 2-1, which ended up being the final score.

Despite the 2-1 loss, Holy Family's pitching had a strong showing as senior right-hander Jorden Sesar threw six scoreless innings to match Hascup, striking out 10 hitters while allowing only two hits and walking four. Junior left-hander Jake Vasil ended up taking the loss as a leadoff two-base error by Keller came around to score on junior outfielder Joey Cohen, who singled him home before three straight walks with one out allowed another Post runner to cross the plate.

After Vasil's 1/3 inning of work, freshman right-hander Hayden Hicks held down the final 2 2/3 innings for the Tigers, allowing no runs on no hits with six strikeouts as the pitching staff combined to strike out 16 Post players out of the 27 outs recorded. 

Game 2: Post University 0, Holy Family University 16 (7 Innings)
Junior right-hander Bryan Burtoft would get plenty of run support from the Tiger offense in game two, as he threw a complete game shutout for Holy Family, allowing just four hits with three strikeouts and two walks. Post's pitching, who had a strong game one performance, would struggle in game two as five pitchers combined to allow 16 runs on 15 hits with seven walks, two strikeouts, two wild pitches, and a hit batter. 

Senior right-hander Harby Valera suffered his third loss on the mound this season for the Eagles, getting tagged for eight runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings of work with three walks, two wild pitches, a hit batter, and a strikeout. Senior outfielder Andres Rivera had himself an afternoon with a 3-for-3 performance that featured a three-run home run, a double, and a single to put him a triple short of the cycle as he walked twice and scored three runs. 

Sophomore utilityman Jalen David also had a three-hit game for Holy Family with three RBIs and two runs scored as the home team had a total of six extra-base hits out of their 16 total in the 16-0 seven-inning shutout win to force a doubleheader split. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • In his best outing of the season as a starter, Justin Hascup earned his first collegiate win on the mound for Post University after throwing six shutout innings and allowing just four hits with eight strikeouts and two walks
  • Andrew Hardin now has four saves in his last five appearances, as well as five consecutive scoreless appearances after coming in to save game one with a scoreless ninth inning in which he had two strikeouts
  • Both of the wins for Holy Family University against Post University have come in game two of the doubleheader, with this one being the first time in which they have scored 10-plus runs against the Eagles
  • Evan Cornwell finished with no hits in the doubleheader, keeping his career total at 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 closes its three-game set against Holy Family University down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, tomorrow afternoon at 12:00 PM. 
 
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