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Manny Contreras
Michael Vesci
16
Winner Post POST 19-18, 13-8 CACC
6
Wilmington (Del.) WILMU 24-11, 16-5 CACC
Winner
Post POST
19-18, 13-8 CACC
16
Final
6
Wilmington (Del.) WILMU
24-11, 16-5 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Post POST 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 10 16 14 0
Wilmington (Del.) WILMU 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 2

W: Cuevas, Hector (3-2) L: Xavier Cortez (4-2) S: Torres, Eddie (1)

0
Post POST 19-19, 13-9 CACC
4
Winner Wilmington (Del.) WILMU 25-11, 17-5 CACC
Post POST
19-19, 13-9 CACC
0
Final
4
Wilmington (Del.) WILMU
25-11, 17-5 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 3 2
Wilmington (Del.) WILMU 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 6 1

W: Dylan Potero (3-0) L: Hascup, Justin (3-4)

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

Contreras Spurs 16-Run Stretch for Baseball with Grand Slam in Doubleheader Split with Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del. – Senior catcher Manny Contreras mashed his fifth home run of the season, a sixth-inning grand slam for Post University Baseball in game one of Saturday's road matchup against Wilmington University, becoming the catalyst for a 16-run blitz to lead the Eagles to a 16-6 eight-inning victory in their doubleheader split. Post would get shut out in game two by freshman left-hander Dylan Potero in the game two loss, 4-0, remaining at .500 this year and moving to 13-9 in conference play.

THE BASICS

Post University 16, Wilmington University 6 (8 Innings)
 
Post University 0, Wilmington University 4 (7 Innings)
 
Post University (19-19, 13-9 CACC)
 
Wilmington University (25-11, 17-5 CACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 16, Wilmington University 6 (8 Innings)
Freshman right-hander Hector Cuevas took the mound in game one, looking to build off his one-hit performance against Lincoln University last week, and he would prove to be effective after a rough start to the affair. After allowing three first-inning runs, Cuevas settled down to pitch five innings, allowing those three runs on four hits with six walks, three strikeouts, a hit batter, and a wild pitch.

Junior right-hander Xavier Cortez got through the first four innings, allowing just one run on a sacrifice fly by sophomore infielder Gill Dolan, before Contreras dealt the big blow in the sixth inning as part of the 16-unanswered-run stretch that the Eagles embarked on. The senior clobbered his fifth home run of the season, a grand slam, which was only the start of the offensive explosion from Post.

In the eighth inning alone, the Eagles put up 10 runs on seven hits, including six of seven batters safely reaching base either via walk, single, or double, to break open the 13-run lead. Junior outfielder Joey Cohen had three RBIs via a two-run double and a groundout, while a trio of hitters had at least two RBIs in the victory.

While Cuevas picked up his third win of the year on the mound, freshman right-hander Eddie Torres notched his first collegiate save, throwing the last three innings and allowing three runs on four hits with a hit batter. Senior infielder Tyler Pirrung extended the game to a ninth inning with his three-run home run off Torres in the eighth inning of the 16-6 affair.

Game 2: Post University 0, Wilmington University 4 (7 Innings)
Graduate outfielder Andrew Hartman would see his 27-game on-base streak snapped as Potero struck him out twice during his 11-strikeout performance in his complete-game effort, as he finished 0-for-3 in the game. As for Potero, he would allow just three hits, walk one, and hit another in his third victory on the mound this year.

Freshman right-hander Justin Hascup fell to 3-4 after allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits across his complete six innings, striking out two, walking one, and hitting one. The two run-scoring hits were both two-run home runs coming from junior infielder MJ Phillips in the first inning and sophomore outfielder Brian Klumpp in the fourth inning, as Phillips' was unearned after a throwing error from graduate infielder Hunter Keller extended the inning with two outs.

Junior catcher Kyle Lowman was the only Wilmington hitter to record multiple hits, while Contreras, Dolan, and junior outfielder Kevan Diaz recorded the three hits for the Eagles in the defeat. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Manny Contreras leads Post University with five home runs on the season after not hitting any home runs in his first three seasons with the Eagles
  • Evan Cornwell finished today's doubleheader with two hits, moving his career total to 173 hits –  Cornwell is 20 hits away from tying Dan Luisi for the most hits in program history at Post University 
  • Andrew Hartman extended his on-base streak to 27 consecutive games after going 1-for-5 in game one, before going 0-for-3 in game two, snapping the streak
  • Winning game one of the doubleheader snapped a four-game losing streak for Post University against Wilmington University dating back to the 2024 season – The 16-run output was the most in a single game for the Eagles in the all-time series
  
WHO'S NEXT
Post University closes its three-game series against Wilmington University tomorrow afternoon at Municipal Stadium with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 PM.
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