FREDONIA, N.Y. --- The Fredonia baseball team traded a pair of one-run games with SUNYAC rival Brockport on Tuesday. The Devils took the opener, 3-2, and the Eagles claimed the nightcap, 4-3. Fredonia claimed the season series, two games to one. The games were played at Ludwig Field, but Brockport was scheduled as the home team.
Brockport struck first with a run in both the first and second innings off Blue Devil starting pitcher, Zach Jordon, to take a 2-0 lead.
Things stood that way until the top of the fifth.
Kenny Johnston led off the inning with a double. Mike Prentice advanced him to third with a base hit. After an infield popup,
Erik Krohl grounded out to plate Johnston and advance Prentice to second. Prentice came around on a double by
Ryan Carmody to tie the game at 2-all.
The Devils scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the sixth. Mike Prentice roped a one-out double. He advanced to third on a wild pitch, then scored on a balk.
Jordon settled in to toss a complete game for his fifth win of the season -- and his second over Brockport. In seven innings, he scattered six hits, struck out five and issued a pair of walks. Dakota Stackhouse took the loss, falling to 2-4 on the season. Stackhouse allowed three earned on five hits.
Game 2 saw the Devils down 1-0 after the first inning. Starting pitcher
Joe DiLeo would hold the Brockport bats scoreless over the next five innings.
The Devils would go up 3-1 following a back-to-back homeruns in the top of the sixth.
Dan Cecilia drove in a pair with his first round tripper of the season following a walk to
Ricky Mendiola. Johnston drove the next pitch out for his first homer on the year.
Brockport would score three run in the bottom of the seventh, using an error, base hit and double to re-take the lead, 4-3. Zach Lander (5-1) was credited with the win, while Justin Prouse came in to retire the Blue Devils 1-2-3 in the eighth and ninth for the save.
DiLeo took the loss going 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs while striking out eight.
Bailey Gauthier tossed the final 1 2/3 innings striking out four and allowing one hit.
Brockport now stands at 15-14 overall and 6-9 in conference play.
Fredonia moves to 10-17 overall and 5-9 in the SUNYAC. They travel to Oneonta this weekend to wrap up conference play.
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