Lyndhurst, N.J. - The Golden Falcons earned a split with No. 14 Jefferson University on Thursday afternoon at Breslin Field.
Game One
With a commanding outing from starting pitcher
Max Weber and a big offensive first inning, the team rolled to a 6-1 victory. Felician struck early, plating four runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump out to a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded. A pair of singles from
Jaxson Wall and
Luis DeLaCruz set the tone, while
Chris Corchado,
Haiden Walters and a Jefferson error contributed to the early offensive burst. DeLaCruz drove in Wall with an RBI single in the second inning and later singled again in the sixth as Felician capitalized on a Jefferson miscue to push the lead to 6-0. Weber was stellar on the mound, tossing six shutout innings while allowing one hit and striking out 12.
Nathan Ruth earned the three-inning save, giving up a single run in the eighth but otherwise kept the Rams in check. Ruth struck out four over the final three frames. DeLaCruz finished game one 4-for-5 with an RBI, while Wall went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Corchado chipped in with two hits, an RBI, and a stolen base.
Game Two
Felician was unable to overcome a strong Jefferson offense in game two, falling 10-1. The Golden Falcons struck first in the bottom of the first inning when
Rocko Brzezniak reached base with a walk, stole second, and came around to score on a single by Corchado. Jefferson responded in the third inning, plating four runs behind a two-RBI double and RBI single. The Rams continued to add insurance with a run in the fifth, two in the sixth, and three more in the seventh to cap off their scoring.
Sadier Vicioso took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings.
Johnny Gilligan,
Logan Waltz, and
Ryan Carroll combined to finish out the final 2.1 innings. Corchado led the way offensively for the Golden Falcons going 2-for-3 at the plate.
