Eastern Competes on Spring Break

While some it may have just snowed here in St. Davids, spring break has come and gone and there were several team at Eastern that had some games to play over the break in a warmer climate. The baseball, men’s lacrosse and softball teams all went away on spring break to compete in games or tournaments.

The baseball team went south to the Sunshine State in Florida and competed in multiple games. The Eagles first two games were in Fort Pierce Florida and was a doubleheader against Houghton. The Eagles dropped the first game by a score of 4-2 but, were able to salvage a split in the series with a 9-4 win later in the day. In the second game sophomore Jacob Breyer had the ball to start. Breyer went three innings and let up zero runs. Senior Tommy Strazza came in to close the game out and receive the win in 1.2 innings and registered four strikeouts in the process. In the Eagles next game, they matched up against Massachusetts Maritime and walked away with a 7-5 victory. Freshman southpaw Tyler Bennet got the start for Eastern allowing one earned run in three innings. Sophomore Matt Bunjo came in later in the game to earn the win and senior Justin Fredericks came into to earn the save. Sophomore Freddy Yahn and Senior Timmy Gorton each had two RBI’s in the win. In the Eagles next game, they had a disappointing loss to Houghton to drop to 2-2. In the finale the Eagle were able to come away with a win to end their spring break over the .500 mark. Combined with a three run 7th inning and Freshman Steve Sattanino, Freshman Christian Shissler, Senior Justin Fredericks, and Senior Tommy Strazza 15 combined strikeouts the Eagles walked away with a victory.

The softball team also traveled to Florida for spring break except they would be competing in Clermont, Florida. On the first day the Eagles split their set of games with the first coming against Adrian in a 3-1 win and the second against Alverno College in a 10-2 loss. In the Eagles win Junior Melisa Irick pitched a complete game for the win. Senior Samantha Albertson, Junior Leah Lozzi and Freshman Shelby O’Neil all had an RBI in the game. In the Eagles second day it was all smiles as they won both games. The first one a nail biting 3-2 win against Concordia and the second a convincing 11-2 beat down of Johnson St. On the final day of the trip the Eagles came away with one win and one loss. They had a decisive 8-0 win over Johnson St. in the opener and then a tough loss to Rose – Hulman in the second game. In the win over Johnson St. it was Senior Meagan Quinn who pitched the complete game shutout.

The Eagles lacrosse team traveled to Virginia during spring break and their first matchup was against #17 Roanoke in Salem, Virginia. The Eagles fell in their opening game by a score of 12-9 but, were led by Junior Mark Buannic who put four goals in the back of the net. The Eagles second game of the Virginia trip was in Virginia Beach against where they topped Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 12-8. Buannic once again helped the Eagles on offense scoring three goals on the game. Senior Jake Billera also was able to register a hatrick for the game. Senior goalie Jameal Hadeed made nine stops on the way to victory for the Eagles.

Source: GoEasternEagles.com