Goldey-Beacom baseball split a doubleheader with No. 16 Felician University on Sunday afternoon. On a cloudy day at Doyle Field, the Lightning lost game one (9-1), but won game two (7-6).
In game one, Drue Brooks (2-2) pitched well for the Golden Falcons. He pitched seven innings, struck out five batters and allowed four hits with one earned run.
Felician's starting shortstop, Bruce Strickland, had a stellar performance going 3-for-5 at the plate and scoring two runs. The Golden Falcons' third baseman, J.R. Meneses, went 2-for-5 from the plate and tallied two RBI.
Raul Perez-Duran (junior from Trenton, N.J.) played well in the batter's box striking three base hits in four plate appearances.Â
Brandon Ferrie (1-6), the freshman from Royersford, Pa., received the loss. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, struck out five batters and allowed seven hits with no earned runs.
Game two was an entertaining back and forth duel.Â
Goldey-Beacom struck in the first inning with an RBI single from Zach Roseman (freshman from Wilmington, Del.).Â
In the second inning, the Golden Falcons fired back with a solo homer from Jason Polgano.Â
Trent Hearn (freshman from Bethel, Del.) countered with patience in the batters' box driving in Edwin Lee (junior from La Plata, Md.) with a bases-loaded walk.
The Golden Falcons followed with three runs, which included a two-run homer from Matt Diesel sneaking inside the right-field foul pole.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Lightning scored two runs to even the score at four. Starting shortstop, Justin Hill (freshman from Seaford, Del.), smacked an RBI double to left-center field and eventually ran the bases well enough to score himself on a passed ball.
Matt Kleinstein stepped up for Felician (32-11) in the sixth inning. During a pinch-hit situation, Kleinstein pounded the ball over the left-field fence for a solo homer. Diesel added to the lead hitting an RBI triple.
The Lightning had the final say scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.Â
After CJ Wood (senior from Newark, Del.) scored on a groundout from Tevin Thomas (freshman from Dover, Del.), Calvin Clark was up to bat. With runners on second and third base, Clark (sophomore from Millville, N.J.) hit a two-run RBI single to put the Lightning up 7-6.Â
Kevin Banning, the freshman from Middletown, Del., closed the game for Goldey-Beacom in the seventh inning. Â
Perez-Duran (2-4) earned the win for the Lightning. He pitched six innings, struck out five batters and allowed six earned runs on 11 hits.
Keegan Marsden (junior from Stratford, Ont.) was solid at the plate going 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs.
Dan Naif (2-2) took the loss on the mound for the Golden Falcons.
Goldey-Beacom (8-34) play its next game against No. 23 Millersville University. The game will start at 3:00 pm on Tuesday at Doyle Field in Hockessin, Del.
