Goldey-Beacom baseball is on a roll, winning games two and three in the series against Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference-foe Nyack by scores of 16-0 and 15-1 to continue its best start in school history.
In game one, the Lightning (7-0, 6-0 CACC) jumped to a 5-0 lead behind a two-run double from sophomore Mason Maxwell (Newfield, NJ). Maxwell tied the school record with three doubles in a single game.
Newark, DE senior Bailey Spence (1-0) recorded his third career victory, striking out five over five innings and yielding just one hit.
Goldey-Beacom also received three RBIs apiece from senior Ivan Solis (La Chorrera, Panama), sophomore Marshall Awtry (Hockessin, DE) and freshman Dalen Griffith (Oxford, PA) in the opener.
In game two, Sicklerville, NJ sophomore Anthony DiMartino (2-0) struck out seven, gave up a single run and allowed four hits over seven innings in another complete game. DiMartino now is tied for second in school history with three complete games.
Solis continues to impress at the plate with a six-game hitting streak. Freshman Kyle Walker (Wilmington, DE) holds a five-game hitting streak.
Awtry in game two clubbed a two-run homer in the first inning and junior Bryan Bell (Chesapeake City, MD) followed suit in the second for a 4-0 GBC lead.
Sophomore Connor Megginson (Harbeson, DE) went 9-for-13 in the three games and is on a four-game hitting streak.
In the fifth inning, Megginson singled to right field to bring home two runs. Solis later in the frame singled to right center to bring in two runs for a 10-0 Lightning lead.
Nyack (0-13, 0-13) scored a run in the sixth inning when Larry Rodriguez doubled to center field, driving in Matthew Ing home for its first run of the game.
The Lightning struck back in the sixth inning with five runs, keyed by RBI singles from Awtry and junior Jeff Gillis (Hockessin, DE).
Goldey-Beacom is back in action Saturday hosting Caldwell in a doubleheader at Doyle Field at noon.
Thoughts from Coach Riley:
On scoring 44 runs in the three games versus Nyack: "We wanted to be aggressive all weekend. We have a lot of guys throughout the order that can swing the bat and we wanted to stay aggressive, put a lot of balls in play and when we get on base. We like to be aggressive there as well. Guys just looking to get good pitches to hit and driving them."
On the biggest takeaway from being 7-0: "I think that we are becoming a team which is really the most important thing. All throughout our roster, we have had contributions from the top, bottom and all in between. I'm really happy with the enthusiasm for the game and just how much that they love each other as teammates."
On getting ready for Caldwell: "Caldwell is a really good team, so we are excited to get a chance to have another opportunity to go out and play good baseball. You know our game plan is similar to everyday. Our pitchers are going to go out there and fill up the strike zone, go play solid defense behind them and the hitters are looking to do a lot of damage at the plate and on the bases."
