Baseball wins 2 of 3 in weekend series

TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 26^th, 2022) – The Eagles welcomed the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates to Eagle Field this weekend for a three-game series. After taking two of three, Tallahassee moved to 14-5 on the season. 

Tallahassee took game one on Friday night, winning 11-4. Ethan Firoved got the start and picked up his team-high fourth win of the season, allowing two runs on six innings pitched, striking out six. 

Going into the bottom of the sixth, the Eagles trailed 2-1. But five-run innings in both the sixth and seventh gave them an 11-4 lead. David Strager came in to pitch the final three innings of the contest, recording his first save of the season. 

In the game, Ethan Krizen and Brett Gwinn each tallied their first home runs of the season. 

Game two went to the Pirates after they took a 5-0 lead in the top of the second. The Eagles scored four in the bottom half of the second but could not complete the comeback. In that second inning, Andrew Fernandez hit his second home run of the season.

Tallahassee won the rubber match in five innings, taking down Chattahoochee Valley 13-1, most of those runs coming in a nine-run third inning. The Eagles finished the game with 10 hits, only one of which was extra bases. They also drew seven walks. 

Marcos Dinges went 2-2, driving in three runs. Caleb Abshier put up the same line and drew a walk in the game. 

Braden Halladay was on the mound to start, and worked four innings, holding the Pirates to one run. Jacob Thunberg pitched one shutout inning in relief, ending the game.  

The Eagles have another home doubleheader on Monday, February 28^th against Grand Rapids Community College. Game one is scheduled for 3:00 PM and both games will be streamed live here.