From Emory University Athletics
The Emory University baseball team completed the weekend sweep of the Ferrum Panthers taking both games of the twinbill 5-0 and 2-1. With the victories, the Eagles moved to 6-2 while the Panthers dropped to 2-5.
Game 1: Emory 5, Ferrum 0
Junior Hans Hansen went seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and walking none as he led Emory to the shutout win. Through the first two starts of the season, Hansen has yet to allow a run spanning 13 innings to go along with a 10:1 K:BB ratio.
Sophomore Nick Chambers provided the spark at the plate for Emory as he launched a two-run home run over the left field fence to break a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. An inning later, junior Wilson Morgan singled to center to bring home his classmate Brian Hernandez. Morgan later scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0 Eagles.
Chambers added another RBI in the eighth as he plated freshman Thomas Baumgartner to provide the Blue and Gold with a five-run lead.
Senior Paul Merolla finished the shutout, throwing two innings. He allowed back-to-back innings to lead off the eighth but retired the final six men he faced.
Game 2: Emory 2, Ferrum 1
Freshman Billy Dimlow and Ferrum's Cliff Alexander squared off in a low scoring affair in the second game of the afternoon. Dimlow earned his second win of the season with five shutout innings. He allowed six hits, striking out four to go with just one free pass. Alexander gave up two runs on just two hits while recording five strikeouts. He walked four.
Emory scored its only runs of the game in the fourth inning as Morgan tripled to the right field gap and senior Dylan Eisner raced around from first. Morgan then scored on a Hernandez sac fly to left.
Ferrum cut the lead to 2-1 scoring an unearned run in the sixth inning as junior Luke Emmett's throw went into right field allowing the runner from third to score.
Junior Kyle Monk pitched the final 2.2 innings to pick up his second save of the season and 20th in his career. He allowed just one hit and struck out two.
During the three games, Eagle pitchers allowed just one earned run in 27 innings and had a string of 20.2 consecutive scoreless innings. On the year, Emory has a staff ERA of 1.75.