TEANECK, N.J. – Dan Schock's two-run, go ahead home run in Sacred Heart's final at bat gave the Pioneers a final inning comeback for the second day in a row before James Taubl completed the doubleheader sweep by extending his streak of not giving up an earned run to 32 innings with the first complete game shutout of his career on Sunday afternoon at Fairleigh Dickinson.

SHU is now in the midst of its second seven-game winning streak this season, improving to 21-14 overall and moving one game behind Northeast Conference leader Bryant with a 12-2 league record. 

Sacred Heart looks for its second sweep in NEC play tomorrow when the two teams meet tomorrow at 1 pm.

Game One

For the second straight day it was a last inning comeback and for the second straight day it was Schock delivering. Trailing 6-5 entering the seventh, Zack Short played a part for the second game in a row as well, drawing a walk to lead off.  Following a pop up in the next at bat, Short would steal second during Schock's at bat, but that proved unnecessary when the sophomore launched his team-leading fifth home run, one shy of the NEC lead.

A day after getting the win, on came Baylor Sundahl with the opportunity for his second career save. Like James Cooksey yesterday, who Sundahl had relieved, the freshman worked his way around a lead off single before a one out error complicated things even more, putting runners on first and second with one out. This did not faze him though, as he induced a game-ending 6-4-3 double play to clinch a second consecutive dramatic victory.

Fairleigh Dickinson had made a comeback of its own just an inning prior to SHU's dramatics in the seventh. Down 4-2 going into the bottom of the fifth, the Knights scored two in that at bat to tie the game before taking its first lead of the afternoon in the sixth. Once again the long ball played part, with John Giakas following Bobby Romano's one-out single with a two run homer down the left field line. Following the Pioneers squandering a chance with two on in the top half, Shane Siebler played the initial role of hero with his single up the middle bringing in Evan McDonald, who had singled to begin the inning. 

Sacred Heart came out strong with at least one run in each the first, second and third to build the early 4-1 lead. Sorrento put the Pioneers on the board with a two-out RBI single in the first that plated Ted Shaw, who had led off the game with a single. Jesus Medina and Jake Friar then combined for the second run with back-to-back singles to lead off the second, with a balk in between contributing to the score. With Alex Perry working a walk and Jayson Sullivan getting hit by a pitch to load the bases, Short then worked a base on ball to make the score 3-0.

McDonald's double in the bottom half momentarily cut the deficit back to two, but that run was cancelled out thanks to Fairleigh Dickinson error in the top of the third. A Pioneer struck out for what would have been the second out of the inning, but a throwing error by the catcher allowed Schock to cross home. He was on third after leading off with a walk, moving up to second on a wild pitch, and taking third on Medina's flyout to left.

Schock turned it a 2-3 performance at the plate, also scoring twice, driving in two more, and working the fifth inning walk. Medina was the only other Pioneer with two base knocks.

John Sostarich left the game with a lead after hurling four innings of two-run ball. He allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two. Cooksey came on for the next two frames before handing the ball off to Sundahl.

FDU starter Chris Kachmar gave up five hits and three walks that led to the three earned runs. He struck out three. Nick Cuono came on for three batters in the sixth, surrendering a lead off single to Keith Klebart, who was sacrificed to second by Perry, and then walked Shaw. Danny Demetrips got out of the jam with an inning ending double play but could not hold on to preserve the win in the seventh.

At the plate, Romano had three hits. McDonald went 2-2 with a walk and Giakas drove in three runs. 

Game Two

Taubl's streak continues after the lefty sophomore threw the first complete game of his career. The seven inning shutout was the longest out of his career. He had a no hitter going through 3.1 innings and allowed just two runners to reach scoring position, as he gave up three hits, walked two and hit one batter.  The first occurrence came with two outs in the third when a two-out single and ensuing hit by pitch put runners on first and second with two outs. He would retire the next hitter with a strikeout. Then in the fifth, it was back-to-back one out singles and a ground out that put Knights on second and third with two outs. This time he induced an inning ending ground out.  

With Taubl and Corey Zeller combining to retire the first 13 hitters to come to the plate, the first base runner did not reach until PJ DeFillipo's one out single in the top of the third. This sparked SHU, as Alex Perry followed that with a single of his own that advanced DeFilippo to third base. Taking the extra base proved crucial when on the next play, Perry stole second and the shortstop mishandled the ball, allowing DeFilippo to come in for the opening run and Perry to go to third. This led to an unearned run when Shaw executed a suicide squeeze that permitted Perry to score. 

In the top of the fourth, it was DeFilippo driving in the third run of the nightcap with a two-out single. After a Pioneer had led off with a double only to be picked off at second, Schock was hit by a pitch with one away. Despite a fly out in the next at bat, Cody Doyle extended the frame with a two-out single of his own that brought DeFilippo to the plate.

DeFilippo finished 2-2 with a walk, RBI and run scored. Sorrento also added two hits.

For Fairleigh Dickinson, Joel Roman had both walks and one of the three hits. Zeller went all seven innings as well, limiting the SHU to two earned runs on seven hits.