
Baseball Sweeps Three-Game Series at Wagner
3/27/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The Sacred Heart University baseball team garnered both victories in the doubleheader at Wagner on Saturday to secure the series sweep. The Pioneers dominated game one with a 13-3 win and went 5-2 in the second.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 7-13, 4-2 NEC
Wagner: 4-7, 2-4 NEC
Game 1
Score: Sacred Heart 13, Wagner 3
Of Note:
- The Red and White offense was led by Elijah Brown who had three runs and Justin Jordan with two.
- The Pioneers exploded in the seventh inning with 10 runs, which was topped by with a base-clearing triple from Brown, followed by back-to-back home runs from Austin Markmann and Isiah Daubon.
- SHU brought the energy early with two runs in the first by Jordan and Brown.
- Robert Farruggio doubled to left center, sending Austin Markmann home in the fifth for his second RBI of the game.
- Joe Emerson led off the scoring in the seventh with a single and a throwing error by the Seahawks third basemen, bringing home Farruggio and Daubon.
- Right-hander Tyler Briggs secured his first win of the season in a scoreless 2.2 innings with three strikeouts.
Game 2
Score: Sacred Heart 5, Wagner 2
Of Note:
- For the second time of the day, Markmann homered to left field driving Justin Levito cross the plate.
- Daubon, Jordan and Emerson all tallied one run to help seal the victory.
- Junior Chase Jeter started on the mound and closed out the sweep with one run and seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings. The left-hander secured his second win of the season.
- Brendan Coffey closed out the remaining 3.2 innings for his fourth save of the season. The right-hander got out of a first and third jam with an inning-ending double play in the sixth.
Up Next:
The Pioneers continue conference action at LIU on March 30 at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Briggs, Tyler (1-3)
L: CASADO, Josh (0-2)

Batting:
2B: Brown, Elijah 1 ; Farruggio, Robert 1
HR: Markmann, Austin 1 ; Daubon, Isiah 1
RBI: Brown, Elijah 4 ; Markmann, Austin 2 ; Daubon, Isiah 2 ; Farruggio, Robert 2 ; Emerson, Joe 2
SH: Levito, Justin 1
SF: Farruggio, Robert 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jordan, Justin 2 ; Brown, Elijah 3 ; Markmann, Austin 2 ; Daubon, Isiah 2 ; Farruggio, Robert 1 ; Emerson, Joe 1 ; Skarad, Joey 1 ; Levito, Justin 1
SB: Brown, Elijah 3
HBP: Levito, Justin 1

Batting:
2B: MEDRANO, AJ 1
RBI: GILLEN, Jared 1 ; MEDRANO, AJ 2
SF: GILLEN, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KAMPES, Johnny 1 ; RUGGIERO, Mike 1 ; MATTI, Emil 1
SB: GILLEN, Jared 2 ; SCHNEIDER, Griffin 1 ; LUTZ, Jake 1
HBP: SANFILIPPO, Tyler 1 ; LUTZ, Jake 1














































