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.