NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — After falling in the first two games of the series, the Sacred Heart University baseball team picked up traction in the final contest to secure a 9-3 win at Merrimack. 

Records:

Sacred Heart: 20-22, 15-9 NEC

Merrimack: 17-20, 12-12 NEC

Statistical Leaders:

Justin Jordan (SHU): 1-3, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI

Elijah Brown (SHU): 2-5, 1R, 2RBI

Of Note:

• The Pioneers floated on the back of Justin Jordan's three runs in the first, fifth and ninth innings. Jordan sent one to space over the right field fence to bring in Joey Skarad to close out the game.
• In the first inning, Austin Markmann's sacrifice fly drove in Jordan's first run of the game. Markmann aided another Jordan run in the fifth after he reached first on a fielder's choice.
• Four runs in the fifth inning sealed the victory putting by the Pioneers up 7-2.
• Jake Babuschak opened for 5.1 innings with three strikeouts to clinch his fourth win.
• To close out the game, Brendan Coffey didn't allow any runs over 3.2 innings to secure his eighth save.

Up Next:

SHU starts its final home series of the season on May 18, with the first pitch at 3 p.m. on Thursday,