CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener University baseball team hit seven homeruns in the doubleheader as the Pride swept a Senior Day twinbill against the Hood Blazers, winning game one 13-0 and game two 17-1.
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GAME ONE NOTES
- Widener jumped out early with three first inning runs on the strength of just one hit. Kyle Brex reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, and moved to third on an error, before scoring on a wild pitch.
- Later in the inning, Justin Costanzo had an RBI single before the final run came in to score on a throwing error.
- Brex got the offense started in the third with his first career homer. Three batters later, Costanzo singled home Anthony Boccio to make it 5-0.
- The Pride put the game away in the fourth, plating seven runs, the key shot a three-run homer from Boccio.
- WU closed the scoring in the contest when Alex Savkov connected for his first career long ball.
- As good as the hitting was, Dylan Peiffer was outstanding on the mound. The senior tossed his second straight shutout, scattering five hits, walking none, and striking out seven.
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GAME TWO NOTES
- The Blue and Gold got the offense started from the word go as Tommy McParland homered to lead off the bottom of the first.
- In the second, Greg Elfreth got in on the act in the second with a two-run double to plate Costanzo and Bryce Fremgen.
- Matt Samson highlighted the five-run third inning with a grand slam for his second homer of the season.
- Eight more runs crossed the plate in the fourth as Widener left the yard twice more with Costanzo and Fremgen going deep.
- The runs were plenty for Joey Zettlemoyer who tossed seven innings allowing eight hits and just one run.
- Elfreth finished the game 2-for-4 with four RBI.
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UP NEXT
Widener now awaits the results of games tonight and tomorrow to see who it will play in the quarterfinals of the MAC Commonwealth Championship on Saturday, May 1.
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