DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Carson Phillips and
Luke Boone struck for RBI doubles in the fifth as Georgia College & State University rolled past Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University 4-2 in a non-conference baseball contest Friday (Feb. 6) night at Silwa Stadium.
The Bobcats claim their first win of the early season, improving to 1-3. GCSU head coach Jeff Pelkey collects his first collegiate head coach victory in the process, while the Eagles remained winless at 0-4. GCSU looks to take the series against the Eagles with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday (Feb. 7).
Both starters cruised through the first few innings, with the Bobcats' Keaton Prior turning in 3.2 quality innings, striking out five. The Bobcats struck first in the fifth, however, as Cole Huddleston singled up the middle and Evan Cowan followed it up with a base-knock of his own. Phillips doubled in the two, and Boone traded places with Phillips at second to put the Bobcats up 3-0.
The Eagles played small ball for a run in the bottom of the inning, plating Francisco Feliciano on a fielder's choice from Aiken Santana, and tacked on an unearned run by a miscue by Huddleston.
Boone came around to score in the top of the eighth, as Carson Vick singled up the middle to plate an insurance run for GCSU.
Caden Tillman (1-0) picked up the win on two innings of work, giving up two runs—one unearned—and picking up a strikeout along the way. Aiden Marsiglio (0-2) gave up three of the Bobcats four runs in his 6.2 innings on the mound.
Phillips, Boone, and Vick each had multi-hit performances, while Phillips, Boone, and Ty Petrovich's doubles were the lone extra-base hits for the team.
About GCSU Athletics
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for five consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won six consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.
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