The Gordon College Baseball team hit the dirt again this evening for a nine inning game against the Medaille University Mavericks in Auburndale, Florida for day two of the RussMatt Tournament. The Fighting Scots broke it open early and never looked back as the blue and white secured their first win of the season and first win of the Coach Skelley era, 16-0.

Dalton Cody filled up the stat sheet as the junior went 3-4, with a two-run homer, crossed the plate three times and knocked in four, CJ Demers also had three hits on the evening, going 3-5 with three runs scored and 2 RBI's, while Andrew Hartman was 2-3, with two runs scored and two RBI's. Additionally, Hartman, C. Demers, Robert Dunkle, and Ben Chase each recorded a triple, while S. Demers, Hartman, and Cody had doubles. 

On the mound, Andrew Marzetta pitched 6.0 innings, allowing only two hits while striking our four in the win.

How It Happened

• David Melendez got it started for the blue and white as the second baseman singled to left field and then quickly found himself on third after a failed pick off attempt a pitch later. Then, with runners on the corners, Hartman began the hit parade with an RBI double before the Fighting Scots erupted for six more runs to lead the Mavericks, 7-0 after one inning of play.
• After crossing the plate once more in the second, Gordon tacked on four more runs in the third, highlighted by a Cody two-run shot over the right field fence to widen the gap to 12-0 after three.
• Working behind a 14-0 advantage, starting right-hander Marzetta fanned a pair of batters in a 1,2,3 fifth inning to continue to keep runners off the bases.
• The Scots got it going again with a two-out rally in the home half of the sixth after C. Demers belted a triple to straight away center to put him 90 feet away from another Gordon tally. A double from Cody and a single from pinch hitter Jacob Blake, allowed the Scots to tack on two more runs, 16-0. 
• Then, in the top of the seventh, Gianni Mercurio made his collegiate debut on the rubber and sat the Mavericks down in order to preserve the shutout and end the game early. 

Beyond The Box Score

• CJ Demers matched his career-high with three hits.
• Shane Demers tied his career-high with four runs scored.
• Andrew Hartman booked his first career triple.
• The Scots return to the Lake Myrtle Complex once again tomorrow to take on the University of Pittsburg-Greensburg at 5 p.m.