March 14, 2007
Eagles Fall To Calumet, Florham
 

(Orlando, Fla.) – The Daniel Webster baseball team dropped two games at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex Wednesday, falling to Calumet Saint Joseph 8-1 and Farleigh Dickinson-Florham 9-5.

In the opener against Calumet, the Eaqles managed just five hits but hurt themselves committing 10 errors leading to all eight Calumet runs being unearned. Chris Gleason (South Salem, N.Y.) took the loss (0-1), allowing five runs (none earned) on four hits over four innings.

Freshman Christal Fitzgerald (Sydney, Australia) became the first international female player to knock in a run when her RBI single in the second scored Dan Haynes (Downsville, N.Y.) from second to cut the lead at the time to 3-1. Shaun Hanson (Durham, N.H.) added a double.

In the nightcap loss to Florham, Joey Santillo (Mount Olive, N.J.) belted a two-run homer and Dan Bellino (Jackson, N.J.) added two doubles to pace the Devils (3-3).

Mike Sweeney (Foxboro, Mass.) led the Eagles (0-7) with two hits including a sacrifice fly RBI in the first and RBI singles in the third and seventh.

Jared Galm (Kingston, N.Y.)took the loss (0-2), going the distance, allowing five earned runs on eight hits over eight innings, striking out five and walking five.

The Eagles close out their season opening Florida swing with a doubleheader against Curry Thursday.