The Ravens took two huge wins against in conference rivals the Eagles of Saint Elizabeth. The final score was 7-6 in Game 1 and 10-8 in Game 2, which went 10 innings.

Game 1: of the Ravens double header was started by junior Zach Nutley who pitched 2.2 innings for the Ravens giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and totaled 3 strikeouts. He was followed by sophomore Nicholas Skoufalos who tossed 2.1 innings of no run baseball, only allowing 2 hits and tallying a strikeout in his efforts. Sophomore Chase Masten finished out the game for the Ravens hurling 2 innings of 2 run baseball (0 earned) allowing 3 hits and notching 2 strikeouts. Sophomore Nicholas Skoufalos added this after his huge relief effort "I saw these guys were going to be a tough team and I knew we needed the win, so I just went out there and threw my best stuff and it was effective, kept us in the lead and led to the W."

Offensively for the Ravens, the bats were surely alive. As a team, they totaled 11 hits with three being for extra bases. Leading the way for the Ravens was junior Samson Gerner who went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and 2 RBIs. Graduate student Dominic Fernicola continued his hot hitting as well going 2 for 3 with a double, 2 stolen bases and two runs scored. Senior Sean Smith and junior Luke Franklin also each contributed a hit and RBI to the Raven hit barrage.

In Game 2: of the double header the Ravens picked up right where they left off in Game 1 putting up a 2 spot in the top half of the first. Leading off, Bobby DiDonato singled which started the offensive for the Ravens. Fernicola and junior Jamen Palladino followed DiDonato with singles of their own loading the bases for junior David McKinney. He brought in the game's first run with an RBI sacrifice fly scoring DiDonato. Senior Sean Smith also contributed an RBI sac fly in the inning. Huge contributions to the Ravens' offense came from the entire lineup as each Raven that stepped to the plate contributed with at least one hit. Senior Sean Smith led the Ravens offense going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs, a double, home run, and a stolen base. Juniors Chris Walton, Samson Gerner, and Bobby DiDonato contributed 2 hits each, with Walton collecting 2 RBIs and a hitting his first collegiate home run. Gerner went 2 for 6 at the plate with 2 RBIs. Fernicola and Masten, playing right-field in Game 2, also contributed 2 hits each to the team's total with Fernicola tallying an RBI too.

Getting the start on the bump for the Ravens was sophomore Tim Shell. He gave a strong outing for Rosemont pitching 4.2 innings of 2 run baseball allowing 6 hits and had a strikeout. Pitching a stellar 2.1 innings in relief was freshmen Shane Lennon who came out of the pen and hurled 5 strikeouts and didn't allow a run.

The Ravens took their lead into the 9th inning when things started to get a bit dicey. The Eagles came back to the tie the game at 8. The Ravens scored 2 in the top of the 10th inning, thanks to a Samson Gerner RBI single followed by a Chris Walton sac fly. This gave the Ravens a 2-run cushion. Senior southpaw Ethen Otstott came in the game in the bottom of the 10th to close things out for the Ravens. He tossed a scoreless bottom frame with a strikeout and no hits giving the senior his first career collegiate save.

Coach Trachtenberg had this to say after the double-header: "This team showed no quit today and also no panic. They competed for 17 innings today and we saw some of our best baseball in the 17th inning of the day. Sean (Smith) and Samson (Gerner) got our offense going in the 10th inning of Game 2 and Ethen (Otstott) pitched a perfect inning after waiting many hours to get his number called. It was a great day of Ravens' Baseball."

The Ravens hope to keep the momentum going as they look to complete the sweep against the Eagles of Saint Elizabeth on Thursday, April 4th. The first pitch is scheduled for 5pm at Heuser Park.