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Records:

Results:

Game One: SJLI 8; Purchase 5 (7 innings)
Game Two: SJLI 8; Purchase 4 (9 innings)

Key Players - Game One:

• Paul McNally went 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs, and a run scored
• Joe Hackal finished 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI, two runs scored, and a walk
• Joe Thatcher contributed 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs
• Ryan Kurre posted 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored, and a walk
• Frankie Asaro added 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI
• Andrew Amarando went 2-for-3 with an RBI

How it happened - Game One:

• St. Joseph's (L.I.) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on Kurre's triple, Hackal's RBI triple, and McNally's RBI groundout.
• The Golden Eagles exploded for five more runs in the second inning, highlighted by McNally's two-run single, Thatcher's two-run triple, and Amarando's RBI single.
• Frankie Asaro added a solo home run in the third inning to make it 8-0.
• Purchase mounted a late rally with four unearned runs in the fourth inning thanks to St. Joseph's errors, followed by one more run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.
• John Moeller (W, 2-2) earned the victory, throwing 3.2 innings with two strikeouts. 
• Ryan Barlow tossed three scoreless innings in relief to close it out.

Key Players - Game Two:

• Paul McNally went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored
• Joe Hackal finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs
• Joe Thatcher contributed 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI via sacrifice fly
• Frankie Asaro posted 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, and two stolen bases
• Connor Bunce added two runs scored and an RBI via sacrifice fly
• Alex Johnston had 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI

How it happened - Game Two:

• Purchase scored first with a run in the top of the first on an RBI single.
• St. Joseph's responded immediately with three runs in the bottom of the first, highlighted by Hackal's RBI single, McNally's RBI single, and a wild pitch.
• The Golden Eagles added a run in the second on Bunce's sacrifice fly.
• Hackal would single to center field to bring in two more runs for SJLI to bring the lead to 6-1 heading into the fifth inning
• The Panthers would score three runs combined in the fifth and seventh inning to cut the deficit to just two (6-4)
• St. Joseph's pulled away with two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on McNally's RBI single and Thatcher's sacrifice fly.
• Ryan Reynolds earned the win with a strong 4.1 innings of relief.

Notes:

• St. Joseph's (L.I.) recorded 25 hits across both games (12 in Game One, 13 in Game Two) while taking advantage of defensive opportunities.
• The Golden Eagles improved to 15-15 overall with the doubleheader sweep (records adjusted post-games).
• Multiple extra-base hits powered the offense, including four triples in Game One.

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