Saturday, March 21
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Warriors take two from Marauders in dramatic fashion
3/21/2026 6:08:00 PM | Baseball
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - East Stroudsburg stopped Millersville's 12-game winning streak with a pair of late-inning, drama-filled wins Saturday. Evan Hughes and Jake Albert combined to hand Millersville its first shutout loss of the season in the opener (1-0), and the Warriors took game two 4-3, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh without a hit.
ESU (13-7, 2-1) has now won six in a row at home over Millersville and won both of Saturday's games with late-inning production while stymieing Millersville's bats. The Marauders totaled just three hits in the opener, and scored just two total runs--both on a Sammy Laux's game two homer--in the first 13 innings of the doubleheader. Millersville struck out 18 times and drew just four walks across 14 innings.
In game one, Hughes and Matt Shamany were locked in a scoreless duel until the bottom of the sixth. Walker Zampella led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a ground out, and then scored on Cole Serfass' single to right. Millersville went quietly in the top of the seventh as Laux's two-out single could not be followed.
Hughes (5-0) allowed just two hits over six innings while Shamany (3-1) surrendered four hits over 5 1/3. Jake Albert picked up his third save of the season.
In game two, Millersville left the bases loaded without scoring a run in the sixth but received clutch hits in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. With Donis Rodriguez on second, the Marauders were down to their final strike with Matthew Williams at the plate. Williams hit a roller inside the third base bag, scoring Rodriguez. The double put Williams in scoring position, and Jimmy Kirk found the hole between the first and second basemen. Williams' head-first slide at the plate just barely beat the throw in from right field.
But Millersville's lead did not last. Gavin Lill walked Troy Davis after reaching a full count, hit Ryan Manning and then walked Parker Fry on five pitches to load the bases. After a first-pitch strike to Christian Maccarone, Lill threw four consecutive balls to walk-in the tying run. Aidan Butz then worked a full count before watching ball four and taking first base with a walk-off base on balls.
Millersville starter Rece Ritchey blanked ESU for four innings but exited with three runs allowed through 4 2/3. ESU starter Ethan Woods struck out eight and scattered five hits over five innings.
UP NEXT
The series concludes Monday at 12 p.m., at Cooper Park as the teams make up the second game of Friday's doubleheader which was postponed.
ESU (13-7, 2-1) has now won six in a row at home over Millersville and won both of Saturday's games with late-inning production while stymieing Millersville's bats. The Marauders totaled just three hits in the opener, and scored just two total runs--both on a Sammy Laux's game two homer--in the first 13 innings of the doubleheader. Millersville struck out 18 times and drew just four walks across 14 innings.
In game one, Hughes and Matt Shamany were locked in a scoreless duel until the bottom of the sixth. Walker Zampella led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a ground out, and then scored on Cole Serfass' single to right. Millersville went quietly in the top of the seventh as Laux's two-out single could not be followed.
Hughes (5-0) allowed just two hits over six innings while Shamany (3-1) surrendered four hits over 5 1/3. Jake Albert picked up his third save of the season.
In game two, Millersville left the bases loaded without scoring a run in the sixth but received clutch hits in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. With Donis Rodriguez on second, the Marauders were down to their final strike with Matthew Williams at the plate. Williams hit a roller inside the third base bag, scoring Rodriguez. The double put Williams in scoring position, and Jimmy Kirk found the hole between the first and second basemen. Williams' head-first slide at the plate just barely beat the throw in from right field.
But Millersville's lead did not last. Gavin Lill walked Troy Davis after reaching a full count, hit Ryan Manning and then walked Parker Fry on five pitches to load the bases. After a first-pitch strike to Christian Maccarone, Lill threw four consecutive balls to walk-in the tying run. Aidan Butz then worked a full count before watching ball four and taking first base with a walk-off base on balls.
Millersville starter Rece Ritchey blanked ESU for four innings but exited with three runs allowed through 4 2/3. ESU starter Ethan Woods struck out eight and scattered five hits over five innings.
UP NEXT
The series concludes Monday at 12 p.m., at Cooper Park as the teams make up the second game of Friday's doubleheader which was postponed.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Evan Hughes (5-0)
L: Shamany, Matt (3-1)
S: Jake Albert (3)
Base Running:
CS: Rodriguez, Donis 1
HBP: Rodriguez, Donis 1
Batting:
RBI: Cole Serfass 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker Zampella 1
SB: Ryan Manning 1
CS: Troy Davis 1
Game Leaders
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