LAKE MYRTLE, Fla. – The Golden Eagles dropped their third and fourth straight today in Lake Myrtle, Florida, as Trinity Christian defeated CU 6-4 and 7-3 in a double-header. Cornerstone is now 7-13 on the year and they will take a day off before continuing play in Florida on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. vs. Saint Xavier.
 
Game 1 – Trinity got the first run of the day on an RBI single, but CU responded right away scoring four runs in the bottom of the third on a Brady Eeles 2 RBI single and a pair of fielders choices by Aaron Krupansky and Jarod Burton to take a 4-1 lead. Collin Young ptiched well, going 5.0 innings and striking out four.
 
Trinity Christian was able to mount a comeback in the top of the sixth with a pair of base hits that forced a Cornerstone pitching change, and then hitting two 2 RBI doubles and an RBI single that gave the Trolls a 6-4 lead. The Golden Eagles were unable to comeback in the final two innings recording only two hits resulting in a 6-4 loss.
 
Game 2 – Freshman Alan LaBov recorded his first start as a Golden Eagle in game two, and struggled early, as Trinity scored five runs in the first two innings on a pair of HR's. CU scored two of their own in the second resulting in a 5-2 deficit after two innings of play.
 
Trinity forced a pitching change after the third inning and it resulted in two more runs for the Trolls on a pair of RBI singles that brought their lead to 7-2. Cornerstone could only get one more run on a Joe Corsten single that scored Jonny Abbadusky, as the Trinity starter went 5.2 strong innings in the Golden Eagles 7-3 loss.
 
Starters Lines
Game 1 – Collin Young – 5.0 IP, 8H, 4ER, 1BB, 4K
Game 2 – Alan LaBov – 3.0IP, 4H, 5ER, 4BB, 1K
 
Offensive Numbers

• Cornerstone recorded 14 hits on the day.
• Brady Eeles was the only Golden Eagle to record more than one RBI on the day with two.
• Brady Eeles, Jonny Abbadusky, and Joe Corsten all had two hit games today.

 
Quotable…
"We did not take care of the little things, we did not run the bases well, and we did not execute in run scoring opportunities and if you can't do that you can't win a ball game." – Adam Harvey, Catcher
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone will take a day off before facing Saint Xavier for a double-header in Winterhaven starting at 12:30 p.m.
 
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