Embry-Riddle earned a 3-0 shutout victory before falling 9-3 in the second game of their double header with Park-Gilbert on Friday at Arizona Athletic Grounds.

Game 1

Cole Altherr (Tucson, Ariz.) pitched a complete game shutout as the Eagles won the first game of the day 3-0.

ERAU got on the board in the 5^th inning with two hits.  Both Travis Strickler (Glendale, Ariz.) and Drew Barragan (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) hit doubles for the Eagles.  Strickler started with a double down the left field line and a batter later Barragan doubled down the right field line to bring in his 60^th RBI of the season. 

Embry-Riddle scored two more runs in the top of the 8^th inning.  Roberto Garza-Nunez (Salinas, Calif.) hit a single to right field followed by a double to left center by Luke Jepsen (Temecula, Calif.).  Jacob Aguirre (La Verne, Calif.) then also hit a double to plate Jepsen and the Eagles held on for the 3-0 win.

Altherr struck out 12 batters and only allowed four Buccaneers to get hits.

Game 2

ERAU got on the board right away in game two of the day as Strickler was able to score on a groundout by Javier Izaguirre Jr.  (Riverside, Calif.). 

The Buccaneers however answered with two runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning, three in the 3^rd, and three more runs in the 4^th as they took a 9-1 lead. 

Embry-Riddle tried to comeback as both Barragan and Jepsen hit homeruns in the top of the 5^th inning, but their comeback efforts weren't enough as the Eagles dropped the second game 9-3.

The two teams will meet again tomorrow in Mesa at Arizona Athletic Grounds with the first pitch at 11am.