MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham baseball team goes a perfect 6-0 to start the season after the team sweeps Lehman College in doubleheader ay home on Saturday.
 
Game One:
Devils Highlights

• Junior Eddie Appollina threw five shutout innings, punching out seven and allowing no hits in his outing.
• First year Noah Fiorillo put up big numbers against the Lightning, going 2-for-3 with a triple, four RBI and three runs scored.
• Sophomore Xavier Diaz continued his hot streak as he went 2-for2 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored.
• Senior Zach Ganca also had a big day at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, six RBI and two runs scored.

How It Happened

• After Appollina went 1-2-3 in the top of the first, the Devils got right to work in the bottom half as they put together a six-run inning. RBI from senior Nicholas Colbert, Diaz, Fiorillo, and Ganca helped propel the team into a commanding lead.
• In the bottom of the second, the offense once again exploded on the scene. Capped off by a three-run homer run to right field off the bat of Ganca, the Devils took full control of the game and brought their lead to 11-0.
• As Appollina continued to make quick work of the Lightning, the Devils' offense kept their foot on the gas. Additional RBIs from senior Parker Muratore, junior Jake Knapp, sophomore Matt Bond, and first year Noah Mednick gave the team an 18-0 lead going into the top of the fifth inning.
• Down to their final outs, the Lightning went down in order as Appollina struck out two in the fifth inning to ice the game and lead the Devils to their fifth consecutive win.

 
Game Two:
Devils Highlights

• Sophomore Xavier Diaz led the offense in Game Two as he went 2-for-2 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• First year Andrew Parisi got his first start behind the plate and delivered in his at-bats, going 2-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Junior John Rolli had a solid Game Two, going 1-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored.
• Senior Nick Rizos and sophomore Trenon Stanard combined for six innings of one run baseball while also striking out eight.

How It Happened

• After a quick top of the first, the offense picked up where they left off in Game One. After loading the bases with two outs, first year Noah Fiorillo opened the scoring as he cleared the bases with an error made by the left fielder.
• In the top of the second, Rizos struck out the side to get the Devils' offense back on the field. Following RBIs from junior Tommy Sica, Rolli, Diaz, and Parisi, the team ended the second inning with an 8-0 lead.
• The Devils produced another big inning in the bottom of the third, putting together a four-run inning to increase the lead to 12-0. Rolli, Sica, and Diaz all added to their RBI count for the game while senior Nick Colbert opened up his scoring with an RBI single to right center.
• In the top of the fifth, the Devils ran into trouble as the Lightning put together three consecutive hits to make it a 12-1 game. However, Stanard closed the door in the top of the sixth inning and sophomore Matt Bond's RBI hit by pitch in the bottom of the inning gave the team the win.

 
Game Notes

• The team's 6-0 start is the best start that FDU has seen since before 2009.
• Between the two games, the offense plated 31 runs off 21 hits.
• The combined pitching staff of Appollina, Rizos, and Stanard allowed one run and four hits, while striking out 15 batters.

 
Up Next
The Devils look to extend their unbeaten run as they take on Rutgers-Newark at home on Tuesday, March 3 at 2:30 p.m.
 
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