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LANTANA, FL – Palm Beach Atlantic University used complete games by Scott Jarmakowicz and Mike Doneth for 3-1 wins as the Sailfish swept a doubleheader from Franklin & Marshall College at the Santaluces Sports Complex. In the first game, the Diplomats scored first as Jon Compitello (Jr., Yardley, PA/George School) doubled to left centerfield off Jarmakowicz and moved to third on a single by Stephen Frederick (Jr., Downingtown, PA/Downingtown) before Eric Milavsky (Jr., Medford, NJ/Shawnee) grounded into a fielder’s choice to plate Compitello. The Sailfish (18-9) scored twice in the fifth as Ryan Grattan walked to lead off the inning and was pinch run for by Kris Wellmaker. Wellmaker moved up to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Raybo Lisle before Tom Baeder walked and was pinch run for by Brian Williams. The two runners moved up a base as Wellmaker and Williams stole third and second base, respectively. Palm Beach tied the game as Devin Neddo lofted a sacrifice fly to leftfield to bring in Wellmaker and leave Williams at second base, as he did not tag up on the fly-out. The Sailfish took the lead with the next batter as Sean West's two-out base hit behind first base proved to be the game winner as Williams raced around from second to score. Overall, West's hit went deep behind the bag at first as West dove head first to beat Compitello from tagging first and allowing Williams to sneak home with the winning run. Palm Beach tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning as Gaby De La Vega doubled to right centerfield to lead off the inning and scored as Bobby Brink laid down a sacrifice bunt which was overthrown for the 3-1 final. On the mound, Jarmakowicz went the full seven innings allowing five hits and two walks with three strikeouts to improve to 4-1 on the year, while F&M’s Ted Serro (Jr., Brooklyn, NY/Xavier) allowed five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings to take the loss. The Diplomats took the early lead in two game as Corey Caruthers (Jr., Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor) doubled down the left field line to lead off the second inning before Compitello singled to put runners on the corners with no outs. With one out, Milavsky dropped a bunt single towards third base to drive in Caruthers for a 1-0 lead. Palm Beach took the lead in the fourth as the Sailfish used two doubles, a hit batter and a single to plate two runs before adding an insurance run in the fifth inning for the 3-1 final score. Doneth earned the win going seven innings with four hits and one walk allowed while striking out five batters, while Robert Goman (Fr., Verona, NJ/Verona) took the loss allowing four hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. Dan Tischler (Fr., New York, NY/Horace Mann) finished the game going 2.1 innings with three hits and one allowed. Franklin & Marshall (2-6, 0-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on March 18 versus Centenary (NJ) at 11:45 a.m. in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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