MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner opened SSAC play with a 9-5 home win over Loyola Friday night. The Eagles dominated the early portion of the contest, scoring the first nine runs of the game and propping up the dominating effort of starting pitcher
July Sosa.
He struck out nine batters over six innings of work while scattering three hits and issuing two walks before exiting with a 9-0 lead. The Eagles opened the scoring in the first when
Shawn Ross singled home
Juan Trinidad.
Sammy De La Cruz made it home on a throwing error in the third to move it to 2-0. Ross then doubled home Trinidad before scoring himself on an
Evan Gilliam single.
Jack Brinkley scored on a wild pitch in the fourth to make it 5-0.
Tommy Reyes-Cruz singled in
Ben Hargis in the fifth before Brinkley drove in
Jordan Funk with a single. Ross ended the Eagles' scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth.
Payton Alexander hit a three-run homer in the seventh to get Loyola on the board. Cameron Trosclair hit a two-run shot in the eighth to cap the scoring.
Faulkner (7-8, 1-0 SSAC) hosts Loyola for a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.
