Box Score Another solid pitching performance by Gus Schlosser led the 17th-ranked Moccasins to their 11th straight win, a 4-0 decision over Eckerd in the opening game of their Sunshine State Conference series Friday night at Henley Field.
Schlosser worked seven innings, scattered four hits, struck out eight and walked none to improve to 4-1 on the season. He lowered his ERA to 1.81. Patrick Szczerba and Jake Guengerich each pitched an inning in relief.
The shutout was the Moccasins' second straight and improved their record to 18-5, 4-0 in the SSC. Eckerd dropped to 11-10, 0-4 in the SSC. Moccasin pitchers have not allowed a run in 18 consecutive innings.
Colin Kish'€™s RBI-double in the first scored Colin Kaline with the only run the Moccasins needed. Tony Mitchell tripled to lead off the fourth and scored on Tyler Benzel'€™s sacrifice fly. With two outs in the inning Austin Chubb homered over the left field wall for his first home run of the season. Benzel drove in his second run in the fifth with an infield single that scored Mike Snyder, who had doubled.
Prior to the game, members of the Moccasins' 1981 national championship team and coach Joe Arnold were recognized in observance of the 30th anniversary of their title.
The Moccasins and Tritons play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 1 p.m. at Henley Field.
