The University of Scranton baseball teams split a double header against Juniata College, falling in game one 7-6 before bouncing back with a 7-4 win in game two Saturday afternoon in Huntingdon, Pa. 

The Basics 

• Game 1 Final Score: Juniata – 7, Scranton – 6 
• Game 2 Final Score: Scranton – 7, Juniata – 4 
• Records: Scranton (11-5), Juniata College (6-7) 

Game One - Win: Landen Eichhorn (1-1), Loss: Nick Hernandez 

How it Happened 

• John Heitzman got Scranton on the board in the first, crushing a solo home run to right center field to put the Royals ahead 1-0. 
• Juniata scored a run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single to tie the game at one apiece. 
• The Royals added two runs in the top of the third inning on a Joey Granko RBI single and a bases loaded walk from Vincent Napolitano, regaining the lead at 3-1. 
• Juniata tied the game again in the third, scoring a pair of runs on a double play and a two-out, RBI single. 
• Scranton responded fast in the top of the fourth, plating three runs. A Heitzman sacrifice-fly put Scranton ahead 4-3, and a Matthew Gannon single scored a pair of runs to extend the lead to 6-3. 
• The Eagles big inning came in the bottom of the sixth. Juniata scored a run on an error and brought in another on a sacrifice fly to get within one run. Then, back-to-back two-out, RBI singles put them ahead 7-6. 
• Scranton was unable to score again, as Juniata took game one of the double header, 7-6. 

• Conor Campbell went 3-3 at the plate and scored two runs. 
• John Heitzman went 2-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. 
• Matthew Gannon tallied two hits and two RBI. 
• Ryan Boyd pitched 2.1 innings pitched scoreless innings, allowing just three hits with five strikeouts. 

Game Two - Win: Matt Holgado (2-0), Loss: Thomas Hunter (0-1), Save: Logan Mason (3) 

How it Happened 

• The Royals struck first in the second inning, scoring the game's first run on an RBI ground out by Aidan Casey. 
• Hunter Petrich doubled in a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to push the lead to 3-0. 
• An RBI single for the Eagles got them on the board in the bottom half of the third, but Conor Campbell responded in the top of the fourth as he ripped a two-run single to extend the lead to 5-1. Evan Laub scored on an error later that inning, pushing Scranton's lead to five runs. 
• Juniata scored its second run in the bottom of the fourth as Ethan Pfeffer stole home on an error by the catcher, cutting the Royals' lead to four. 
• Joey Granko drove in Logan Mason in the bottom of the sixth to make it 7-3 Scranton. 
• The Eagles plated a pair of runs on a fielder's choice and a sacrifice-fly in the eighth inning but were unable to complete another comeback. Logan Mason pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out the final batter of the game to earn the save as Scranton won the second game 7-4. 

• Conor Campbell tallied two hits, two RBI, and one run scored. 
• Hunter Petrich drove in two runs and scored once.
• Matt Holgado earned the win, pitching 4.2 innings and allowing just one earned run. 

Up Next 

• The Royals will finish the series against Juniata College tomorrow, with the third game of the series scheduled for tomorrow at Noon in Huntingdon, Pa.