The Game Facts:
Scores: Roanoke 8, EMU 2; Roanoke 12, EMU 3
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short story: The Roanoke College baseball team swept Eastern Mennonite University Sunday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader, 8-2 and 12-3 in Salem Memorial Ballpark.

How it happened (Game 1):
*Roanoke pushed a run across in the fifth inning on a Corey Coogan sacrifice fly to break a scoreless tie.
*Nate Chown blasted a grand slam over the left field fence the help the Maroons break the game open an inning later with five runs.
*RC plated an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 7-1 as Hayden Giordano doubled to bring home Nate Prince. Prince singled in Jonny Wall in the eighth.

Inside the numbers (Game 1):
*Thomas Burgess threw a complete game for Roanoke, scattering seven hits and one walk for two earned runs and five strikeouts.
*Dylan Bonzon had two hits, as did Chown, Prince and Giordano.
*Coogan, Wall and Justyn Steens each had a hit and a walk.
*Alex Gulisano had two hits for the Royals.

How it happened (Game 2):
*The Maroons took an early 5-0 lead after two, scoring one in the first and four in the second.
*After EMU scored two runs in the top of the third, Roanoke's Jack Fehlner lofted a solo home run to left field to make the score 6-2.
*RC added two more in the fifth and three in the sixth, two on bases loaded walks, and scored its 12^th run in the seventh frame.

Inside the numbers (Game 2):
*Schiavoni finished 3-4 with a double and Fehlner added two walks to his long ball.
*Giordano was 2-4 and Hunter von Zelowitz was 2-3.
*Gardner Meeks tossed five scoreless innings of relief to earn the win, allowing just two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  
*Wes Hellings got the start for Roanoke and struck out six in four innings.

Up Next:
*Roanoke (6-8/2-0 ODAC) will travel to Maryville College for a non-conference game Tuesday at 4 p.m.