THE FACTS
Ramapo (2-1) 10, McDaniel (4-5) 4 – Game 1
McDaniel (5-5) 8, Ramapo (2-2) 3 – Game 2
What: Non-conference baseball doubleheader
When: Sunday, Mar. 17
Where: Kissimmee, Fla.

THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel scored four runs in the sixth inning of game two to forge a split with Ramapo on its first day of the team's trip to the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Roadrunners took the opener 10-4 before the Green Terror captured the nightcap, 8-3.

THE LEADERS
• Brad Thaxton (Stevensville, Md./DeMatha) threw a complete game in the nightcap, striking out six batters.
• DJ Biscoe (Millersville, Md./Old Mill) had three hits and two RBIs in the twinbill.
• Tim Griest (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) added three hits.

FOR THE FOES
• Anthony Kuzmenko led the Roadrunners with three hits, two runs scored and an RBI.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, Colin Franke (Highland Mills, N.Y./Cornwall Central) was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. Jarod Pezzano (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) made it back-to-back hit-by-pitches before a DJ Biscoe single loaded the bases. With one out, Tim Griest singled to right to score Franke for a 1-0 lead.
• Three straight walks and two passed balls tied the game before a one-out Nick Camilleri sacrifice fly gave Ramapo a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first.
• Tom Daly (Haddon Heights, N.J./Haddon Heights) and Julian Jenkins (Tempe, Ariz./Desert Vista) led off the second with back-to-back singles before a one-out Pezzano infield hit loaded the bases. Biscoe followed with a two-run knock up the middle for a 3-2 lead. A throwing error allowed Pezzano to score for a 4-1 lead.
• With one out in the sixth, Vincent Timpanelli had a pinch-hit single and Chris Nierva followed with a single of his own to put runners at the corners. Two more singles and an error made it a 4-3 game with the bases loaded. Kyle Buser singled up the middle to score two more runs before a walk and hit batter made it a 7-2 game. With the bases loaded, Derik Romberg cleared the bases with a double to center for the final margin.
• In game two, a pair of walks and an error staked McDaniel to an early 1-0 lead. With two outs, three more walks stretched the lead to 3-0.
• Nick Cuba led off the home first with a double before a walk and dropped fly ball on a sacrifice fly made it a 3-1 game.
• Vincent Timpanelli led off the fourth with a single before scoring on a Kellen Hardy triple. Liam Duffy followed with a double to the gap to tie the game.
• Singles from Naquan Holden (Brooklyn, N.Y./Perkiomen School) and Daly put the Green Terror back in front in the top of the fifth.
• With one out in the sixth, Biscoe and Griest rapped out back-to-back singles before both scored on a Ryan Downes (Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Goretti) double for a 6-3 lead. Wyatt Church's (Ocean City, Md./Stephen Decatur) second triple of the season pushed the lead to 7-3 before he scored on a TJ McGuire (Blue Point, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) RBI groundout for the final margin.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Nine of the 10 batters to hit in game two for McDaniel had a single hit.
• Tom Daly had two hits in game one.
• Jordan Rhodes (Fawn Grove, Pa./McDonough [Md.]) struck out 10 in five innings of work in game one but did not factor in the decision.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action against Hope on Monday. Game time is 10:15 a.m.