The two pitchers who started the opening game of Wednesday's baseball doubleheader between host John Carroll and visiting Muskingum had earned run averages that would have belied a potential scoreless duel, but that was what broke out in the early afternoon at Schweickert Field.

The Blue Streaks would come through with a 1-0 win in that opening set which lasted innings, then posted a 5-3 victory in game two to complete their first Ohio Athletic Conference twinbill sweep of 2010.

Box Scores:  Game One  /  Game Two

Tony Evanko (Mentor, OH, Mentor) of John Carroll and Isaac Free of Muskingum were the starters in the opener, and both had relatively high earned run averages when the day began. In the scheduled seven-inning contest, neither surrendered a run in the first six innings. In fact, Evanko did not give up his first hit until one out in the fifth.

Muskingum's best chance to get to Evanko came in the top of the seventh. Forrest Wright led off the inning with a triple to right center. After Evanko got the first two batters out, Chris Koller (Buffalo, NY, St. Joseph Collegiate Institute) came on in relief and recorded the final out to preserve the deadlock.

John Carroll finally broke through in the tenth. After lead-off batter John Skomra (Buffalo, NY, Canisius)reached second base on an error and Tim O'Brien (Chicago, IL, Loyola Academy) sacrificed him over to third, Brian Benander (Richmond Heights, OH, Cleveland St. Ignatius) walked to set up Ryan Pacyga (Forest Park, IL, Nazareth Academy). With one out, the freshman hit a 1-1 pitch deep into the right center gap to plate Skomra for the game-winning tally.

In game two, JCU took full advantage of Muskingum errors. The Blue Streaks tallied three unearned runs among its total of five, with the big blast coming on a two-run homer by reigning OAC Hitter of the Week Bryan Robinett (Loveland, OH, Cincinnati Moeller) that spotted John Carroll a 4-1 advantage in the third.

Four pitchers worked the nightcap, with Chris Eggleton (Brecksville, OH, Brecksville ) picking up his third win and Michael Eden (Aurora, OH, Aurora) his second save