Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BECKLEY, W. Va. – The Gators opened their 2013 campaign on Saturday afternoon, dropping a pair of games to John Carroll at Epling Stadium.  Allegheny dropped the first game, 4-3, after surrendering a two-out, ninth-inning sacrifice fly.  The squad then lost an 8-1 decision in game two.

Senior outfielder James Kim led the Gators (0-2 Overall) in the first game, hitting 3-of-4 from the plate, tallying one RBI while scoring a run.  Fellow fourth-year outfielder Mike Kastelic finished 2-of-5 from the plate in the front end of the double-header, also scoring a run.  Allegheny faced an early 3-1 deficit, coming back to tie the game in the seventh before the ninth inning heroics by the Blue Streaks (2-1 Overall).

Down 1-0 after a John Carroll home run in the second inning, Kim led off the fifth with a single and scored after a double to left field by senior catcher Frank Triozzi.  Allegheny left two men on base in the inning, stranding runners on first and third.

Sophomore infielder Zach Gray was hit by a pitch to lead off the sixth, advanced to second after a wild pitch and was brought home by a double from Kim to bring the Gators to within one run at 3-2.  Gray would tie the game in the seventh with a single to center field that brought home Kastelic, who doubled to start the inning.

Junior pitcher Eric Brandt pitched 5.0 innings, facing 23 batters and forcing 12 groundouts while allowing seven hits and three runs.  Senior Frank Brank recorded the loss, striking out two in 3.1 innings of work.

Third year pitcher Mike Pezzone allowed one runner into scoring position in the first five innings of game two, but allowed three hits, including a two-run home run, en route to the loss.  Pezzone struck out five in 4.2 innings of work. 

Freshman infielder Zack Sutton scored the Gators' lone run in game two, driven in by a single to right field by senior infielder Jeff Dassner.  Sutton was walked to start the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. 

Dassner finished the second game batting 2-for-4, adding a single to center field and a stolen base in the fourth inning.  Gray tallied his second hit of the afternoon in the second inning, launching a single to center field. 

Allegheny will travel to New Castle, Pa. on Sunday, Mar. 3 to take on Pitt-Bradford in a double-header.  The first game is scheduled for 12 p.m.