LAKELAND, Fla.— A superb pitching performance and a big-time, clutch hit sent the Gators home from spring training on a four-game winning streak, as Allegheny swept Bowdoin on Friday afternoon.  The Gators won game one, 3-1, before defeating the Bears, 6-4, at Historic Henley Field.

Sophomore Chase Boyer scored the win for the Gators in the first game of the doubleheader, pitching a complete game while only allowing one earned run on four hits, striking out six.  Boyer was assisted by junior Matt Sardini, who hit his second home run of the season and second in the past two games in game one, a two-run shot that ultimately proved to be the difference in the contest.

Senior Zach Gray batted 2-for-3 in the opening contest of the doubleheader, scoring a run as senior Ben Murray also logged a pair of hits.  Junior Joe Killian drove in the Gators' other run, opening Friday's scoring.

In game two, sophomore Jacob Shick blasted a three-run home run that gave the Gators the lead for good late in the contest.  Shick finished game two by going 2-for-3, leading the team on the day with his three-run dinger.  Senior Adam Bronson batted 2-for-3 in the nightcap, scoring a run as freshmen Tyler Wagner and Cullen Flaherty drove in runs, as Flaherty scored one on a fielder's choice grounder in the second with Wagner picking up a two-run double later in the inning.

Sophomore Corey Marshall picked up the win in game two, firing 1.2 innings of one-run ball in relief of senior starter Steven Ramsdell, who allowed four hits and three runs over 4.1 innings pitched, striking out three.  Sophomore Robert Julian came in big at the end of the game, inheriting a save situation with the potential game-tying run and responding by closing the door on the Bowdoin rally, clinching the sweep for the Gators.

Allegheny ends spring training outscoring opponents 18-8 over their the final four games, holding opponents to four or fewer runs during the current winning streak.  The Gators snapped a two-game skid with a 6-1 win in their second game against Oswego State on Mar. 18 before upending Benedictine, 3-2, the following day before Friday's sweep.

Boyer dominated game one en route to earning his first complete game win of the season.  Allegheny was able to get an early lead over the Bears in the bottom of the first, as Gray jumpstarted the Gator offense with a two-out double down the right field line.  Killian took the ball the other way, notching a double down the third base to plate Gray and give the Gators a 1-0 lead.

After flashing the leather with a stellar, diving catch in center field for the second out of the third inning, Sardini hit his second home run of the spring training trip in the bottom of the fifth.  Murray dropped a single into center field, setting the stage for Sardini's blast.  On the first pitch of his at bat, Sardini took another fastball high in the zone to left field, clearing the left center fence easily for a 3-0 lead.

Boyer went back to work with the 3-0 lead, making one miscue on a home run by Bowdoin with one out in the sixth.  After the Bears' home run, Boyer did not allow a runner into scoring position, retiring the Bears in the order in the top of the sixth to clinch the win.  Not including the home run, there was only one runner in scoring position during Boyer's outing on Friday.

In game two, the two squads had a scoreless first, but the bottom of the Allegheny order came up big in the top of the second.  Killian and Shick led off the inning with back-to-back singles before Sardini was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Flaherty brought in Killian with a fielder's choice grounder before Wagner crushed a double that landed in front of the 365-foot sign in left center field, plating Sardini and Flaherty to give the Gators a 3-0 lead.

Bowdoin's Aaron Rosen struck again, following his home run in game one with a two-run blast to left field to slice into the Gators lead before a double off the wall in the fifth tied the game at 3-3.  With the potential go-ahead run in scoring position, Wagner laid out for a inning-ending line drive, shutting down the Bears' threat and send the game into the final act.

Bronson reached first on a double down the right field line to kick off the sixth, as Gray bunted down the left field line and beat out the throw to put runners at the corners with one out.  Similar to Sardini, Shick turned on the first pitch of his at bat, hitting a high arcing fly over the left center wall for a momentum-snagging, three-run home run.

Allegheny will fly back to Meadville on Saturday, then hit the road to battle Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) member Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday, March 24th before beginning North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) play on Saturday, March 28th against Wooster in the 2015 home opener.