JACKSON, NJ (April 7, 2026) - With injuries mounting and a slew of games in a short span, Georgian Court Baseball just needed to survive their doubleheader against Staten Island. It wasn't pretty and very unorthodox at times, but despite two losses to the Dolphins, the Lions made it through to the other side where more conference games await this week. 

Game 1 - Staten Island 10, Georgian Court 7 - 7 Innings
How it Happened
• Staten Island scored 10 run on nine hits.
• The Lions scored seven times with seven base knocks.
• GCU walked nine times while Lion pitchers walked six.
• In seven innings, Georgian Court struck out seven times. Lion pitchers fanned two.
• Both teams made a pair of errors. GCU allowed two unearned runs to score. 
• Brady Parks worked around a one-out double in the first to keep the game scoreless.
• He couldn't work around a two-out error though in the second. That put a runner in scoring position and the Dolphins cashed in one batter later with an RBI single.
• Georgian Court had an excellent chance to at least tie the game in the bottom of the inning. They loaded the bases with nobody out, but a line out and a ground ball double play ended the inning without a run crossing the plate.
• CSI nearly escaped another jam an inning later. After the first two Lion hitters walked, they were still on first and second with two out. Brian Guzman and Matt DiOttavio followed with back-to-back two-out RBI hits and the Lions led 3-1 after three.
• The Lions took advantage of the Dolphin defense in the fourth. Akhil Penkala led off the inning with a double then back-to-back bunts were misplayed and everyone was safe as Penkala came in to score. Three batters later, Jack Greenspan drove in a run with a single and the Lions led 5-1.
• Things went south for Georgian Court in the fifth. They allowed seven runs on just three hits as GCU walked five and hit two batters in the inning.
• Staten Island added two insurance runs in the seventh scoring a pair of unearned runs to make it a 10-5 game.
• Georgian Court scored twice in the seventh on a bases loaded walk and an RBI ground to bring the tying run to the plate, the Dolphins got a strikeout to end the game, 10-7.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Brian Guzman had a pair of hits and scored twice.
• Matt DiOttavio was on base three times with a single and two walks. He also drove in two runs.
• Arian Lunar had a hit and a run scored.
• Akhil Penkala had a hit, RBI and a run scored. 
• Ely Houston allowed two unearned runs in 2.1 innings 

For the Dolphins
• Jamel Vera drove in three runs on two hits.
• Michael Flashner finished 2-3 with a double and two RBI.
• Jack Kehoe singled twice, scored a run and drove on in.

Game 2 - Staten Island, 16, Georgian Court 3 - 7 Innings
How it Happened
• Staten Island took advantage of three Lion errors to score eight unearned runs.
• CSI finished with 16 runs on 11 hits and drew 13 walks.
• The Lions bats were relatively quiet, scoring three runs on seven hits. 
• The Dolphins struck early in game two. After getting the first two out, a walk and an error extended the inning and the wheels came off from there. A three-run home run scored the game's first runs.
• The Dolphins weren't finished though. Eight straight reached at one point and three more runs scored, all unearned and CSI was up 6-0 before the Lions came to bat.
• CSI picked up another run in the second scoring on a ground ball and led 7-0.
• Georgian Court's Tyler Dunmeyer led off the bottom of the inning with an opposite field home run to get the Lions on the board.
• Another Lions error led to two more Dolphin runs in the third and a 9-1 CSI lead.
• GCU got their second run on a run scoring double play. 
• They put up one more on a wild bases loaded, infield fly double play. The Lions got two outs, but CSI made it 10-2. 
• CSI added another three runs in the sixth. A two-out, two-RBI double the big blow in the inning as the Dolphins reached a baker's dozen.
• The Dolphins weren't finished. They scored three more in the seventh, getting runs on a balk, sacrifice fly and two-out single.
• Jack Greenspan drove in a run in the bottom of the inning, but it was far from enough in a 16-3 final.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Tyler Dunmeyer homered in a 1-3 afternoon.
• Frank Marra had two hits, including a triple and a run scored.
• Jack Greenspan had an RBI single and a walk. 
• Zinny Kemahu despite walked two, pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

For the Dolphins
• Patrick Hassel drove in four runs finishing 1-3 with a home run.
• Julian Velazquez scored four runs with a single and three walks.
• Daniel McLaughlin wasa 1-2 with three RBI and three runs scored.
• Brandon Bartick had a 3-3 afternoon with a double and three RBI.

News and Notes
• Akhil Penkala's hit was the first of his career in game one.
• Tyler Dunmeyer hit the first home run of this career. 
• Georgian Court dug deep for pitcher's in game two. Tyler Dunmeyer, Zinny Kemahu, Kobe Tindley and Frank Marra all made their GCU debut on the rubber. 
• The Lions 13 walks in game two were their most in a seven-inning game this season.
• Frank Marra's triple was the second extra-base hit of his career. Both have come against Staten Island.
• Jack Greenspan saw his program-record 12-game run-scored streak come to an end in game two.

Up Next
• Georgian Court gets right back after it tomorrow afternoon. They're back to conference play hosting Chestnut Hill for a doubleheader at Jackson Justice Complex starting at 2 pm.