WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2017)- Senior Nick Daniele (Colts Neck, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic) went 3-for-6 with an RBI as the Centenary University baseball team opened their Florida trip with a doubleheader loss to Dickinison College on Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils improve to 6-2 overall, while the Cyclones fall to 0-4.

GAME 1: Dickinson 7, Centenary 2
The Cyclones scored two runs on just three hits, but couldn't overcome the six runs scored in the second and sixth innings of the 7-2 loss.

Centenary actually led 1-0 in the top of the first as junior John Tierney (West Milford, N.J. / West Milford)  hit an RBI single to score sophomore Joe Piscopo (Matawan, N.J. / Matawan), who lead off the game with a double. Dickinsion took their first lead of the game at 2-1 in the bottom of the second with back-to-back RBI's.

Daniele evened the game at 2-2 in the third on an RBI single to score Tierney. The Red Devils responded with a single run in the bottom half of the inning. Dickinson maintained a 3-2 lead entering the sixth, when the Red Devils broke the game open with four runs on four hits to take 7-2 lead.

Junior James Graziani (Martinsville, N.J. / Bridgewater - Raritan) tossed 4.2 innings and struck out two batters in the loss for Centenary. Ryan Vesel tossed a complete game with seven strikeouts and took the decision for Dickinson.    

GAME 2: Dickinson 11, Centenary 1
The Cyclones scattered eight hits over seven innings and scored just one run as the Red Devils overwhelmed Centenary in an 11-1 loss. Centenary trailed 7-0 entering the fourth, when sophomore Ryan Jasiecki (Ledgewood, N.J. / Roxbury) hit a sacrifice fly to score freshman Jon Fleck (Phillipsburg, N.J. / Warren Hills Regional).

Dickinson added fourth insurance runs in the sixth and seven innings, respectively.

Junior Luis Santiago (Dover, N.J. / Dover) struck out five batters in a relief effort for Centenary. Ben Woodard went six innings the decision for Dickinson.    

Head Coach Scott Kushner and the Cyclones will return to action tomorrow in Auburndale, Fla. against the Corsairs of UMASS-Dartmouth at 6:00 p.m.