DUE WEST, S.C. - The Thomas Jefferson University baseball team (0-4) finished its opening weekend with a pair of losses to Erskine on Saturday.
 
GAME ONE - L, 9-1
The Flying Fleet got on the board in the second inning with an RBI single. They held the Rams without a hit until the fourth when Jefferson put two men on with one out but could not score. Erskine tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth via an RBI double and a bases-loaded walk.
 
Jefferson pushed a run across in the seventh on an Alex Gonzalez sacrifice fly. However, the host team broke it open with three runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.
 
Quick Hits
Alex Gonzalez: 1-for-3, RBI
Ryan Coyle: 2 BB, R
Arturo Figueroa: 2-for-4
Jem Sisco: Loss, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 11 K
 
GAME TWO - L, 11-4
Erskine got the scoring started in the opening inning, recording an RBI single and a two-run homer. Alex Gonzalez knocked in two for the Rams with a two-out single in the second. However, the Flying Fleet answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the frame.
 
Arturo Figueroa registered his own two-out RBI single in the third to get Jefferson within two (5-3). Erskine responded once again, pushing two across in the bottom half to make the score 7-3. The Rams' final tally came in the fourth on a lead-off home run by Lucas DeStefano, his first at the collegiate level. The Flying Fleet padded their advantage with a three-run shot in the fifth.
 
Jefferson had an opportunity to get back in the game in the sixth, loading the bases with two outs but Erskine came up with a strikeout to end the threat. The Flying Fleet then added an insurance run on a wild pitch.
 
Quick Hits
Lucas DeStefano: 2-for-2, HR, 2 BB, SB
Alex Gonzalez: 1-for-3, BB, 2 RBI
Zack Austin: 1-for-3, BB, R
Ryan Coyle: 1-for-3, BB, R, SB
Arturo Figueroa: 1-for-3, RBI
 
NOTES
- Arturo Figueroa recorded his 100^th career hit.
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson returns to action on Wednesday, March 2 with its home opener versus Queens (N.Y.) at 2 p.m.