The Case Western Reserve University baseball team split a doubleheader at Emory University on Saturday, losing a back-and-forth first game 16-14, before coming back to win the second contest of the day 9-7 at Chappell Park in Atlanta.

The Spartans stand at 16-6 overall on the season and 2-1 in University Athletic Association games with the split while Emory's record moved to 14-11 overall and to 1-2 in the conference.

Game 1 - Emory 16, CWRU 14
The Spartans came from behind to take a lead three times in the first game on Saturday but the Eagles were ultimately able to pull out a 16-14 win in a high-scoring affair to begin the day.

Emory took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, but graduate student first baseman Dane Camphausen connected for a three-run home run with two outs in the top of the third, his team-leading sixth of the season, to give CWRU its first lead of the game, 3-1. The Spartans remained ahead until the bottom of the fourth when Emory struck for four runs in the inning to regain the lead, 5-3.

The Eagles' lead was short-lived as the Spartans responded immediately in the top of the fifth. Junior center fielder Logan Andreko started the inning with a base hit and graduate student catcher Jack Anderson followed with a two-run home run, his third of the season, to knot the score at 5-5. Later in the inning, graduate student third baseman James Powers scored on a wild pitch to give the Spartans the lead back and junior right fielder Nick Harms crossed the plate on an RBI groundout from graduate student left fielder Franco Alonso to extend the team's lead to 7-5.

Emory scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to cut the advantage back to 7-6, but the Spartans added a run in the top of the sixth when first-year shortstop Nate Arterburn scored on a wild pitch. However, Emory scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth, all with two outs, to go back ahead 10-8.

In the seventh, senior first baseman Tim Demetris crossed the plate on a single to short by first-year second baseman Tyler Stillson to make it a 10-9 game, but the Eagles went on to score three in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 13-9.

CWRU once again had an answer, regaining the lead with five runs in the top of the eighth. A one-out bases-loaded double by Powers scored a pair of runs and made it a 13-11 game. The Spartans added another run on a sacrifice fly by Harms that scored Anderson and made it a 13-12 score. With two outs in the inning, first-year pinch hitter Carson Walker doubled to drive in Powers and tie the score at 13-13 and Alonso followed with a double of his own to give CWRU a 14-13 lead. However, Emory scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead back for the final time, and despite bringing the tying run to the plate in the ninth, the Spartans were unable to score in the frame as the Eagles closed out the win.

Powers finished the game two-for-three with a double, three runs, two RBIs, two walks, and a stolen base. Anderson added a two-for-five showing with three runs, two RBIs, a double, a home run, a walk, and a steal. Each of the 11 Spartans to come to the plate in the game picked up at least one hit.

First-year right-handed pitcher Zach Barnes suffered the loss in relief, falling to 1-1 on the year. Emory's Sam Alswang earned the win to improve to 2-1 while Bennett Speicher picked up his second save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning.

The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Spartans.

Game 2 - CWRU 9, Emory 7
A two-out bases-loaded triple by sophomore center fielder Matt Trout in the sixth inning gave the Spartans a lead, and the team held on late for a 9-7 win over Emory in the second game to earn a split of the doubleheader.

CWRU received another strong starter from sophomore right-handed pitcher Archer Stankowski, who went seven innings, allowing just three runs while scattering seven hits and three walks. He struck out six batters with the effort, earning the win to improve to 4-1 on the season with a 3.27 ERA.

The Spartans jumped out to a 1-0 lead four batters into the game as Andreyko walked to lead the contest off, eventually scoring on an RBI groundout by Harms, but the Eagles put three runs on the board in the bottom of the second to take a 3-1 advantage.

However, those would be the last three runs that Stankowski allowed in the outing. The score remained the same until the top of the sixth when CWRU rallied to take the lead. After the first two batters of the inning were retired, Harms was hit by a pitch, Walker walked, and Alonso reached on an error to load the bases. Trout followed with a bases-clearing triple to center field on the first pitch of his at-bat, driving in all three runs and giving the Spartans the lead, 4-3.

CWRU added to its lead with a five-run seventh inning. The first five batters of the inning all reached base, including Powers, who drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single, and Harms, who drove in a run with a hit of his own. Walker added an RBI groundout and Alonso singled in a run, extending CWRU's lead to 9-3 by the end of the inning.

The Spartans maintained a six-run lead until the ninth inning. Emory's first five batters reached in the ninth and the Eagles had cut CWRU's lead to just two runs without recording an out in the frame. With the tying run coming to the plate, the Spartans turned to Anderson (who had caught the first 17 innings of the doubleheader) to try to close out the affair. Anderson recorded a strikeout and a pop-out to notch the first two outs of the inning. After a hit batter put the potential game-tying runs on the base paths, sophomore catcher Sean Donahue threw out an Emory runner attempting to move up on a wild pitch to end the game.

Anderson earned his team-leading fourth save of the season with the effort.

Demetris went two-for-four in the game for the Spartans while Powers and Harms each drove in a pair of runs. Harms also stole two bases in the game.

CWRU will be aiming for the series win against Emory when the two teams conclude their four-game series on Sunday with a single game starting at noon in Atlanta.