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Twenty-third-ranked East Stroudsburg used a nine-run inning in the opener and a six-run inning in the nightcap to break open close games in a 10-4 and 12-2 non-conference doubleheader sweep, Sunday afternoon at Point Stadium.  Jake Stern drove in three in game way to lead Pitt-Johnstown, now 2-7.
 
In the opener, Pitt-Johnstown climbed out to a 3-0 after three innings, but East Stroudsburg used a nine-run sixth inning to erase a two-run deficit and build a seven-run lead, on its way to 10-4 win.
 
Pitt-Johnstown struck first on Luke William's RBI single to left field that chased home Stern from second in the bottom of the second inning.
 
Stern's single up the middle in the Mountain Cat third drove in Ernesto Rizzitano and Dillon Boyer, before East Stroudsburg scored in the top of the fourth to narrow it to 3-1.
 
However, the Warriors exploded for nine runs on seven hits in the top of the sixth to go in front 10-3.
 
Stern went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored to lead Pitt-Johnstown.  Rizzitano and Boyer each had two hits, while Williams singled and drove in one.
 
Brad Coleman took the loss in relief of starter Brantley Rice.  Coleman surrendered four earned runs on two hits in East Stroudsburg's nine-run sixth inning.  Rice started and held the Warriors to one run on three hits over the first five innings.
 
In game two, East Stroudsburg erased a 2-1 run deficit with six runs in the third inning and five more in the seventh to complete the sweep with the 12-2 victory.
 
Drew Hercik's single to left scored Ian Allen in the East Stroudsburg first, but the Mountain Cats responded with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the inning on back-to-back RBI singles from Williams and Dylan Conrad to go up 2-1.
 
The Warriors answered with six runs, including Hercik's 3-run homer, off of Pitt-Johnstown starter Luke Miller in the third to retake the lead 7-2.
 
East Stroudsburg then added five more in the seventh on two-run homers from Steven Zimmerman and Robert Bennie, and a solo shot from Christian Rishel to break it open.
 
Pitt-Johnstown was held to just four hits, singles by Conrad, Rizzitano, Boyer, and Williams.
 
Luke Miller started and took the loss for the Mountain Cats after giving up seven runs (5 earned) on eight hits in three innings of work.
 
With the sweep, East Stroudsburg improved to 10-0.
 
The Mountain Cats will conclude the four-game non-conference series against East Stroudsburg University with a doubleheader at Point Stadium on Monday at 1 p.m. Pitt-Johnstown will also host non-conference doubleheaders against Fairmont State (WV) University on Wednesday and Shippensburg University on Friday.