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ATHENS, W.Va. – For the second day in a row, Concord scored early, often, and never trailed, as they took both ends of Sunday's twin bill against Notre Dame to complete a weekend sweep of the Falcons. 

For the Falcons (5-6, 3-4 MEC), the weekend sweep brought an end to their five game winning streak, while for the Mountain Lions (12-3, 8-0), the sweep gives them was their eight wins in a row, as they remain  unbeaten in conference play.

Game One:
As they had done one day earlier, the Mountain Lions set the tone early, by plating five runs in the bottom of the first inning. They scored those five runs on four hits, and capitalized on a pair of NDC errors as well.

Jerrod Groves belted a run scoring double to right center, scoring Andrew Siegel in the process. Groves came around to score a few moments later on Bret Blevins's single to right field.  Joey Miller reached on Keifer Quick's error at first base which allowed Blevins to score, giving Concord a 3-0 advantage.  Joe Camp then ripped a run scoring single to center, and TJ Brockway reached on an error which allowed the final run of the inning to score.

The Mountain Lions essentially put the game away by scoring three more runs in the bottom of the third, while Notre Dame scored single runs in the third and sixth innings.

The Falcons plated their first run in the top of the third inning.  Bryan Blondeaux, who had a trio of hits in the contest, started the inning with a triple down the line in right, and Danny Beaver brought him home on a sacrifice fly to center.

Down 8-1, in the top of the sixth inning, the Falcons used the long ball to plate their final run of the contest.  Taylor Neville smashed an 0-1 pitch over the wall in right field for his first bomb of the season to drive in NDC's last run of the game.

Matt Kastelic (1-2) took the loss for the Falcons, after allowing eight runs, only five earned on eight hits through five innings of work and struck out six.  Concord's Chris Kelly (2-1) came away with the win after allowing a pair of runs on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings of action.


Game Two:
The theme of scoring early for the Mountain Lions continued in the final game of the series, as they scored three times in the home half of the first inning to set the tone and take the early advantage once again.

Notre Dame was not able to capitalize on a bases loaded opportunity in the top of the inning, and Zack LaRocca retired the first two batters he faced in the bottom of the first, before Concord rallied.  LaRocca was a strike away from working a 1-2-3 inning, but he plunked Blevins with a 2-2 pitch, and Miller followed with a two-run homer.  Ryan Johnston kept the inning alive on a single through the left side, and scored later in the inning when Camp reached on Travis Smetana's error at short. 

Blevins belted a leadoff double in the bottom of the third, and came home a few batters later when Camp stroked a two-bagger to left center. Miller struck again in the fifth inning on a one out RBI double to left field to give Concord a 5-0 advantage. They added two more in the sixth inning on a run scoring single from Blevins, and he scored later in the inning on a wild pitch.

Concord's Zack Kelly (1-1) tossed five scoreless innings, scattering five hits, and striking out three in a winning effort, while LaRocca (1-1) took the loss, after allowing five runs on eight hits over five innings with four strikeouts.

Blondeaux led the Notre Dame offense on the afternoon, going 3-for-3 in game one, and went 3-for-5 in both games combined with a run scored. He was the only Falcon to hit safely multiple times on the day.

The Falcons are in action again next Saturday, March 15, for their home opener.  They'll host West Virginia Wesleyan at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio.  The first pitch in Saturday's twin bill is scheduled for 1 p.m.