TEANECK, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania baseball program completed a four-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson after sweeping the second twinbill with the Knights this weekend. Over both doubleheaders, Penn tallied 50 runs on 57 hits and now sits at 9-4 on the season.
 
The sweep was Penn's second series sweep of the season, and the Quakers first four-game sweep since taking down Princeton in 2016.
 
GAME 1: PENN 8, FDU 5
WP: Mitchell Holcomb (2-0)
LP: Brendan Medoro (1-3)
 
GAME 2: PENN 18, FDU 2
WP: Josh Sidney (1-0)
LP: Griffin Gilbert (0-1)
 
NOTES
*Penn has ten or more hits in eight of its games this season and has reached double digits in the past six games.
 
*The Quakers have posted their best start to a season since 2001.
 
*Holcomb made his third start of the season in game one today and pitched a gem. He threw 6.1 innings with four strikeouts and two earned runs allowed. After the Knights scored two in the first inning, the junior did not allow a run for five-consecutive innings.
 
*Over both games today, Penn tallied 30 hits and racked up 22 runs.
 
*Eduardo Malinowski tallied his third triple of the season to drive in the Quakers' seventh run of the game in the seventh inning of game one. He hit his second triple of the game during game two. Malinowski is one of six NCAA hitters to tally four triples this season.
 
*Today, Malinowski went 4-of-7 with five RBI.
 
*Penn secured its first four-game sweep since a sweep of Princeton on April 15-16, 2016.
 
*Sean Phelan had another day as one of Penn's best offensive players in game two. The senior captain went 3-of-5 with four RBI and a run scored.
 
*Grant Guillory and Robby Cerulle both made an appearance in game two. Both pitchers have still not allowed a run, with both relievers having made four appearances.
 
*In game one, six players tallied two or more hits: Matt O'Neill (3), Tommy Courtney (2), Josh Hood (2), Malinowski (2), Matt McGeagh (2), and Jackson Petersen (2).
 
*Sidney tallied his first win for Penn, going 4.1 innings with three strikeouts.
 
*Freshman Andrew Hernandez made his first start in the field during game two. He made his mark, going 2-of-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI, and four runs scored.
 
*Of Penn's 15 hits in game two, six of those hits were extra-base hits.
 
*Kyle Cronk registered his first hit of the season with a single to center in the eighth inning of the second game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: GAME 1
The Knights got on the board first as a pair of ground outs with runners in scoring position gave FDU a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
 
Penn tied the game in the second inning. Larsen doubled to get on base and O'Neill doubled on the next at-bat to bring him home. Jackson Petersen hit a single up the middle later in the inning to plate O'Neill and tie the game.
 
The Quakers went in front in the fourth inning. O'Neill got on base with a two-out single to center field. A hood single put runners on first and second. Malinowski then singled through the left side, allowing O'Neill to round third and give Penn a 3-2 lead.
 
Penn added to its lead in the sixth, again getting the offense going with two outs. Petersen got on base with a single to left field, then McGeagh singled to right to put runners on first and second. Courtney made it 5-2 as a double deep to center field brought both baserunners home.
 
Holcomb pitched his final full frame in the sixth, continuing to shut down the FDU offense. The junior allowed one leadoff hit, then retired the next three batters to send Penn into the final inning of the game.
 
The Quakers added on three insurance runs in the top of the seventh, and for the third time in the game started scoring with two outs. O'Neill got on base with a single to center and scored after a Hood double to left field.
 
Malinowski hit his third triple of the season, smacking a ball up the first base line to bring Hood home. The sophomore scored to give Penn an 8-2 lead after a McGeagh single to center.

The Knights tacked on three runs in the bottom of the frame but could not complete the comeback as Dylan Mulvihill came in and forced the final two outs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: GAME 2
FDU once again struck first, as an RBI single put the Knights on the board in the first inning. Penn tied the game in the next frame as a Malinowski double to center field plated Larsen to make it 1-1.
 
The Quakers took the lead in the third inning. Hernandez got things going with a double and scored as Phelan doubled through the left side to give Penn a 2-1 lead. The Knights leveled the game again in the bottom of the fourth as back-to-back doubles locked the teams at two runs each.
 
Penn's offense exploded in the fifth. The Quakers scored eight runs in the frame—their most runs scored in a single inning this season.
 
Phelan drove in the first two runs of the inning as a bases-loaded single by the senior captain brought Hernandez and Courtney home. Larsen loaded the bags again after being hit by a pitch. O'Neill made it 5-2 after an RBI single to left, and Hood tacked on two more after a double to left plated Phelan and Larsen.
 
Malinowski made it 9-2 with a two-RBI triple to right field. The triple was Malinowski's fourth of the season and second of the day. McGeagh brought the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year home with a double to center, capping off the Quakers eight-run inning.
 
Penn added one more run in the sixth. Matt got on base with a leadoff single and utilized crafty baserunning to get on third. Larsen singled to right, bringing the junior in to score.
 
The offense rolled into the seventh. Hernandez doubled up the left side to plate Malinowski and send McGeagh to third, and an error by the Knights' left fielder plated McGeagh to make it 13-2. A bases-loaded walk for Larsen brought in Penn's 14^th run of the game to close out the inning.
 
Penn tacked on two more in the eighth, just for good measure. With the bases loaded, Matt grounded into a fielder's choice allowing McGeagh to score. A picture-perfect bunt by Phelan made it 16-2 to cap off an offensive masterclass for the Quakers.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Quakers look ahead to a midweek matchup with Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. on Wednesday at 3 p.m.