GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The weather dominated the mid-week baseball series opener between the Tusculum Pioneers and the Embry-Riddle Eagles Tuesday night at Pioneer Park.  Play was halted in the middle of the seventh inning with the visiting Eagles leading 6-0.  The game will resume on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the series finale being played at the conclusion of the halted game.

ERAU has pounded out 13 hits, including three hits by Robert Post and two hits apiece by Mike Lawson, Andrew Martinez and John Devine. Catcher Luis Olivier recorded the first hit of the game with his two-out solo home run for his second round-tripper of the year.

Eagles' starter J.C. Carrell pitched five shutout innings while scattering three hits, two walks and a strikeout before the first rain delay stopped play with ERAU leading 3-0 in the top of the sixth.  Play resumed one hour and 24 minutes later as the Eagles tacked on two more runs to increase the lead to 5-0.

Garrett Goodall took over on the mound for Carrell as he retired the Pioneers in order in the bottom of the sixth.  The Eagles added a run in the top of the seventh before the heavy rains came as play was halted.

Tusculum's Sam Loew made his first career start on the mound as he pitched four strong innings where he scattered five hits, allowed one run, with one walk and three strikeouts in his 50-pitch performance.

The Pioneers three hits have come from Brandon Trammell, Trey Hinton and Jake Wapinsky.