Staten Island, NY - Junior RHP Jon Lucas (Hackettstown, NJ / Hackettstown) struck out 10 while scattering four singles in leading Wagner (6-9; 3-0 NEC) to a 2-0 victory over Long Island (2-15; 0-3 NEC) in the second game of today's doubleheader at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

Lucas (1-2), who retired 13-straight at one point, was the story of the second game. With runners at second-and-third and no outs in the top of the seventh inning, Lucas calmly struck out the side to give the Green & White the doubleheader sweep.

The Seahawks will look for their third-straight series sweep over the Blackbirds tomorrow at 1:00 pm.

For the third-straight game, Wagner dented the scoreboard in the first inning. Junior Jared Gruccio (Landisville, NJ / Buena Regional) walked on a full count. Lucas, who was also the designated hitter, followed with a single up the middle. Following a pop out, junior Kevin McDonnell (Bristol, CT / Avon Old Farms) scored Gruccio with a single to left field.

The Seahawks had a chance to add to the lead in the next inning, but grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded.

LIU pitcher RHP Justin Topa settled down after that and faced the minimum over the next two frames before the Seahawks scraped out an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Junior Brian Martutartus (Carlsbad, CA / La Costa Canyon) led off with an infield single before advancing to second on a wild pitch. After moving over to third on a ground out, he scored on Gruccio's hard-hit groundout, providing the final 2-0 score.

The Blackbirds threatened in the top of the seventh as Sam Sciamarelli and Tyler Jones each singled before moving over to second-and-third on a wild pitch. Lucas then struck out Drew Walsh looking and Derek Stupski and Albert Faz swinging while giving the Green & White their fourth-straight win.

McDonnell went 2-for-3 with a RBI, pacing a six-hit attack. Jones led the way for LIU with two of the Blackbirds' four hits. Topa (1-3) took the loss, striking out three while allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.0 solid innings.

NOTES: Wagner has now won 10-straight games against the LIU and 18-of-20 over the last six years … During that time the Seahawks have also swept seven doubleheaders while going 15-2 in games decided by five runs or less … Head coach Joe Litterio is now 24-9 all-time against the Blackbirds … Fifth-year senior Matt Watson's (Howell, NJ / Howell) victory in game one gives him 16 for his career, placing him in a tie for fifth place on the all-time Seahawks' win list with 1952 graduate Ziggy Wachsmuth … Watson also moved into 10th place on the all-time innings list at 197.2 and is just one inning behind Wagner Hall of Famer Pat McAlarney, who is also the father of former Notre Dame standout Kyle … Senior Vin Avella (Matawan, NJ / CBA) and McDonnell each went 3-for-6 in today's doubleheader sweep … Avella did see his streak of consecutive games with an RBI end at four but did extend his hitting streak to nine … He has hit safely in 14 of the 15 Wagner games and leads the NEC with six home runs and 26 RBI while batting a team-best .386 (22-57) … His brother Danny hit his first career home run, a three-run shot in Monmouth's 5-4 win over Bryant earlier today before blasting his second in the night-cap … Wagner has scored in the first inning of all three games, recording 10 runs on nine hits … Over the next 17 innings at the plate, the Seahawks have notched three runs on 12 hits … Lucas' 10 strikeouts are the most by a Wagner starter since Minnesota Twins farmhand Joe Testa struck out 10 over 6.0 innings in an 8-3 win over Saint Peter's on March 13, 2008 … The complete game shutout was also the first since game-one winner Ryan Van Spronsen (So., Brantford, Ontario / Assumption College) blanked Coppin State over 7.0 innings in a 21-0 victory on March 18, 2009.