BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The University of New Haven baseball team split a doubleheader with Mercy College on the first day of its spring trip in Florida. The Chargers won the first game 8-0 and dropped the nightcap 3-1 to the Mavericks.

John Melville (Ulster Park, N.Y./Kingston) threw six shutout innings in the opening game win. Nick Nunziato (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) led the UNH bats with his first collegiate homerun and three hits. Chris DeMorias added three hits and four RBI.

A complete box score and statistics for both games will be available Sunday on NewHavenChargers.com.

New Haven returns to action on Sunday, March 17 against Franklin Pierce in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. The games will take place at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.