The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team closed out a 4-game series sweep of Felician University on Sunday afternoon, as the Spartans took a pair of victories from the Falcons, 8-3 and 11-9 at the Lyndhurst Recreation Complex in New Jersey.
James Versage led the Spartan hit parade with 6 hits, including a double and a homer, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored on the day. Anthony Maisano (5 hits), Brian Donnelly (4 hits), Danny Di Marzo and Matt Johnson (3 hits each) and Sean Lynch and Andrew Jemison (2 hits each), with Donnelly posting 3 RBI, Di Marzo 2 RBI and Maisano 2 RBI.
STAC pitchers Yanni Orfanidis and Reyan Mustafoski both picked wins on the mound. Orfanidis allowed 2 hits. 1 run (1 earned) and 1 walk in 2.1 innings in Game 1, in relief of starter Alex Mack who struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, while allowing 7 hits and 2 earned runs. In game 2, Mustafoski surrendered 3 hits and 1 run (1 earned) over 4.0 innings, while walking 4 and fanning 5. TJ Gregory earned his first save of 2021 getting the final two Felician batters of the game.
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS - STAC 8/FELICIAN 3
| 5th Inning - Brian Donnelly advanced to second on a wild pitch; Matthew Johnson scored. | 1 - 0 |
| 7th Inning - Andrew Jemison flied out to left field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Sean Lynch scored. | 2 - 1 |
| 8th Inning - Danny Di Marzo singled up the middle, RBI; James Versage scored. | 3 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Sean Lynch doubled to left field, ground-rule, RBI; Nicholas Cinquanto advanced to third; Danny Di Marzo scored. | 4 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Matthew Johnson flied out to right field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Sean Lynch advanced to third; Nicholas Cinquanto scored. | 5 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Anthony Maisano singled through the left side, RBI; Sean Lynch scored. | 6 - 2 |
| 9th Inning - James Versage homered to center field, 2 RBI; Andrew Jemison scored. | 8 - 2 |
| PITCHERS | Innings Pitched | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mack | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanni Orfanidis (W, 1-0) | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS - STAC 11/FELICIAN 9
| 1st Inning - Brian Donnelly tripled to left center field, 2 RBI; Andrew Jemison scored; Anthony Maisano scored. | 2 - 0 |
| 1st Inning - James Versage singled to center field, RBI; Brian Donnelly scored. | 3 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Anthony Maisano tripled to left field, RBI; Nicholas Cinquanto scored. | 4 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Andrew Jemison tripled to left field, RBI; Anthony Maisano scored. | 5 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - James Versage singled through the left side, RBI; Brian Donnelly advanced to second; Andrew Jemison scored. | 6 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Danny Di Marzo tripled to right center field, 2 RBI; James Versage scored; Brian Donnelly scored. | 8 - 0 |
| 3rd Inning - Andrew Jemison doubled to center field, ground-rule, 2 RBI; Anthony Maisano scored; Matthew Johnson scored. | 10 - 1 |
| 5th Inning - Brian Donnelly singled to third base, RBI; Joseph Scamardella scored. | 11 - 1 |
| PITCHERS | Innings Pitched | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reyan Mustafoski (W, 1-0) | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Orin Winslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Austen Martinez | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mateo Reyes | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TJ Gregory (Sv, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
FACTS & FIGURES
- The Spartans posted 19 runs on 27 hits, while Felician earned 12 runs on 16 hits.
- STAC pitchers struck out 21 Golden Falcon batters, while walking nine.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 14 runners on base. Felician left 17.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0) heads to Garden City for a 2-game set with the Adelphi University Panthers on Saturday, March 20. Game one first pitch is set for noon, with game two to follow.