Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team suffered its second straight defeat, falling to Jefferson University, 12-7 on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Field in the City of Brotherly Love.

STAC drops to 3-7 on the season, while Jefferson improves to 5-4.

How it Happened

• The Rams scored nine first-inning runs on the strength of a Josh Lopez single, Ryan Sawyer three-run homer, Chris McLean RBI single, Alex Gonzalez 2-RBI double and Lucas DeStefano RBI single.
• STAC got back into the game, scoring three runs in the third inning, with Danny Di Marzo drawing a bases loaded RBI hit by pitch, Gregory DiGiaro picking up an RBI fielder's choice and Andrew Guerra recording an RBI ground out to make it 9-3.
• In the bottom of the third, Jefferson would score twice more, as Efrain Santiago would reach first base on a fielding error, scoring a run and Alex Gonzalez crossing the plate on a wild pitch, making it 11-3.
• Andrew Jemison would cut the deficit to 11-4, coming around to score on a wild pitch.
• Gregory DiGiaro and C.J. Cumbo helped the Spartans pick up a pair of runs in the seventh on a double and sacrifice fly, respectively to narrow the gap on the scoreboard to 11-6.
• Lucas DeStefano added an additional for the Rams on and RBI single to make it 12-6.
• STAC got one back in the eighth on a Gregory DiGiaro RBI single, but that would be the final run of the day, with the hosts winning 12-7.

Top STAC Performances

• Sean Lynch picked up three hits in four at-bats, with a walk and two runs scored.
• Gregory DiGiaro went 3-for-5, with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored.
• Will Kindl (L, 0-2) got the start for STAC and lasted just one-third of an inning, surrendering five hits and seven runs, while walking two and striking out one.
• Relievers Andrew Alameda, Yanni Orfanidis, Mateo Reyes and Orin Winslow combined to throw 7.2 inning, giving up 10 hits and five runs, while walking two and fanning seven.

Up Next
St. Thomas embarks on its 2022 Spring Break trip to Florida, facing off with regional foe Stonehill in the Sunshine State opener on Thursday, March 10. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.