Manchester, N.H. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team suffered a 12-3 defeat at the hands of Southern New Hampshire University on Wednesday afternoon at Sullivan Field on the campus of Saint Anselm College. STAC drops to 13-16 on the season, while SNHU improves to 20-7.

How it Happened

• STAC opened the scoring in the top of the first inning via an RBI single by Matthew Johnson to make it 1-0.
• The host Penmen went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the stanza on a two-run homer.
• Southern New Hampshire expanded its lead to 4-1 in the second on a solo home run and an RBI single.
• A wild pitch in the third inning gave SNHU a 5-1 advantage.
• Gregory DiGiaro's solo shot in the top of the fourth inning narrowed the gap on the scoreboard for STAC to 5-2.
• Five Penmen runs in the bottom of the frame, which included a home run, a sacrifice fly and a double gave SNHU a commanding 9-2 lead.
• SNHU's fourth homer of the contest in the fifth increased their advantage to 10-2.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up its final run of the day on a Nick O'Connor RBI single to make it 10-3.
• The Penmen tacked on two additional runs in the bottom of the sixth on a successful double steal and and an RBI single, giving So. New Hampshire a 12-3 advantage, which would be the final score.

Top STAC Performances

• Nick O'Connor went 2-for-5, with a double and an RBI.
• Gregory DiGiaro (1-4) registered a home run and picked up an RBI and a run scored.
• Will Kindl (L, 1-3) got the start in the non-conference matchup, lasting only one inning and surrendering four hits and four runs. He also walked one.
• Yanni Orfanidis, Jaden Jorgenson, Bryan Krolikowski, Orin Winslow and Jack Wilde all appeared in relief for STAC, pitching a combined seven innings, while giving up 11 hits and eight runs. The five relievers also walked five and K-d eight.

Up Next

STAC opens a three-game set with Queens College on Friday, April 15. First pitch between the Spartans and Knights is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Flushing, N.Y.