Pomona, N.Y. - Sean Lynch and Matthew Johnson each hit 2-run home runs in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, to power the St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team to a thrilling 10-9 victory over Bloomsburg University on Tuesday night at Clover Stadium. 

STAC improves to 6-12 on the season, while Bloomsburg drops to 11-8-1.

How it Happened

• A Kyle Lagrutta RBI double in the second inning, scored Danny Di Marzo to make 1-0 STAC.
• Ben Newbert answered for Bloomsburg with a solo home run in the third to tie the game at 1-1.
• STAC answered right back in the bottom of the frame, as Danny Di Marzo picked up an RBI single, bringing home Matthew Johnson to regain the lead at 2-1.
• In the fifth, the visiting Huskies scored four times, via Ben Newbert and Kyle OFier singles and a bases loaded walk to take its first lead of the day at 5-2.
• Again, the Spartans would answer in the very next half inning with Kyle Lagrutta and Christopher Conti RBI singles, followed by a Nick O'Connor 2 RBI double to retake the lead at 6-5.
• Bloomsburg would answer with a Carter Chasanov sixth inning home run to tie the game a 6-6, before Brady Gibble came home on a double play ball to give the Huskies back the advantage, 7-6.
• Sean Lynch's 2-run homer in the seventh put St. Thomas Aquinas back up 8-7.
• Matthew Johnson gave the Spartans a pair of insurance runs on a 2-run jack of his own to make it 10-7.
• The Huskies did not go quietly, picking up a 2-run homer of their own, courtesy of Kyle OFier to close the gap on the scoreboard to 10-9.
• In the ninth Justin Baeyens earned his second save of the year on a ground out and a pair of punch outs to end the game.

Top STAC Performances

• Danny Di Marzo picked up three hits in four at-bats, stroking a double, while recording an RBI and two runs scored.
• Matthew Johnson (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 2 Walks).
• Sean Lynch (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs).
• Kyle Lagrutta and Christopher Conti combined to go 4-for-9 with a double, three RBI and 2 runs scored
• Mark Barillas (No-Decision) - 3.0 innings, 1 Hits, 1 Run, 3 Walks, 3 Strikeouts.
• Bryan Krolikowski, Yanni Orfanidis, Will Kindl, Orin Winslow and Justin Baeyens combined to surrender six hits and eight runs (seven earned) in relief, while walking seven and fanning nine over the final six innings. Kindl (1-2) picked up is first win of 2022, with Baeyens earning his second save of the campaign.

Next Game

St. Thomas Aquinas opens its East Coast Conference schedule on Friday, March 25, at the College of Staten Island. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the CSI Baseball Complex.