Posted: Feb 26, 2022
Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team dropped a 3-2 non-conference contest with Stonehill College on Saturday at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach. STAC moves to 1-2, while Stonehill improved to 1-3 on the early season.
How It Happened
- Conor Kiely reached first via a fielding error by the STAC third baseman, which scored Jack Marshall and gave Stonehill a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning.
- A Noah Lucier bases loaded RBI groundout in the fifth, plated Taylor Gaspart to double the Skyhawks margin on the scoreboard to 2-0.
- Blane Lidsky would then bring home Conor Kiely on an RBI single to left to close out the scoring in the fifth inning.
- Following a lead-off triple by Gregory DiGiaro to kick off the sixth inning, STAC would get themselves on the board on an RBI groundout by Billy Minett, bringing DiGiaro home to close the deficit to two at 3-1.
- Danny Di Marzo cut the Stonehill lead to one (3-2) in the eighth, as he would stroke a one-out double, scoring Gregory DiGiaro.
- The Spartan comeback would be shut down in the ninth, as Skyhawks closer Billy Duff picked up a strikeout and turned a game-ending 6-4-3 double play to earn his first save of the 2022 campaign.
Top Performances
- Gregory DiGiaro went 1-for-2 with a triple, two runs scored and was walked twice.
- Danny Di Marzo smacked a double in three at-bats, while recording an RBI and and a walk.
- Andrew Jemison (1-4), Matthew Johnson (1-5), Kyle Lagrutta (1-3), Peter Schimmel (1-2) and Joseph Scamardella (1-4) also picked up a hit apiece on the afternoon.
- John Archer (L, 0-1) got the start for the Spartans and struck out nine Skyhawks batters over 4.1 innings, while surrendering a hit, three runs (two earned) and two walks.
- Mateo Reyes, Yanni Orfanidis and Aidan O'Connor combined to throw 4.2 innings in relief, surrendering just two hits, and two walks, while fanning four.
Facts & Figures
- The Spartans posted two runs on seven hits, with no errors, while Stonehill earned three runs on three hits, with no errors.
- STAC pitchers struck out 13 Skyhawks batters, while issuing four walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded nine runners on base, as Stonehill also left nine.
Up Next
St. Thomas Aquinas (1-2) wraps up its three-day Myrtle Beach tour, taking on Southern New Hampshire University on Sunday, February 27. First pitch is scheduled for 9:00am at the Ripken Experience.