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Spartans Beat Lions, 7-3

George Wargo
George Wargo

The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Molloy College, 7-3 in last nights ECC game.  George Wargo hit an RBI single to score the go ahead run in the top of the tenth.  Wargo was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run.  Robert Frank got the win for STAC pitching 2.1 scoreless innings to close the game.

STAC got on top first as Davis Schwartz hit a solo homerun in the top of the second.  Molloy's Robert LaRusso led off the fourth with a triple and scored off a ground ball by Anthony Luisi to tie the game, 1-1.  Each team added a run in the fifth; the Spartans off an RBI single from Mike Apreda and Molloy picked up a solo homer from Brian Benes.

The Lions went ahead 3-2 in the sixth.  The Spartans tied the game in the top of the eighth as David Schwartz singled.  Joe DePool came in to pinch run.  Wargo hit a single to left field in the next at bat and DePool scored on an fielding error. 

In the tenth, Wargo's single scored Matt Marotta who led off with a single.  Fred Moore hit an RBI single and Andrew Ahn had a 2-RBI single as STAC put together a 4-run inning to secure the win.

The Spartans will host Cladwell College on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at the Vet.  The Spartans will meet up with the Lions again for a home double header on Friday.