The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team remained undefeated on the early season, as the Spartans swept their Saturday afternoon doubleheader against Adelphi University by the scores of 9-2 in game one and 12-3 in game two at William J. Bonomo Memorial Field in Garden City, NY.
Freshman Sean Lynch led the Spartan hit barrage with 4 hits, including a double, 4 RBI and a run scored on the day. Anthony Maisano, James Versage, Danny Di Marzo and Joseph Scamardella each picked up 3 hits, with Versage posting 4 RBI, Christopher Conti 3 RBI and Anthony Gonzalez 3 RBI.
STAC pitchers Alex Mack and Will Kindl both picked wins on the mound. Mack allowed 4 hits, 2 runs (2 earned), 2 walks and 8 strikeouts in 6.0 innings in Game 1. In game 2, Kindl surrendered 2 hits and 2 runs (2 earned) over 4.0 innings, while walking 4 and fanning 5.
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS - STAC 9/ADELPHI 2
| 4th Inning - Anthony Gonzalez flied out to left center field, sacrifice fly, RBI; James Versage scored. | 1 - 0 |
| 5th Inning - James Versage doubled to right center field, RBI; Brian Donnelly scored. | 2 - 2 |
| 5th Inning - Sean Lynch doubled down the right field line, 3 RBI; Anthony Gonzalez scored; Danny Di Marzo scored; James Versage scored. | 5 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Christopher Conti flied out to left field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Anthony Maisano advanced to second; Joseph Scamardella scored. | 6 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Danny Di Marzo walked, RBI; James Versage advanced to second; Brian Donnelly advanced to third; Anthony Maisano scored, team unearned. | 7 - 2 |
| 8th Inning - Anthony Gonzalez walked, RBI; Danny Di Marzo advanced to second; James Versage advanced to third; Brian Donnelly scored. | 8 - 2 |
| 9th Inning - Christopher Conti singled to second base, RBI; Joseph Scamardella scored. | 9 - 2 |
| PITCHERS | Innings Pitched | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mack (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanni Orfanidis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Gregory | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mateo Reyes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS - STAC 12/ADELPHI 3
| 2nd Inning - Matthew Johnson walked, RBI; Joseph Scamardella advanced to second; Sean Lynch advanced to third; Anthony Gonzalez scored. | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Anthony Maisano singled to left center field, 2 RBI, advanced to second on the throw; Matthew Johnson advanced to third; Joseph Scamardella scored; Sean Lynch scored. | 3 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Brian Donnelly walked, RBI; Christopher Conti advanced to second; Anthony Maisano advanced to third; Matthew Johnson scored. | 4 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - James Versage singled to pitcher, RBI; Brian Donnelly advanced to second; Christopher Conti advanced to third; Anthony Maisano scored. | 5 - 0 |
| 2nd Inning - Danny Di Marzo singled to right center field, RBI; James Versage advanced to second; Brian Donnelly advanced to third; Christopher Conti scored. | 6 - 0 |
| 3rd Inning - Christopher Conti reached on a fielder's choice to first base, RBI; Anthony Maisano advanced to second; Joseph Scamardella scored. | 7 - 1 |
| 3rd Inning - Brian Donnelly advanced to second on a wild pitch; Christopher Conti advanced to third on a wild pitch; Anthony Maisano scored on a wild pitch. | 8 - 1 |
| 3rd Inning - James Versage doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Brian Donnelly scored, unearned; Christopher Conti scored. | 10 - 1 |
| 3rd Inning - Anthony Gonzalez flied out to right field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Danny Di Marzo advanced to third; James Versage scored, unearned. | 11 - 1 |
| 3rd Inning - Sean Lynch singled to right center field, RBI; Danny Di Marzo scored, unearned. | 12 - 1 |
| PITCHERS | Innings Pitched | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Kindl (W, 1-0) | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Justin Baeyens | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Austen Martinez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reilly | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
FACTS & FIGURES
- The Spartans posted 21 runs on 20 hits, while Adelphi earned five runs on 11 hits.
- STAC pitchers struck out 18 Panthers batters, while walking seven.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 22 runners on base. Adelphi left 15.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0) opens the home portion of their 2021 schedule, as they host the Mercy College Mavericks to kickoff ECC play, on Friday, March 26 in doubleheader action. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 12pm at Palisades Credit Union Park, with game two to follow.