Pomona, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team attempted a late inning rally for the second straight day, only this time coming up short against Southern New Hampshire University, 10-6 on Wednesday afternoon at Clover Stadium.

STAC drops to 16-21 on the season, while SNHU improves to 30-7.

How it Happened

• Southern New Hampshire jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a pair of solo home runs.
• The Spartans got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the frame via a balk call that brought Christopher Conti to the plate, making it 2-1.
• In the fourth, RBI doubles to left field and right-center field, along with a RBI sac-fly increased the Penmen lead to 6-1.
• David Potenza's solo shot to right field in the bottom of the fourth, cut the STAC deficit to four, at 6-2.
• SNHU scored twice more in the seventh on a 2-RBI single to make it 8-2.
• A Christopher Conti homer to right field brought the Spartans within five at 8-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• Billy Minett followed by reaching first base on a fielding error by the third baseman, scoring Eric Volpi. Then David Potenza reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop, with Kyle Lagrutta and Andrew Guerra both reaching the plate to make it 8-6.
• With STAC knocking on the door with a second comeback attempt in as many days, So. New Hampshire plated insurance runs in the eighth and ninth innings, courtesy of a RBI single to left field and an RBI triple to center field, giving the Penmen a 10-6 victory. The margin would hold true through the Spartans' halves of the final two innings in the contest.

Top STAC Performances

• Christopher Conti (2-for-5, RBI, 2 Runs) and David Potenza (1-for-4, RBI, Run) both hit solo home runs in the contest.
• Andrew Jemison stroked a triple in four at-bats for the Spartans.
• Kyle Lagrutta (2-for-5, Run) and Billy Minett (1-for-5) each recorded doubles on the afternoon.
• Orin Winslow (L, 0-1) got the start in the non-conference tilt and worked three innings, giving up two hits and two runs, while walking two and striking out four taking the loss for STAC.
• Chris Ubner, Yanni Orfanidis, Matthew Polemeni, Aidan O'Connor and Justin Baeyens combined to hurl the final six innings out of the bullpen. The five relievers allowed eight hits and eight runs (seven earned), while walking four and fanning nine.

Up Next

STAC opens a three-game series at Lincoln University, starting Friday (April 29). First pitch between the Spartans and Lions is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the LU Baseball Complex in Pennsylvania.