Lake Worth, Fla. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team wrapped up its 2022 Florida Spring Break tour, falling to Caldwell University, 9-7 on Thursday at the Santaluces Complex.

STAC returns to New York with a 5-11 overall record, following today's tilt. Meanwhile, Caldwell improves to 5-3 on the season.

How it Happened

• Caldwell exploded for four first-inning runs, as a Jalen March triple got things started for the Cougars, bringing home Frank Lehmann to make it 1-0.
• March would then get to trot to the plate himself on a passed ball to double the lead at 2-0.
• A Noah Putney RBI double, scored teammate Kyle Richards and extended the Caldwell lead to 3-0.
• The final run of the frame came courtesy of a Liam Lombardi RBI single, scoring Putney to make it 4-0.
• Christopher Conti got the Spartans on the scoreboard in the top of the second, as an RBI sacrifice fly allowed Danny Di Marzo to come home, cutting the deficit to three at 4-1.
• Another four-run inning for the Cougars, this time in the third inning, started with a Liam Lombardi single, scoring Kyle Richards, followed by a Liam James 2-RBI single with Lombardi and Santo Anzalone coming home to make it 7-1.
• Michael Lazzaro's sacrifice fly, brought Liam James to the plate, pushing the Caldwell lead on the scoreboard to 8-1.
• St. Thomas Aquinas posted runs in the middle innings, as Christopher Conti stroked a fourth-inning 2-RBI triple, scoring Danny Di Marzo and Andrew Guerra, and making it 8-3.
• A Matthew Johnson RBI double, brought Conti around to score in the fourth, before a Danny Di Marzo single in the fifth scored C.J. Cumbo to make it 8-5.
• Cumbo had a chance to return the favor and drive in runs himself in the sixth, smacking a single, which plated Conti to make it just a two-run Caldwell Game, 8-6.
• The Cougars added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, as Jalen March doubled to bring Frank Lehmann to the plate and extend the Caldwell lead to 9-6.
• In the eighth, C.J. Cumbo lined out to center field on a sacrifice fly, scoring Christopher Conti to cut the deficit back to two at 9-7. However, this would be all of the offense that STAC could muster and Caldwell closed things out to take the victory.

Top STAC Performances

• Christopher Conti picked up two hits in two at-bats, with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored.
• Danny Di Marzo went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. He also earned his way on-base via a walk.
• Matthew Johnson (double) recorded a 2-for-4 day with an RBI for STAC.
• C.J. Cumbo, Kyle Lagrutta and Andrew Guerra each posted hits for the Spartans, with Cumbo recording two runs batted in as well.
• TJ Gregory (Loss, 0-3) - 2.0 innings, 4 Hits, 4 Runs, 1 Walk, 1 Strikeout.
• Chris Ubner, Mateo Reyes, Yanni Orfanidis and Justin Baeyens combined to surrender seven hits and five runs in relief, while walking four and K'ing six over the final six innings.

Next Game

St. Thomas Aquinas remains on the road, only this time traveling to Pace University on Saturday, March 19. First pitch between the Spartans and Setters is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Peter X. Finnerty Field in Pleasantville, N.Y.