Flushing, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team suffered a four-game regular season series sweep at the hands of Queens College on Sunday afternoon, as the Knights posted a nine-run first inning en route to a 13-2 defeat of the Spartans at Hennekens Stadium.
STAC falls to 15-23 overall and 6-9 in ECC play, while Queens moves to 24-14 and 14-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Btm 1st Inning - Jorsixt Jimenez advanced to second base on a wild pitch, as Robert Jacobsen advanced to third base and Phil Krpata scored an unearned run on the wild pitch. 1-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Joey Patane singled to left field with the bases loaded, advancing Marc Cisco advanced to second base, Jorsixt Jimenez to third base and Robert Jacobsen to the plate with an unearned run. 2-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Josh Rodriguez singled through the left side with the bases full of Knights, moving Joey Patane advanced to second base and Marc Cisco to third base, while Jorsixt Jimenez scored. 3-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Jaden Rivera walked with the bases juiced, advancing Josh Rodriguez to second base, Joey Patane to third base and Marc Cisco to the plate. 4-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Michael Vilardi singled through the left side with the bases loaded, moving Jaden Rivera to second base and Josh Rodriguez to third base, while scoring Joey Patane. 5-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Phil Krpata singled to right field, as Michael Vilardi advanced to second base, with both Jaden Rivera and Josh Rodriguez scoring unearned runs. 7-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Robert Jacobsen grounded out to second base, with Phil Krpata moving to third base and Michael Vilardi scoring an unearned run. 8-0 QC
Btm 1st Inning - Jorsixt Jimenez singled up the middle, as Phil Krpata came to the plate with an unearned run. 9-0 QC
Btm 3rd Inning - Robert Jacobsen reached on a fielder's choice, with Phil Krpata making an out at second base via a throw from the shortstop to the second baseman. Meanwhile, Nick Barreiros came home with another unearned run. 10-0 QC
Top 4th Inning - Kyle DeCresce singled up the middle, scoring Sean Lynch. 10-1 QC
Btm 5th Inning - Robert Jacobsen advanced to second base on a wild pitch as Phil Krpata scored on the wild pitch. 11-1 QC
Btm 5th Inning - Marc Cisco doubled to left-centerfield bringing in both Jorsixt Jimenez and Robert Jacobsen. 13-1 QC
Btm 9th Inning - Ryan Appell homered to centerfield. 13-2 QC
STAC PERFORMANCES:
- Sean Lynch went 3-for-4 on the day, smacking a pair of doubles, while also scoring once.
- Ryan Appell (1-for-1) went yard for the Spartans, his first of the year, recording both an RBI and a run scored.
- STAC also received hits from Kyle DeCresce (1-4, RBI), Chris Ewing (1-3), Gregory DiGiaro (1-3), Colin Ross (1-1), Nick Oelcher (1-1, 2B)
- Cole Lindquist got the start for STAC in the series finale on Sunday and lasted only 0.2 innings, allowing nine runs (three earned) on six hits, while walking two. Lindquist is tagged with the loss and moves to 1-1 on the season.
- Bobby LeFevre, Andrew Speranza, Lorent Hoti and Ryan Callaghan all saw time out of the bullpen for the Spartans and combined to hurl 7.1 innings, surrendering eight hits and four runs (three earned), with three walks and 10 strikeouts.
FACTS & FIGURES:
- The Spartans totaled 2 runs on 9 hits, with 5 errors, while Queens earned 13 runs on 14 hits, with no errors.
- STAC pitchers struck out 10 Knights batters, while issuing 5 walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 7 runners on base, as Queens left 10 on in the conference contest.
UP NEXT:
STAC hosts Molloy University in the fourth and final game of their regular season series on Wednesday April, 24 at Clover Stadium. First pitch between the Spartans and Lions is set for 3:30 p.m in Pomona, New York.