Salem, Mass. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team dropped its Sunday non-conference doubleheader with Southern New Hampshire University, 13-10 and 12-7, to close a four-game weekend series with the Penmen at Salem State University.

STAC slips back to the .500 mark at 6-6, while SNHU improves to 9-7, while also taking three of four contests from the Spartans.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME ONE: 

Top 1st Inning - Gregory DiGiaro reached first base on a throwing error by the shortstop, with C.J. Cumbo scoring on the error. 1-0 STAC

Top 1st Inning - Chris Ewing doubled to right field, with Nick Oelcher and Gregory DiGiaro both crossing the plate with unearned runs. 3-0 STAC

Top 1st Inning - David Potenza drew a walk with the bases loaded with Billy Minett advancing to second base; Michael Zeis advancing to third base and Chris Ewing scoring an unearned run. 4-0 STAC

Top 1st Inning - C.J. Cumbo singled to left field, advancing to second base on a throwing error by the left fielder. Meanwhile, David Potenza advanced to third base and both Billy Minett and Michael Zeis scored unearned runs. 6-0 STAC

Btm 1st Inning - Jake Risedorf drew a walk with the bases loaded with Jake Pisano advancing to second base, Kyle Lavigne advancing to third base and Dyrenson Wouters scoring. 6-1 STAC

Btm 1st Inning - Jorge Burgos singled to left field advancing Jake Risedorf to second base, but then gets thrown out at third base by a relay play from the left fielder to the third baseman. Jake Pisano and Kyle Lavigne both score on the play. 6-3 STAC

Btm 1st Inning - Nater Wachter homered to right-centerfield, scoring Jorge Burgos. 6-5 STAC

Top 4th Inning - Sean Lynch homered to right field. 7-5 STAC

Top 4th Inning - Michael Zeis singled up the middle, plating both Chris Ewing and Nick Oelcher. 9-5 STAC

Btm 4th Inning - Jorge Burgos homered to left-centerfield. 9-6 STAC

Btm 4th Inning - Dylan O'Sullivan singled and advanced to second base on a fielding error by the left fielder, as Nater Wachter scored on the error. 9-7 STAC

Btm 4th Inning - Harry Vargas Segura homered to right field, bringing home Ruben Fernandez and Dylan O'Sullivan. 10-9 SNHU

Btm 5th Inning - Harry Vargas Segura homered again to right field, scoring both Ruben Fernandez and Luca Giallongo. 13-9 SNHU

Top 6th Inning - Gregory DiGiaro homered to right-centerfield. 13-10 SNHU

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME TWO

Top 1st Inning - Joseph Scamardella advanced to third base on a wild pitch with C.J. Cumbo scoring on a wild pitch. 1-0 STAC

Top 1st Inning - Sean Lynch singled to center field, advancing Gregory DiGiaro to second base and plating Joseph Scamardella. 2-0 STAC

Top 1st Inning - Chris Ewing reached on a fielder's choice to the shortstop, with Michael Zeis being out at second base via a throw from the shortstop to the second baseman. Gregory DiGiaro scored on the play. 3-0 STAC

Btm 1st Inning - Jorge Burgos doubled to left-centerfield, scoring Harry Vargas Segura. 3-1 STAC

Btm 1st Inning - Jake Pisano singled to centerfield, bringing home Jorge Burgos. 3-2 STAC

Btm 2nd Inning - Dyrenson Wouters doubled down the right field line, advancing to third base on the throw and scoring Jake Risedorf scored and Kyle Lavigne. 4-3 SNHU

Btm 3rd Inning - Kyle Lavigne flied out to right field on a sacrifice fly, advancing Jake Pisano to third base and scoring Jorge Burgos via an unearned run. 5-3 SNHU

Btm 3rd Inning - Jake Pisano scored an unearned run on a wild pitch. 6-3 SNHU

Top 4th Inning - Ben Moscatiello reached first base on a fielding error by the shortstop, with Chris Ewing scoring. 6-4 SNHU

Btm 4th Inning - Jorge Burgos flied out to left field on a sacrifice fly, scoring Jake Risedorf. 7-4 SNHU

Btm 4th Inning - Nater Wachter reached on a fielder's choice to third base, with Jake Pisano out at second base from the third baseman to the second baseman. Meanwhile Harry Vargas Segura advanced to third and Dyrenson Wouters scored. 8-4 SNHU

Btm 4th Inning - Kyle Lavigne singled through the left side, advancing Nater Wachter to second base and scoring Harry Vargas Segura. 9-4 SNHU

Top 5th Inning - Gregory DiGiaro homered to right field. 9-5 SNHU

Top 5th Inning - Chris Ewing singled to right-centerfield, with Michael Zeis advancing to third base and Sean Lynch scoring. 9-6 SNHU

Top 5th Inning - Ben Moscatiello flied out to right field on a sacrifice fly, as Chris Ewing advanced to third base and Michael Zeis scored. 9-7 SNHU

Btm 5th Inning - Jake Pisano hit by pitch with the bases loaded, advancing Jorge Burgos to second base; Harry Vargas Segura to third base and scoring Dyrenson Wouters. 10-7 SNHU

Btm 5th Inning - Nater Wachter walked with the bases full of Penmen, with J. Pisano advancing to second base; Jorge Burgos advancing to third base and Harry Vargas Segura scorjng. 11-7 SNHU

Btm 6th Inning - Dyrenson Wouters singled through the right side, bringing home Ruben Fernandez. 12-7 SNHU

STAC PERFORMANCES:

• Sean Lynch went 5-for-7 on the day, with a home run, 2 RBI and two runs scored.
• Chris Ewing had four hits in seven at-bats, with two doubles, 4 RBI and three runs scored. 
• Gregory DiGiaro smacked two home runs in a 3-for-6 afternoon, with 2 RBI and four runs scored. He was also walked twice.
• Andrew Schoelles returned to the mound for STAC in game one on Sunday and threw only one inning, allowing five runs on two hits, while four Penmen batters.
• Jeremiah Vega, John Dezago and Cole Lindquist came out of the bullpen for the Spartans for the final five innings of the game, combining to give up eight hits and eight runs, while walking two and fanning three. Vega was charged with the loss for allowing five runs on five hits in two innings of work.
• Game two featured Jason Basilicata pitching 2.0 innings, while allowing four hits and six runs (four earned), while walking three and striking out one So. New Hampshire hitter. 
• Eric Volpi, Jalen Grant, Tom O'Neill, Anthony Holtje and Robert Williams came on in relief for the final four innings, allowing four hits and six runs, while walking 10 and sending down two SNHU batters via strikeout.

FACTS & FIGURES:

• The Spartans totaled 17 runs on 21 hits, with 5 errors, while So. New Hampshire earned 25 runs on 18 hits, with 3 errors.
• STAC pitchers struck out 6 Penmen batters, while issuing 19 walks on the day.
• St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 13 runners on base. Meanwhile Southern New Hampshire left 11 in the doubleheader.

UP NEXT:

STAC faces Holy Family University on Wednesday, March 13 (1:00 p.m.) at Centenary University in Hacketstown, N.J.