Bloomsburg, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team headed back out on the road Tuesday for a non-conference matchup with Bloomsburg University at Danny Litwhiler Field in Pennsylvania. A four-run first inning, combined with a three-run fifth allowed the host Huskies to get by the Spartans by a score of 7-4.
STAC slips to 7-19 on the year, while Bloomsburg moves to 10-16.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Bottom 1st Inning - Drew Balestrini singled to right field, RBI; Corey Daniels scored. (1-0 BU)
Bottom 1st Inning - Josh Wilson advanced to third base on a wild pitch; Drew Balestrini scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (2-0 BU)
Bottom 1st Inning - Greg Cristino reached first base on an error by the first baseman; Jacob Reifer advanced to third base, scored on the error, unearned; Josh Wilson scored, unearned. (4-0 BU)
Top 2nd Inning - Braden Seeber reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Joseph Scamardella out at second base; second base to shortstop; Jack Dwyer advanced to third base; Nick Oelcher scored. (4-1 BU)
Top 2nd Inning - Jack Dwyer scored on an error by pitcher via a failed pickoff attempt, unearned. (4-2 BU)
Top 3rd Inning - Nick Oelcher stole second base; Ryan Appell stole home. (4-3 BU)
Bottom 5th Inning - Corey Daniels homered to center field, RBI. (5-3 BU)
Bottom 5th Inning - Josh Wilson singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Mike Miller scored; Brady Ebbert scored. (7-3 BU)
Top 9th Inning - Braden Seeber grounded out to third base, RBI; Jeremiah Vega scored. (7-4 BU)
STAC PERFORMANCES:
- Ryan Appell and Nick Oelcher each went 2-for-4, while also scoring a run apiece.
- The Spartans also saw hits from Jack Dwyer (1-3, Run), Chris Ewing (1-4), Charlie Cordisco (1-4) and Nicholas Walker (1-1)
- Jake Halloran got the start for the maroon and gold in non-conference contest and gave up four runs (one earned) on one hit in an inning of work, while walking two and striking out two. Halloran was charged with loss and falls to 0-2 on the year.
- Eliahs Delgado, Trey Eckman, Nickolas Berasti, Ricardo Gonzalez, James Kahn and Anthony Holtje each saw time out of the bullpen and combined to allow three runs on six hits in seven innings of relief with four walks and a five Ks.
FACTS & FIGURES:
- The Spartans totaled 4 runs on 8 hits, with 2 errors, while Bloomsburg earned 7 runs on 7 hits, with 1 error.
- STAC pitchers struck out 7 Huskies hitters, while issuing 6 walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 4 runners on base, while Bloomsburg left 8.
UP NEXT:
STAC returns to ECC action, facing Molloy University in a four-game weekend series which gets underway on Friday, April 4 at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex on Long Island. First Pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.