Cary, N.C. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team dropped its fifth straight contest on Saturday afternoon, falling to Wilmington University (Del.) 9-8 in 11 innings at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

STAC falls to 2-9 overall, while Wilmington gets back to the .500 mark at 5-5. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Bottom 1st Inning - Zach Frame flied out to right field on a sacrifice fly, RBI; Kory Pritchard scored, unearned. (1-0 WILM)

Bottom 3rd Inning - Kory Pritchard singled to center field, RBI; Brandon Grygo scored. (2-0 WILM)

Bottom 3rd Inning - Zach Frame singled to right field, RBI; Kory Pritchard scored. (3-0 WILM)

Bottom 3rd Inning - Tristan Schoendienst singled to right field, RBI; Zach Frame scored. (4-0 WILM)

Top 5th Inning - Chris Ewing doubled to center field, 3 RBI; Nick Oelcher scored; Alex Celeiro scored; Tyler Haydt scored. (4-3 WILM)

Top 7th Inning - Chris Ewing tripled to right field, 2 RBI; Nick Oelcher scored; Alex Celeiro scored. (5-4 STAC)

Bottom 7th Inning - Brandon Grygo doubled to right field, RBI; Justin Hernandez scored. (GAME TIED 5-5)

Bottom 7th Inning - Zach Frame singled to left field, RBI; Brandon Grygo scored. (6-5 WILM)

Top 9th Inning - Anthony Dimarco singled to right field, RBI; David Potenza advanced to second base; Nick Oelcher scored. (GAME TIED 6-6)

Top 11th Inning - Michael Zeis tripled to center field, RBI; David Potenza scored. (7-6 STAC)

Top 11th Inning - Kyle DeCresce singled to third base, RBI; Michael Zeis scored. (8-6 STAC)

Bottom 11th Inning - AJ Tropiano reached first on a dropped fly by the first baseman; D'Angelo Ponce advanced to third base; Diego Zerpa scored, unearned. (8-7 STAC)

Bottom 11th Inning - JJ Killen doubled to center field, 2 RBI; AJ Tropiano scored, unearned; D'Angelo Ponce scored, unearned. (9-8 WILM)

STAC PERFORMANCES:

• Chris Ewing recorded two hits in four at-bats with a double and a triple. He also drove in five runs and walked once.
• Nick Oelcher went 2-for-4, with three runs scored and a walk.
• The Spartans also saw hits from Anthony Dimarco (2-6, Double, RBI), Kyle DeCresce (2-6, RBI), Michael Zeis (1-4, Triple, RBI, Run, Walk), Tyler Haydt (1-4, Run), Alex Celeiro (1-4, 2 Runs, Walk) and David Potenza (1-3, Double, Run) in Saturday's contest.
• Andrew Schoelles got the start for the maroon and gold and gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits over six innings of work, while walking one and fanning five Wildcats. Schoelles picked up a no-decision.
• Ricardo Gonzalez, John Dezago and Kyle Rogers combined to allow five runs (two earned) on six hits, with two walks and six strikeouts in 4.2 innings of relief. Rogers (1-1) took the loss as a result of allowing three unearned runs with a walk and two strikeouts over the final two innings.

FACTS & FIGURES:

• The Spartans totaled 8 runs on 12 hits, with 3 errors, while Wilmington earned 9 runs on 13 hits, with no errors.
• STAC pitchers struck out 11 Wildcats batters, while issuing 3 walks on the day.
• St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 9 runners on base, while Wilmington left 8.

UP NEXT:

STAC closes out its four-game Cary road trip on Sunday (March 9), facing off with Adelphi University. First pitch between the Spartans and Panthers is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.