Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team surrendered four runs in the seventh inning to squander a one-run lead and ultimately fell to Franklin Pierce University, 8-5 on Saturday morning at The Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
STAC slips to 1-2 on the season, while Franklin Pierce improves to 4-3.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Bottom 1st Inning: Nolan DeAndrade homered to left field, RBI. 1-0 FPU
Top 2nd Inning: Chris Ewing flied out to right field, on a sacrifice fly, RBI; Ryan Appell advanced to third base; Anthony Dimarco advanced to third base, scored on a throwing error by the catcher, unearned; Kyle DeCresce scored. 2-1 STAC
Top 2nd Inning: Ben Moscatiello singled, RBI; Ryan Appell scored, unearned. 3-1 STAC
Bottom 2nd Inning: Brycen Tetler advanced to third base; Joey Acker scored on a wild pitch. 3-2 STAC
Bottom 2nd Inning: Brycen Tetler scored on a passed ball, unearned. GAME TIED 3-3
Bottom 3rd Inning: Joey Acker singled, RBI; Anthony Marcano advanced to second base; Shane Hewlette scored. 4-3 FPU
Top 5th Inning: Kyle DeCresce singled, 2 RBI; Joseph Scamardella scored; C.J. Cumbo scored. 5-4 STAC
Bottom 7th Inning: Nolan DeAndrade tripled, 2 RBI; Shane Hewlette scored; Jayden Villanueva scored. 6-5 FPU
Bottom 7th Inning: Brycen Tetler walked, RBI; Joey Acker advanced to second base; Julien Monks advanced to third base; Nolan DeAndrade scored. 7-5 FPU
Bottom 7th Inning: Colin Hoffman singled, RBI; Brycen Tetler advanced to second base; Joey Acker advanced to third base; Julien Monks scored. 8-5 FPU
STAC PERFORMANCES:
- Ryan Appell recorded three hits in four at-bats with one run scored.
- Kyle DeCresce went 2-for-4, while tallying an 2 RBI and a run scored.
- The Spartans also saw hits from C.J. Cumbo (1-5, Run), Joseph Scamardella (1-5, Run), Nick Oelcher (1-4), Chris Ewing (1-3, RBI) and Ben Moscatiello (1-4, RBI) in Saturday's contest.
- Orin Winslow got the start for the maroon and gold and gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits over 4.1 innings of work, while walking only one and fanning nine Ravens. Winslow was charged with a no-decision.
- Relievers Aidan Cardenas, Christian Varela, Lorent Hoti and Ryan Callaghan combined to allow four runs on three hits, with three walks and a strikeout. Varela (0-1) took the loss as a result of a four run seventh inning where he surrendered all four runs on a single hit in 1.1 innings pitched.
FACTS & FIGURES:
- The Spartans totaled 5 runs on 10 hits, with 1 error, while Franklin Pierce earned 8 runs on 7 hits, with 1 error.
- STAC pitchers struck out 10 Ravens batters, while issuing 4 walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 6 runners on base, while Franklin Pierce left 8.
UP NEXT:
STAC closes out its four-game Myrtle Beach road trip on Sunday (February 23), facing off with Southern New Hampshire University. First pitch between the Spartans and Penmen is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.