Cary, N.C. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team dropped a 13-2 decision to Wilmington University (Del.) on Saturday afternoon at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary North Carolina.
STAC falls to 2-5 on the year, while Wilmington moves to 3-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Top 1st Inning - Zach Frame stole second base; Kory Pritchard stole third base, scored on the throw. (1-0 WILMU)
Top 2nd Inning - Tristan Schoendienst singled to center field, RBI; Garrett Quinn scored. (2-0 WILMU)
Top 2nd Inning - Brandon Grygo tripled to right field, 2 RBI; Nick Classie scored; Tristan Schoendienst scored. (4-0 WILMU)
Top 2nd Inning - Kory Pritchard singled through the right side, RBI; Brandon Grygo scored. (5-0 WILMU)
Top 3rd Inning - Cam Trego advanced to third base on a wild pitch; Josearmando Diaz scored on a wild pitch, unearned. (6-0 WILMU)
Bottom 3rd Inning - Brian Klumpp doubled to left field, RBI; Kyle DeCresce advanced to third base; Chris Ewing scored. (6-1 WILMU)
Bottom 4th Inning - Nick Oelcher flied out to right field on a sacrifice fly, RBI; David Potenza scored. (6-2 WILMU)
Top 5th Inning - Garrett Quinn singled up the middle, RBI; Josearmando Diaz scored. (7-2 WILMU)
Top 9th Inning - JJ Killen fouled out to left field on a sacrifice fly, RBI; Zach Frame scored. (8-2 WILMU)
Top 9th Inning - Justin Hernandez singled through the left side, 2 RBI; Garrett Quinn advanced to second base; D'Angelo Ponce scored; Josearmando Diaz scored. (10-2 WILMU)
Top 9th Inning - Brandon Grygo reached first base on a fielding error by the first baseman, RBI; K Clausius advanced to second; Justin Hernandez advanced to third base; Garrett Quinn scored. (11-2 WILMU)
Top 9th Inning - Alex Krick walked, RBI; Brandon Grygo advanced to second base; Kody Clausius advanced to third base; Justin Hernandez scored, unearned. (12-2 WILMU)
Top 9th Inning - AJ Tropiano reached first base on a fielding error by the pitcher, RBI; Alex Krick advanced to second base; Brandon Grygo advanced to third base; Kody Clausius scored, unearned. (13-2 WILMU)
STAC PERFORMANCES:
- Tyler Haydt recorded two hits in three at-bats.
- Chris Ewing went 2-for-4, with a run scored.
- The Spartans also saw hits from Nick Oelcher (1-2, RBI), Kyle DeCresce (1-4, Walk), Brian Klumpp (1-4, Double, RBI), Anthony Dimarco (1-2, 2 Walks) and David Potenza (1-3, Double, Run, Walk) in Saturday's contest.
- Orin Winslow got the start for the maroon and gold and gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits over 2.2 innings of work, while walking two and fanning three Wildcats. Winslow was charged with the loss and falls to 0-1 on the year.
- Jeremiah Vega, Aidan Cardenas, Robert Williams and Ricardo Gonzalez combined to allow seven runs (five earned) on eight hits, with six walks and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings of relief.
FACTS & FIGURES:
- The Spartans totaled 2 runs on 9 hits, with 3 errors, while Wilmington earned 13 runs on 15 hits, with no errors.
- STAC pitchers struck out 8 Wildcats batters, while issuing 8 walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 10 runners on base, while Wilmington left 10.
UP NEXT:
STAC closes out its four-game Cary road trip on Sunday (March 2), facing off with Wheeling University. First pitch between the Spartans and Cardinals is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.