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Andrew Kozusko hit a walkoff triple in the bottom of the ninth to score Tanner Master, as the Bearcats earned a come-from-behind 4-3 win at Bearcat Ballfield over Geneva College.

With the win, SVC is now 8-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. 

Starting pitchers Doug Sanson (Geneva) and Joey Fearer (SVC) locked up in a duel for much of the game, which began just after 5PM due to a 75-minute lightning delay.  Neither team scored until the bottom of the 7th, when Brad Burkardt led off with a double for the Bearcats, then moved to third on a single by Grant Krally.  With one out, Kozusko singled to center to score Burkardt.  Jordan Britcher then doubled home Krally, giving SVC a 2-0 lead.

After Fearer yielded a single and a walk to lead off the 8th inning, Jared Haller made his first relief appearance of the year, but gave up a three-run home run to Mike Jeffreys, making the score 3-2.

In the bottom of the 8th, with Jeffreys now on the hill for the Golden Tornadoes, Nick Beamenderfer punched a double down the right field line, and Burkardt came through with a clutch RBI single, tying the game.

After Haller shut down the GTs in the top of the ninth, Master led off the bottom of the ninth by drawing a walk against new pitcher Tanner Propst, setting up Kozusko's game-winner.

Fearer worked 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs and tallying a career-best 8 strikeouts, against just one walk.  Sanson worked 6 1/3, giving up just 4 hits and two runs for Geneva.

Haller (4-2) picked up the win in relief, giving up one hit and striking out two in two innings.

TJ Lambert had three hits for Geneva (9-14, 4-7 PAC). 

Saint Vincent is now 11-7 overall.  The team returns to action on Thursday, hosting Pitt-Greensburg.  

UPDATE:  Thursday's game has been moved to a 1PM start due to anticipated weather issues.