BOX SCORE The Bearcat baseball team was unable to hold an early 7-2 lead, falling to Mount Aloysius College by a score of 12-10 on the road at Point Stadium in Johnstown.
Down 2-0 in the second, SVC got a leadoff triple from
Eddie Kilkeary, who then scored on a
Chris Winkler single to tie the game. SVC went in front when
Tyler Frankel tripled home Winkler.
The lead increased to 6-2 in the third.
Aaron Burger singled with one out then moved to second on a
Ben Webb single. Kilkeary singled home Burger, and Webb scored when Winkler's ground ball was misplayed by the Mounties' pitcher. Frankel added his second triple in as many innings, driving home Winkler and Kilkeary, giving SVC a four-run lead.
Another SVC triple, this one by
John Malone in the 5th, scored Winkler to make the score 7-2.
However, the Mounties then stormed back, hitting three home runs in the next three innings. The Bearcats scored one run each in the 7th, 8th and 9th innings, but it wasn't enough, falling by a score of 12-10.
Michael Patsch started for SVC on the mound, working 5 innings and yielding four earned runs.
Kevin Proctor (1-1) took the loss in relief.
Each team had 16 hits on the day, and SVC was led by Webb, Kilkeary and Frankel with three hits each.
Dylan Kugler and Winkler each had two hits.
Saint Vincent is now 5-5 on the season and will travel west on Route 30 on Thursday afternoon (March 19) for a 3PM matchup against Pitt-Greensburg.
