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A late rally erased a 1-0 Bearcat lead, as Neumann University defeated Saint Vincent by a score of 3-1 in Auburndale, FL.

SVC starter Michael Patsch worked 7+ innings of 2-hit baseball, ending up with a no-decision.  

Patsch worked three perfect innings to start the game before the Bearcats manufactured a run in the top of the fourth.  Chris Winkler singled to lead off, then was replaced by Ben Webb at first, after Webb grounded into a fielder's choice.  TJ Kuny then singled to right, moving Webb to third.  Hunter Williams reached on a fielder's choice that erased Kuny, but allowed Webb to score.

Patsch yielded his first hit to lead off the fourth, a double by Kye Williams, but got out of trouble to maintain the lead.  A leadoff walk and a throwing error put another runner at second to start the fifth, but Patsch again worked his way out the jam to keep the one-run lead.

The game stayed that way into the 8th, when Neumann got a leadoff walk, and Patsch was replaced by Cooper Ayres on the mound.  After a walk put runners at first and second, a wild pitch advanced both 90 feet.  A sacrifice fly tied the game, and Neumann took the lead on a Williams double off new pitcher John Malone.  Another run scored on an error, making it 3-1.

Ayres took the loss for the Bearcats.

At the plate, the Bearcats had 7 hits, as Kuny, Malone and Kugler each had two, while Winkler had one.  

Saint Vincent returns to action on Tuesday in Winter Haven, FL, facing Aurora University (IL) at 2:30PM.