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The Bearcat baseball team was unable to hold a late lead, yielding 8 runs in the 8th inning to fall to Capital University by a score of 10-4 in Auburndale, FL.

Bearcat starter Dave Culeton found himself in trouble early, hitting the first two batters of the game then giving up a pair of hits as the Crusaders took an early 2-0 lead.
 
Culeton then settled down, and the SVC offense went to work in the second, as Greg Martin and Chris Winkler singled with one out.  Jason Vater then hit a grounder that erased Winkler, but the throw to first went into the SVC dugout, allowing Martin to score.
 
The score remained 2-1 until the fifth, when Vater hit a one-out double into the left center field gap.  TJ Kuny then hit a grounder to short but the throw to first was juggled, putting runners at first and second for Brennan Hoffer.  Hoffer responded with a double down the right field line, scoring both runners to put SVC in front, 3-2.
 
The Bearcats added to their lead in the seventh, as Kuny singled and scored on a triple to left center by Luke Fox.  However, in the bottom of the 8th, the Crusaders scored eight runs on five hits, taking advantage of two walks and a hit batsman.  

Culeton took the loss, giving up 5 runs in 7+ innings.  At the plate, Fox led the way with a pair of triples.

Saint Vincent is now 1-2 on the season and will face the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Wednesday (March 2) at 12:15PM.