The Saint Vincent College baseball team played its final game at the Russ Matt Tournament against Concordia (Minn.). The Bearcats defeated the Cobbers, 7-3.
 
Starting pitcher, Casey Jones was firing on all cylinders from the start as he struck out the side in the first. The top of the second was another 1-2-3 inning for the sophomore. In the third, Concordia was able to get a runner on third base with one out. After a fly out to center field, Jordan Sabol threw out the runner tagging from third at home to end the inning.
 
In the bottom half of the inning, SVC was able to take the lead. After a fly out by Sabol, Mike Hildebrand got in a run down between first and second to open an opportunity for Shane Fajt to score.
 
The Cobbers went down in order in the top of the fourth as the Bearcats looked to add to their lead. Justin Wright lined a double to the right center gap as Hunter Mills was able to score from first on a hit and run. After Zach Barberich drew a walk, TJ Dailey hit the first home run of the year for SVC over the left field wall to give the team a 5-0 edge.
 
Concordia threated in the fifth with a runner on third with one out, but Jones worked out of the potential run as he forced to ground outs to end the inning. Saint Vincent added to its lead in the seventh with a RBI double from Sabol as Fajt scored after reaching on an error. Sabol later scored on a single by Wright.
 
Down 7-0, the Cobbers got on the board with a double to left field as two runners came home. In the ninth, Jones gave up to singles before being replaced by Matt Evans on the bump. Concordia scored a run on an error by the SVC infield, but Evans got the last three batters create outs and end the game for the four-run victory.
 
Wright finished 3-4 from the box with two runs batted in and scoring once. Dailey had the three-run blast in the fourth in which scored the winning run. Jones went eight innings on the mound, allowing three runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts.
 
Saint Vincent (3-4) returns to Latrobe before making the trip to Newport News, Virginia for the Builder Invitational. The Bearcats will face Castleton University in the first game of the weekend on Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m.