The Saint Vincent baseball team faced Grove City in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader. The Bearcats fell in both games, 11-6 and 14-2.
Game 1 – Grove City 11, Saint Vincent 6
Saint Vincent and Grove City remained scoreless through the first three innings.
In the top of the fourth, the Wolverines added one run on a single to center field.
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To open the bottom of the fourth inning, Saint Vincent added two runs when
TJ Dailey doubled to center field, advancing
Matt Evans to home. The Bearcats held the 2-1 edge over the Wolverines.
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SVC held Grove City scoreless until the top of the sixth inning. The Wolverines added two runs, taking the 3-2 lead.
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Grove City raked up four runs in the top of the seventh. The Bearcats trailed 6-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh.
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Saint Vincent tallied no hits in the seventh inning.
The Wolverines added one run in the eighth, ahead of the Bearcats by four.
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Grove City added four runs in the ninth while Saint Vincent tallied three, giving them the 11-6 victory.
Dailey finished the game with four hits, while
Jordan Sabol and Evans tallied three. Dailey scored twice while four Bearcats drove in one run. SVC finished with 13 total hits.
Brenden Lavely started on the mound going five innings, allowing three runs on nine hits.
Game 2 – Grove City 14, Saint Vincent 2 (5 Inn.)
Grove City opened the scoring to start game two. The Wolverines led Saint Vincent 3-0 at the bottom of the third.
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The Wolverines had a dominant fourth inning, adding seven runs.
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The Bearcats could not score until the fourth inning when Zack Barberich singled to center field to start the inning. SVC added two runs, trailing by eight going into the fifth.
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Grove City added four runs in the fifth inning while Saint Vincent tallied one hit as
Jeremy Kruezweiser singled to center field.
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Due to darkness, the game was called in five innings.
Five Bearcats totaled one hit with Barberich and Dailey each driving in one run.Â
Tyler Chrise picked up the loss, going three innings and striking out three batters.
Saint Vincent (6-6, 5-4) faces Franciscan University on the road in a doubleheader PAC contest on Tuesday, March 30. First pitch is 1 p.m.
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