MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Sophomore
Sam Salvi (Southborough, Mass.) smacked three doubles and reached base five times, but Mt. Aloysius College swept Plymouth State University in a non-conference doubleheader at the Myrtle Beach College Baseball Spring Training at the Polo Grounds on Tuesday.
Plymouth State was forced to play from behind early in game one, as the Mounties put up six runs in the first inning. PSU plated single runs in the second and third on RBI hits from seniors
Sam Malgeri (Stratham, N.H.) and
Scooter Summa (Ellicott City, Md.), but Mt. Aloysius maintained a 10-2 lead. Malgeri doubled in two more runs in the sixth, and the Panthers scored twice in the seventh but were unable to complete the rally.
In game two, the Mounties carried a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the third before graduate student
Jackson Curtis (Jefferson, N.H.) tied the game with a two-run single. Mt. Aloysius answered with four runs in the fourth, but the Panthers responded with two in the bottom half. PSU cut the deficit 8-7 on Summa's RBI single in the fifth, but the Mounties added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Plymouth State brought the tying run to the plate in both the sixth and seventh innings but couldn't complete the comeback.
Plymouth State falls to 1-4, while Mt. Aloysius improves to 10-3.
The Basics:
- Game 1: Plymouth State 6, Mt. Aloysius 11
- Game 2: Plymouth State 7, Mt. Aloysius 9
- Plymouth State (1-4)
- Mt. Aloysius (10-3)
How it Happened (Game One):
- The Mounties scored four unearned runs in a six-run first to grab an early lead.
- Senior Danny Quinn (Holliston, Mass.) singled to lead off the second and came around to score on Malgeri's RBI double, making it 6-1.
- Mt. Aloysius added two in the bottom of the inning, but Salvi ripped a double to start the third. Summa's two-out RBI single cut the deficit to 8-2.
- The Mounties tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the third.
- Summa singled in the sixth and, after a strikeout, freshman Anthony Cooley (Brunswick, Maine) extended the inning with a base hit. Malgeri drove in both runners with his second double of the game.
- Mt. Aloysius added a run in the bottom of the frame to make it 11-4.
- PSU attempted to rally in the seventh, putting the first three runners on. Salvi reached on a wild pitch, and graduate student Luke Sokolski (Waterford, Conn.) pulled a single through the left side. Junior Brendan Flynn (Arlington, Mass.) followed with an RBI single, and a wild pitch put two runners in scoring position with none out. A sacrifice fly made it 11-6, but a strikeout ended the game.
By the Numbers (Game One):
- Malgeri went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs.
- Summa singled twice, scored once, and drove in a run.
- Junior Chris Faherty (Phoenix, Ariz.) went 2-for-3, while Sokolski reached twice with a single and a walk.
- Salvi scored two runs.
- Freshman Joseph Ayala (Haverhill, Mass.) struck out four over three innings of relief.
How it Happened (Game Two):
- The Mounties scored an unearned run in the top of the first to grab the lead.
- A walk and Salvi double gave PSU a scoring chance in the bottom of the inning, but Mt. Aloysius escaped the jam.
- The visitors added two more in the third to extend the lead.
- PSU rallied for three runs in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Josh Worthington (Pownal, Vt.) doubled and Salvi walked to start the inning. After back-to-back outs, Quinn doubled in a run, and Curtis followed with a two-run single to tie the game.
- The Mounties answered right back with four runs in the fourth.
- PSU kept battling in the bottom half, as Worthington doubled home Malgeri to make it 7-4. Salvi followed with a single, and Sokolski's sacrifice fly cut the deficit to two.
- Mt. Aloysius added a run in the fifth, but the Panthers answered right back. Quinn walked, and junior Andrew Faherty (Phoenix, Ariz.) reached on an error allowing pinch runner Login Desrochers (Raymond, Maine) to score. Malgeri drew a walk, and a double steal put two runners in scoring position. Summa's single cut the deficit to 8-7, but the Mounties escaped further trouble.
- The Mounties added an insurance run in the sixth. Salvi doubled to start the bottom of the inning, but a flyout and double play erased the threat. Another double play in the Panthers' final at bat ended the game.
By the Numbers (Game Two):
- Salvi reached base four times with a single, two doubles, and a walk.
- Worthington doubled twice in three at bats, walked once, scored twice, and drove in a run.
- Curtis finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
- A. Faherty singled twice in four at bats with a run scored and an RBI.
- PSU swiped four bases.
- Senior Steven Geiger (Tucson, Ariz.) and sophomore Greg Mayo (Dorchester, Mass.) combined to throw the final three innings, allowing just one hit and no earned runs.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State continues its spring trip with two games on Wednesday (Mar. 19). The Panthers square off against McDaniel at 11:00 a.m., before a rematch with the Mounties at 3:00 p.m.
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