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Bobby Della
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Eric
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Mike
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Josh
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SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton baseball team
picked up where it left off in Florida last week, winning its
seventh straight game behind a strong start from senior lefty
Bobby Della Polla (Havertown, Pa./St.
Joseph's Preparatory) and timely hitting from junior
Eric Pizzico (Royersford, Pa./Spring
Ford) in a 3-1 over Marywood University at Pacer Fields on
Monday afternoon.
Della Polla struck out eight in six shutout innings for his
fourth win of the season and 13th of his career. He allowed just
three hits and one walk while pushing his scoreless innings streak
to 13.
The Royals (13-7) jumped ahead with a pair of runs in the second
inning. Pizzico delivered a one-out RBI double, then came around to
score on a two-out error.
The game stayed that way until the sixth when Scranton pushed
across another run when Pizzico singled with two outs and junior
third baseman Mike Trabulsi (Malverne, N.Y./Chaminade)
followed with an RBI double down the left field line. The double
extended Trabulsi's hitting streak to five games.
Marywood (3-10) got a run back in the eighth, but sophomore
right-hander Josh
Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) earned his
third save of the season by stranding runners at second and third
in the bottom of the ninth.
Pizzico finished with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI,
Trabulsi had a hit and an RBI and freshman right fielder Ray
Grapsy (Covington Township, Pa./North Pocono) had a
single and scored a run in the victory.
Scranton returns to action on Wednesday, March 3, when it
travels to Edwardsville, Pa. to take on Wilkes University at 4 p.m.
at Artillery Park.
--ROYALS--