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Matt
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Brian
Healy |
Michael
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Box score
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The University of Scranton baseball
team slowed down the potent bats of the DeSales University Bulldogs
for most of the afternoon, but could not get their own offense
going in a 4-2 loss on Wednesday afternoon at Butz Field.
Scranton (18-17) held DeSales to four runs on 10 hits, including
eight singles. The Bulldogs (27-8) entered the game hitting .334
and averaging 8.3 runs per game, but were held well below that
output.
DeSales jumped ahead with a run in the bottom of the second, but
Scranton took the lead with two in the top of the third. Freshman
left fielder Brian Healy (Middletown, N.J./Middletown
South) led off with a double and moved to third on a bunt
single by sophomore second baseman Matt
Maghini (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand). Sophomore second
baseman Ross Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington
Heights/Blair Academy, N.J.) followed with an RBI sac fly
to tie the game.
The Royals then took the lead on an RBI triple from junior
center fielder Michael Gaeta (Cranford, N.J./Cranford). But
he was stranded at third as the Bulldogs got the final two outs to
end the threat.
DeSales tied it at 2 with a run in the bottom half of the third,
then scored twice in the fifth for the final runs of the
game.
Maghini finished with four hits and a run scored, and Healy had
two hits and scored a run for the Royals.
Senior first baseman Brian Mauro (Merrick, N.Y./Kellenberg
Memorial) singled, doubled and drove in two runs for
DeSales.
Scranton is back on the diamond on Saturday when it hosts
Catholic University in a Landmark Conference doubleheader beginning
at noon at Connell Park.
--ROYALS--
