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| Bobby Della
Polla |
Matt
Maghini |
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| Tim
LeCompte |
Josh
Bayzick |
Box score (game one)
Box score (game two)
Senior lefty Bobby Della Polla (Havertown, Pa./St. Joseph's
Preparatory) threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts in
the opener to propel The University of Scranton baseball team to a
Landmark Conference doubleheader sweep of Susquehanna University on
Saturday afternoon at Connell Park.
Della Polla's gem lifted Scranton to a 3-1 victory in the
opener. In the second game, the Royals (15-9, 5-2 Landmark) got big
hits from sophomore second baseman Matt
Maghini (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand), senior shortstop
Tim LeCompte (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman
Catholic) and senior center fielder Michael Gaeta (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) in a
6-4 victory.
In the opener, the Royals scored three times in the fourth
innings with the help of a pair of Susquehanna errors. Sophomore
first baseman Ross
Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair Academy,
N.J.) scored on a one-out error to tie the game at 1. Two
batters later, sophomore right fielder Zach
Dignam (Bridgewater, N.J./Immaculata) and junior third
baseman Mike Trabulsi (Malverne, N.Y./Chaminade)
scored on a two-out error.
Della Polla took it from there, winning for the fifth time this
season and the 14th time in his career. He allowed just two hits,
both in the second inning, and walked five while going the distance
for the second time this year.
Sophomore left fielder Michael Umerich (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington
Heights) finished with two hits in the win.
Senior first baseman Nick Ferlise (Toms River, N.J./Toms River
North) homered for the only run for the Crusaders (10-15, 4-4
Landmark).
In the second game, Scranton broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in
the bottom of the fifth. Gaeta delivered a two-out RBI single and
LeCompte followed with a two-run double before the Royals tacked on
a fourth run on a Susquehanna error.
The Crusaders answered with three in the top half of the sixth,
but Scranton got an insurance run back in the bottom half when
Trabulsi led off with a double and scored when the throw on a bunt
single by Maghini rolled down the right field line.
Sophomore righty Matt Calamoneri (Hillsborough,
N.J./Hillsborough) earned the win by allowing four runs,
three earned, on five hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. He
struck out three. Sophomore righty Josh
Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) earned his
fourth save of the season by getting the final five outs while
allowing only a walk and striking out one.
Maghini, who had an RBI double in the second inning, and senior
catcher Michael Amaturo (Rye, N.Y./Rye) had two hits
each and Trabulsi scored twice in the win.
The two teams will complete the series on Sunday when they play
a single game beginning at noon at Connell Park.
--ROYALS--
