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| Michael
Gaeta |
Corey
Gorman |
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| Ross
Danzig |
Eddie
Ravert |
Box score
Photo gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)
The University of Scranton baseball team was unable to carry the
momentum of Saturday's doubleheader sweep into Sunday and
suffered a 10-5 loss to Susquehanna University in the final game of
their Landmark Conference series at Connell Park.
The Royals (15-10, 5-3 Landmark) had leads of 3-0, 4-1 and 5-4,
but could not hang on to complete the series sweep. Susquehanna
(11-15, 5-4 Landmark) scored three times in the eighth to take a
7-5 lead and added three insurance runs in the ninth.
Scranton jumped ahead in the bottom of the first on an RBI
single by sophomore first baseman Ross
Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair Academy,
N.J.). The Royals added two more in the third on an error
and an RBI single by junior catcher Eddie
Ravert (Havertown, Pa./Malvern Preparatory).
Susquehanna answered with a three-run homer in the fourth by
senior first baseman Nick Ferlise (Toms River, N.J./Toms River
North). Ferlise finished with two hits, four RBIs and scored
twice.
Scranton went back ahead in the bottom half of the inning when
junior center fielder Michael Gaeta (Cranford, N.J./Cranford)
doubled home Danzig with two outs. The Crusaders answered with a
run in the fifth to knot the score at 4 before Scranton scored in
the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by senior shortstop
Tim LeCompte (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman
Catholic).
The score stayed that way until the top of the eighth when
Susquehanna got to the Scranton bullpen for three runs. Freshman
catcher Rob Marcickiewicz (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) had the
big blow, a two-run double.
For the Royals, Gaeta finished with four hits, including two
doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Danzig had two hits, scored twice
and drove in a run and Ravert finished with two hits.
Senior lefty Corey
Gorman (Laflin, Pa./Coughlin) worked the first seven
innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks while
striking out 10.
Scranton is back in action on Tuesday, April 9, when it travels
to Mahwah, N.J. to take on Ramapo College at 3:30
p.m.
--ROYALS--
