Mike Trabulsi	Ross Danzig	Patrick O'Dell

Box Score

WASHINGTON, DC—The University of Scranton baseball team battled back from two late inning deficits before Catholic University held on for a 10-9 victory in the finale of a three-game Landmark Conference series Sunday at Talbot Field.

The Royals sliced an 8-3 deficit down to one with a four-run rally in the seventh inning and stranded the tying run at third-base during a two-run rally in the ninth.  The loss drops Scranton to 4-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in the Landmark.

Senior Mike Trabulsi (Malverne, NY/Chaminade) led the Royals with four hits, scored three times, and drove in a run and junior Ross Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair Academy-NJ) and freshman Patrick O’Dell (Phoenixville, Pa./St. Joseph’s Preparatory) had three hits apiece.  

O’Dell also smacked a pair of doubles and drove in three runs for Scranton, which will host Marywood University this Tuesday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. at Connell Park, weather permitting.

Senior Marc Hanna (Bloomfield, NJ/St. Peter’s Preparatory) led Catholic with two hits and drove in three runs and freshman Brent Padula (Oakton, Va./Oakton) and Paul Burmester (Columbia, Md./Atholton) and sophomores John Palladino (Rockville Centre, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) and Andrew Stewart (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan) finished with two hits apiece.

--ROYALS--