SCRANTON, PA -- Junior
Aidan Casey hit a walk off single in the 10th inning to lead The University of Scranton baseball team to a 6-5 win over William Paterson University on Tuesday at Volpe Field.
The Basics
- Final Score: Scranton - 6, William Paterson - 5
- Records: Scranton (1-1), William Paterson (4-2)
How it Happened
- Scranton took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as junior John Heitzman singled to score Casey.
- William Paterson tied the game up at 1-1 in the third and took a 2-1 lead in the fourth.
- The Royals answered in the sixth with a 2 RBI single through the left side from junior Vincent Napolitano that scored sophomore Jared Cassella and graduate student Matthew Querey to put Scranton up 3-2.
- The Pioneers scored two runs in the eighth and tacked on another run in the ninth to take a 5-3 lead.
- Heitzman hit a huge triple in the bottom of the ninth that scored sophomore Jake Lopez and put himself in scoring position for the tying run.
- With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the veteran Querey came up clutch with a double that scored Heitzman and tied the game up a 5-5.
- Junior Logan Mason came in to pitch the 10th inning for Scranton and retired three straight batters, including a two strikeouts.
- Napolitano got on base for Scranton in the bottom of the 10th as he was walked. He advanced to second after sophomore James Nitti was walked. Casey was given the green light on a 3-0 count and hit a walk off single that scored Napolitano to give Scranton its first victory of the season, 6-5.
Top Performers
- Heitzman went 4-5 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored.
- Napolitano went 1-1 with 2 RBI.
- Junior Matt Scepkowski entered the game in relief and pitched three shutout innings with 1 strikeout and 1 hit allowed.
- Mason pitched 1 inning with 2 strikeouts and earned the win.
Up Next
- The Royals will travel to Messiah University on Saturday, March 8 for a doubleheader that begins at 11:30 a.m.
