WILLIAMSPORT, PA -- The University of Scranton baseball team posted a 4-3 victory in the series opener at Lycoming College on Saturday.
The Basics
- Final Score: Scranton - 4, Lycoming - 3
- Records: Scranton (12-11, 8-5 Landmark), Lycoming (15-4, 7-7 Landmark)
How it Happened
- The Royals scored the first run of the game on a double steal that senior Jake Elston scored on in the top of the fourth.
- Scranton added two more runs in the top of the fourth as sophomore Jared Cassella hit a two RBI single to center that scored junior Vincent Napolitano and graduate student Matthew Querey.Â
- An RBI single from sophomore Jake Lopez in the top of the fifth scored junior Conor Campbell and gave the Royals a 4-0 lead.
- Lycoming scored a pair of runs on four hits in the bottom of the seventh to cut Scranton's lead to 4-2.
- The Warriors added one more run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth but the Royals held on to win by a final score of 4-3.
Top Performers
- Sophomore Mason Fischer pitched six scoreless innings and recorded a career-high seven strikeouts to earn his third win of the season.
- Junior Ryan Boyd pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
- Junior Logan Mason pitched the ninth inning and earned his third save of the season.Â
- Cassella went 2-5 at the plate with a team-high two RBI.
- Lopez went 2-3 with one RBI.Â
Up Next
- The Royals will play a doubleheader against Lycoming tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m in Wiliamsport, Pa.
