LANCASTER, PA -- The University of Scranton baseball team fell to Catholic University 5-3 in the Landmark Conference Championship on Sunday at Penn Medicine Park.

The Basics

• Final Score: Catholic - 5, Scranton - 3
• Records: Scranton (22-20), Catholic (27-16)

How it Happened

• The Royals opened the scoring in the first inning as junior Conor Campbell crossed the plate on an RBI single from junior John Heitzman.
• Heitzman stayed hot at the plate, blasting a solo home run to right field in the fourth to extend Scranton's lead to 2-0. This marked Heitzman's fourth home run of the tournament, leading all players.
• Catholic erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-2 lead. A passed ball brought in the Cardinals' first run, followed by two sacrifice flies and a steal of home to give them a 4-2 edge. They added a their fifth run on a two-out RBI single.
• Scranton mounted a push in the eighth, with Campbell scoring again on a bases-loaded infield single by senior Pat Coyne.
• Despite the bases remaining loaded, the Royals couldn't add on, and the Cardinals held on to win by a final score of 5-3. 

Top Performers

• Heitzman: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI
• Coyne: 2-4, RBI
• Campbell: 1-2, 2 Runs

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