The University of Scranton baseball team fell on the road against Catholic in eight innings, 11-1, on Monday in Washington, D.C. 

The Basics 

• Final Score (F/8): Catholic – 11, Scranton – 1 
• Records: Catholic (13-14, 4-11 Landmark); Scranton (19-7, 8-3 Landmark) 
• Win: Liam Cardman (1-0), Loss: Mason Fischer (3-2) 
• Scranton won two of the three games this weekend against the Cardinals, securing the season series despite today's loss. 

• Catholic jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs on a pair of RBI singles in the first inning to take a 2-0 advantage. 
• John Heitzman put Scranton on the board in the top of the fourth, blasting a solo home run to right field to cut the deficit to 2-1. 
• Catholic answered in the bottom of the fourth, erupting for five runs on four hits to stretch the lead to 7-1. An RBI double brought home the Cardinals' fourth run. Later in the inning with two outs, a bases-loaded walk forced in a run, a wild pitch allowed another to score, and a two-run single capped the five-run frame. 
• The Cardinals added another run in the bottom of the fifth on a one-out RBI double by Gabriel Ruiz to make it 8-1, then scored three more times in the eighth to secure the mercy rule victory.

• John Heitzman went 2-4 with a home run and a double. 
• Conor Campbell tallied three hits. 
• James Nitti went 3-3 at the plate. 

Up Next 

• The Royals are back in action on Wednesday against Wilkes University, with first pitch set for 5 PM in Wilkes Barre.