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Guzman Action
Jim Laskarzewski '86
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Winner Pace University PAC 17-13, 8-6 NE10
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Saint Michael's STM 6-19, 5-9 NE10
Winner
Pace University PAC
17-13, 8-6 NE10
4
Final
1
Saint Michael's STM
6-19, 5-9 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pace University PAC 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 11 0
Saint Michael's STM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0

W: Vincent Civitella (4-1) L: Canty, Ryan (0-2) S: Eric Santaella (2)

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Pace University PAC 17-14, 8-7 NE10
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Winner Saint Michael's STM 7-19, 6-9 NE10
Pace University PAC
17-14, 8-7 NE10
6
Final
7
Saint Michael's STM
7-19, 6-9 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pace University PAC 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 6 9 2
Saint Michael's STM 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 4

W: Caldon, Tyler (1-0) L: Anthony Apollaro (4-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits with Regionally-Ranked Pace Behind Guzman’s Walk-Off

COLCHESTER, Vt. – First-year Jerry Guzman (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Brunswick School) hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Saint Michael's College baseball team win game two of a doubleheader, 7-6, against regionally-ranked Pace University during Northeast-10 Conference play on Sunday at Doc Jacobs Field. Pace won the first game of the doubleheader, 4-1. The Setters were ranked ninth in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East Region poll.
 
RECORDS
  • Saint Michael's (7-19, 6-9 NE10), Pace (17-14, 8-7 NE10)
DOUBLEHEADER FACTS
  • Junior Sam Cavossa (East Falmouth, Mass./The Winchendon School) pushed his career hit total to 99; 17 players in program history have 100.
  • The Purple Knights are 5-3 since April 4, winning via a walk-off hit for the second time in four days.
  • Saint Michael's defeated Pace for the first time in 12 all-time meetings since the series began in 2013. Six of the losses had come by three runs or less.
GAME 1
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
  • Cavossa, 2-for-4, 1 2B
  • Senior Max Kolifrath (Millbury, Mass./Millbury), 1-for-2, 1 2B
  • Senior Terence Moynihan (Stoneham, Mass./Saint Mary's), 1-for-3
  • Sophomore Jacob Smith (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale), 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 2B
  • Junior Ryan Canty (Shelburne, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, loss
OPPONENT LEADERS
  • Graduate student Anthony Labita, 2-for-5, 1 R
  • Graduate student Luke Rivara, 2-for-5, 1 R
  • Senior Mason Baronian, 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B
  • Junior Cristian Rodriguez, 1-for-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB
  • Sophomore Brayden Sweppenhiser, 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SB
  • Senior Vincent Civitella, 8.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, win
  • First-year Eric Santaella, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB in relief, save
THE ACTION
  • Neither team scored until Baronian hit a two-run double down the left field line in the top of the fourth inning.
  • Sweppenhiser drove in one run in the top of the seventh on a fielder's choice and Rodriguez launched a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Setters up 4-0.
  • Smith launched a double in the bottom of the ninth to right field to bring home junior Seth Larson (Leicester, Mass./Leicester), putting runners at second and third with one out. Santaella entered in relief to retire consecutive hitters representing the tying run to thwart the rally.
GAME 2
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
  • Guzman, 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
  • Senior Evan Balian (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield), 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 HP
  • Sophomore Colin Kinsella (Winthrop, Mass/Winthrop), 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB
  • First-year Zach Jalbert (Westbrook, Maine/Westbrook), 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B
  • Sophomore Casey Gunnip (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse/Saint Rose), 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, no-decision
  • Senior Ayendy Gomez (New York, N.Y./Health Career and Sciences/Mohawk Valley CC), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K in relief
  • Sophomore Tyler Caldon (Milford, Mass./Milford), 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K in relief, win
OPPONENT LEADERS
  • Rodriguez, 1-for-3, 1 R
  • Sweppenhiser, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 SAC, 1 SB
  • First-year Andrew Heppner, 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB
  • Sophomore Nick Hurcho, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K in relief
  • Senior Anthony Apollaro, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K in relief, loss
THE ACTION
  • Kinsella hit a single down the left field line to drive in two runs in the bottom of the first inning and give the Purple Knights a 2-0 lead. The Purple and Gold added three more runs in the bottom of the first when Guzman scored on a throwing error and Jalbert doubled down the right field line to drive in sophomores Richard Gilboy (South Portland, Maine/South Portland) and Tad Giardina (Reading, Mass./Saint Mary's).
  • Balian homered to right center field in the bottom of the second inning to give the Purple Knights a 6-0 lead.
  • The Setters added two unearned runs in the top of the third inning to make it 6-2.
  • Labita hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to drive in Sweppenhiser before Heppner singled up the middle, knocking in two more runs to make it 6-5.
  • Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at six in the top of the sixth inning.
  • On the first pitch, Guzman laced a bases-loaded single to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Jalbert and win it for the Purple Knights.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
  • Tuesday at Saint Anselm College, 3:30 p.m.
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