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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The St. Scholastica baseball team took care of Centenary College (N.J.) 17-0 in seven innings this afternoon.
The Saints, who dropped out of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)/D3baseball.com poll that was released today, improve to 7-2 on the year and have scored 70 runs in the five games so far in Florida. The Cyclones fall to 4-7 on the year. CSS improves to 5-0 all-time against Centenary.
CSS took advantage of Cyclone errors in the bottom of the first as #Tom Juberian# (
So.-Park Rapids, Minn.) reached base on an error and scored on an error to make it 1-0. #Steve Gerten# (
Sr.-West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded later in the inning to make it 2-0 after one inning.
The Saints added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth as #Brian Marshik# (
Jr.-Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) drove in #Joe Link# (
Jr.-Woodbury, Minn.) to make it 3-0.
Tom Juberian (Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids HS) followed with a RBI-triple to drive in Marshik to extend it to 4-0. Two batters later, #Scott Greening# (
Jr.-Antigo, Wis.) continued to swing a hot stick, driving in two with a double. #Andy Manos# (
Jr.-White Bear Lake, Minn.) was then hit with the bases loaded to make it 7-0 after four.
In the bottom of the fifth, #Brandon Peterson# (
So.-Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley) hit a two-run single and
Steve Gerten (West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) drove in one with a single to make it 10-0. In the sixth inning, #Sean Claugherty# (
Sr.-Oakdale, Minn./Tartan) and
Scott Greening (Antigo, Wis./Antigo HS (Mesabi CC)) added a pair of RBI-singles, #Paul Kolodge# (
Sr.-Cloquet, Minn.) and #Griffin Bell# (
Jr.-Oconomowoc, Wis.) were hit by pitches to force in two runs. #Jordan Sandstrom# (
Sr.-Silver Bay, Minn./William M. Kelley) also drew a bases loaded walk and
Andy Manos (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS ) had a two-run double to make the final score 17-0 in seven innings.
#Matt Lewis# (
Jr.-Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) earned the win for the Saints, pitching six scoreless innings, striking out four. #Ben Grieger# (
So.-Waverly, Iowa./Waverly-Shell Rock) pitched one inning of scoreless baseball in relief.
The Saints will get a day of rest tomorrow and will be back on the field on Thursday when they face Rutgers-Camden for one, nine-inning game. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time and can be heard live on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC.
