The Saints scored 33 runs on the day for a running total of 61 this week, as the St. Lawrence University baseball team swept today's Senior Day twin bill against Skidmore at Tom Fay Field.
St. Lawrence improved to 17-14 on the season and 7-10 in Liberty League play, while the Thoroughbreds fell to 22-10-2 with the loss and 10-6 in league action.
Before today's games, the St. Lawrence University baseball team honored the 11 members of the Class of 2022. The senior members of the class being,
Cristian Forgione,
Andrew Circelli,
Nicholas Butler,
Liam Reiner,
Jake Delaney,
Drew Courtwright,
Ryan Courtwright,
Chris Watson,
Andrew Matthews,
Michael Goretti, and
Brian Comerford.
Circelli had a massive day at the plate as the senior smoked two fastballs over the boundaries of Tom Fay Field driving in five runs. Clark also had himself a day going 5-for-9 with six RBI.
In total, the Class of 2022 scored 22 runs, today, had 19 hits, earned 15 RBI, threw six innings, struck out five, and earned a win on the hill.
"Today was a great senior day for all the guys," said head coach
Kenny Collins "They all contributed and played extremely hard. They have been through a lot as a group and I'm hoping we can send them off with a few more wins. Tomorrow will be another good test for us against a good opponent."Â
Game 1: St. Lawrence 15, Skidmore 5
The Saints jumped on the scoreboard early in the first game of today's twin bill scoring their first run in the first inning.
Sean Desjardins reached the base paths via an error, stole second, then was smacked home by a double to right center from Butler.
Skidmore ended up taking a 3-1 lead as the Thoroughbreds scored thrice in the second through fifth innings.
The lead was short-lived however as the Scarlet and Brown hung a crooked number in the bottom of the fifth. C Watson opened the eventual barrage with a lead-off single, the came around to score off a Butler single plus an error. Clark then joined Butler on the bases with a single, but neither styed on much longer as Circelli demolished a fastball over the left field wall to take a 5-3 lead.
Again, in the bottom of the sixth, St. Lawrence drew blood as
Stephen Colangelo scored as a pinch-runner off a wild pitch to secure a run. Then Clark drove in two more runs in the next at-bat with a single to balloon the lead to 8-3.
The Saints were far from done as they brought five more in during the bottom of the seventh. Delaney scored first on a wild pitch in the inning, then
Jimmy Liberatore came across on a bases loaded walk. Butler then hit a sacrifice fly to score another runner before Clark once again drove in two with a double to right field.
St. Lawrence's final runs came off the bat of Desjardins, who singled home Goretti and Forgione with a hard-hit single to right field.
Jack Sylvia earned the win on the hill for the Scarlet and Brown after pitching five innings giving up four hits, three runs, and striking out three along the way. Reiner came out of the bullpen and dominated in three innings of action giving up no runs and fanning three Thoroughbred batters.
Huck Haun closed up the game pitching the ninth inning in the win.
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Game 2: St. Lawrence 18, Skidmore 8
In game two, Skidmore jumped on the Saints scoring one run in the first, but it didn't take long for them to respond taking a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first. Clark stayed hot with a triple to score Butler, who doubled his way on right before. Liberatore was up next driving in Clark with a hard-hit ball up the middle to take the 2-1 lead.
The Thoroughbreds counter-punched in the next half-inning hanging five runs on the board. The first run came from a single up the middle, then a double and home run brought in the next four as Skidmore took a 6-2 lead.
However, the Saints once again came back to tie the game up at six in the bottom of the second. Watson doubled a runner home to start the inning before a Clark RBI single and a Liberatore two-RBI double knotted up the score.
In the bottom of the third, Forgione gave the Scarlet and Brown three more runs as he hammered a three-RBI moonshot over the center field wall.
The game was 10-8 in the sixth inning, but it was blown wide-open as the Saints put up eight runs.
The inning was opened by Circelli, who smashed his second no-doubter of the day to put two more runs on the board. Desjardins scored on an error next, then Watson made it 15-8 with a two-RBI knock. Comerford came around to score to double up the score before R Courtwright ripped a pinch-hit single that scored
Brett Federico and Watson.
Matthews earned the win in the seven-inning contest pitching three innings and striking out two.
Brett Parker dazzled out of the pen pitching three innings, giving up just one run and sitting down three on strikes.
Brenden O'Neil closed the game striking out one in the top of the seventh.
Next up:
The Scarlet and Brown will look to earn their first three-game series sweep tomorrow as the two squads will lineup once again at Tom Fay Field at noon.
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