The Bearcats hit three home runs in a losing effort, falling 9-7 to Misericordia University on the opening day of the Florida trip.

SVC got off to a fast start, with Sam Manna singling in the top of the third, stealing second, then scoring on a line drive home run to left by Chris Zampogna. Mike Christiansen added to the lead in the fourth inning with a solo shot to left. 

The Cougars answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth off Rob Patula, as a hit batsman with the bases loaded brought home a run, but Patula was able to get out of the jam.  Misericordia put together a 2-out rally in the 5th, scoring with a double and a single to cut the Bearcat lead to just one.

The Cougars opened up the game in the bottom of the sixth, scoring six runs, with a three-run home run off reliever Stephen Cherry being the big hit.

SVC fought back in the top of the seventh.  A one-out single by Ryan Joseph brought pinch-hitter Brad Cottage to the plate, and the transfer hit a towering home run in his first at bat as a Bearcat to cut the margin to 8-5.

Misericordia added a run in their half of the eighth on a wild pitch and an error, making it 9-5.

The Bearcats rallied in the top of the ninth.  Joseph and Jeremy Rodgers each singled, then advanced on a Zampogna ground out.  Mark Shouey then singled the runners home to make it 9-7.  With two outs, Christiansen's infield single put a pair of runners on base, but Cougar pitcher Andrwe Yasinski, who went the distance, picked a Bearcat pinch runner off first to end the game.  

Shouey and Joseph each had three hits for SVC, while Christiansen went 2-for-5.  Patula worked 5.1 innings, yielding six hits and giving up two earned runs, striking out five.  Cherry took the loss in relief.

The SVC Bearcats lost a pair of games to a tough Moravian College team on the road in Florida, falling by scores of 16-3 and 9-2.

In game one, Moravian jumped to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but SVC responded with a pair of runs in the second, when Ryan Joseph hit a bases loaded single.

Kenny Primeaux drove in the other Bearcat run in the fifth inning, doubling home Jeremy Rodgers.  Chris Zampogna worked into the fourth inning and took the loss on the mound.

In game two, Moravian scored four runs in the third inning to break a scoreless tie.

In the fourth inning, Primeaux singled then stole second, and was brought home by a Zach Galasso single.  The two paired up later in the sixth to bring home the other Bearcat run, with Primeaux doubling and scoring on Galasso's single.

Jeremy Mains started and took the loss, striking out five in 5 innings of work.   

The Saint Vincent Bearcats lost an exciting contest to the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in 11 innings, by a score of 10-9.

SVC started the scoring in the top of the second inning, when Rob Patula singled and moved to third on a Ryan Joseph ground rule double.  Chris Zampogna then singled, scoring Patula.  Eric Fichter singled next to load the bases.  After Jeremy Rodgers hits into fielder's choice, that scored Joseph,  Mike Adams hit 2-run double down right field line that put SVC ahead 4-0.

In the top of the 4th, with the score 4-1, Fichter singled and advanced to third on single by Rodgers.  Mark Shouey reached on an error, scoring Fichter.  Kenny Primeaux then singled, scoring Rodgers. 

The next inning, after RHIT cut the gap to 6-2, Zach Galasso beat out an infield single, then moved to third on single by Zampogna and scored on a single by Fichter.  

In the top of the 8th, Fichter led off with single, and moved to second when Adams was hit by pitch with one out.  Shouey's ground out advanced both runners, then Primeaux hit a clutch double to left that tied the game. 

In the bottom of 8th, RHIT got the potential go-ahead runner to third, but Shouey fielded a short-hop on a grounder and gunned the runner out at the plate to keep RHIT off the scoreboard.

However, in the bottom of the 11th inning, despite pitching well for three innings, Rodgers walked a pair of runners, and a single to right brought home the winning run, four hours after the opening pitch. 

Maryville University defeated Saint Vincent by a score of 6-3 at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida.

Maryville jumped to the early lead in the bottom of the second, using a pair of singles and a fielder's choice to take a 1-0 lead off SVC starter Paul Mihm.

In the top of the third, a leadoff triple and a ground out increased the lead to 2-0, then a single, stolen base, and another single made it a 3-0 game.

The Bearcats responded in the bottom of the third.  Eric Fichter led off with an infield single, then moved to third on a double by Jeremy Rodgers.  Mike Adams then singled home Fichter, moving Rodgers to third and advancing to second on the throw.  Mark Shouey then grounded to the third baseman, who threw out Rodgers at the plate, with Adams moving to third on the play.  A Kenny Primeaux single brought Adams home to make it 3-2.

Maryville added one run in both the fourth and fifth innings, but SVC's Chris Zampogna answered with a solo home run in the seventh that cut the margin to 5-3.  However, Maryville added an unearned insurance run in the 8th to seal the 6-3 win.

Rodgers, Fichter and Primeaux each went 2-4 on the day.  Adam Madar threw three innings in relief, giving up just one unearned run, while Vince Yandura pitched a scoreless ninth.  Mihm took the loss, working four innings, striking out three.

The Bearcats lost a 12-4 decision to Widener University at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL.

The Pride scored four runs in the top of the first inning off SVC starter Jeff Bugajski, and the lead was 8-0 before SVC scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third.  The Bearcats added runs in the fourth and seventh innings, but never mounted a strong rally.

Rob Patula went 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of singles.  Kenny Primeaux tripled and had an RBI. 

SVC used five pitchers on the day, receiving strong outings from both Stephen Cherry and Matt Maloy.  Cherry worked 3.2 innings, giving up one run and retiring 10 in a row at one point.  Maloy worked 2 scoreless innings to end the game. 

Despite a strong pitching performance from freshman Jeremy Mains, Saint Vincent suffered a 5-2 loss to Johnson & Wales in Auburndale, FL.

Mains went the distance for the Bearcats, giving up just one earned run in 8 innings, walking one and striking out seven while yielding just five hits.

J&W took advantage of three SVC errors in the bottom of the third inning to break open a scoreless tie and tally four unearned runs.

Saint Vincent responded in the sixth.  Eric Fichter led off with a walk, then Kenny Primeaux drew a free pass as well.  A pair of wild pitches eventually brought Fichter home and moved Primeaux to third, then Mike Adams singled home Primeaux to make it 4-2.

J&W added another run in their half of the sixth to end the scoring on the day.

On the day, Primeaux was 2-for-3, while Danny Jackson was 2-5 for SVC.  All seven Saint Vincent hits were singles.

The Bearcats ended their spring trip to Florida with a 7-4 loss to New Jersey City University.

The game began in controversy, as the Bearcats appeared to be out of the first inning unscathed, only to be called back onto the field, down 1-0.

With two outs and a runner on third, a wild pitch by Rob Patula got past catcher Brad Cottage.  The ball was temporarily stuck in the fence behind home plate, where Cottage grabbed it and threw to Patula who tagged the runner.  The home plate umpire called the runner out, and the Bearcats left the field.  However, NJCU's coach appealed the play, saying that it was a dead ball.  The first base umpire overturned the call, awarding the run and giving NJCU a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the third, NJCU added 5 unearned runs to increase the lead to 6-0.  Patula recorded a baseball rarity - four strikeouts in the inning - because the first K of the inning ended with a passed ball that allowed the batter to reach first.

In the bottom of the 3rd, Danny Jackson hit a one-out double for the Bearcats, followed by a Sam Manna walk.  Mike Adams hit into fielder's choice, with Jackson out at third.  Mike Christiansen then stepped to the plate and hit an RBI single, scoring Manna.

The Bearcats closed the gap even more in the bottom of the 6th, when Adams hit a solo home run to left field. Christiansen then singled to left and moved to second on a wild pitch.  Kenny Primeaux then hit an infield single, moving Christiansen to third.  Primeaux moved up 90 feet after a ground out, then pinch-hitter Dustin Loussedes hit a 2-run single that emptied the bases and made it 6-4, but it was as close as the Bearcats would get.

Patula worked four innings, giving up 6 hits and just one earned run, striking out seven but walking five.  Chris Zampogna pitched the final five innings in relief, scattering six hits and giving up just one run while striking out six. 

The Bearcats opened the northern portion of their 2009 schedule by splitting a home doubleheader with Mount Aloysius, winning the opener 4-3 before dropping the night cap by a 6-3 count.

In the opener, Jeremy Mains earned the complete game win on the mound, thanks to a two-run homer by Mike Christiansen in the bottom of the sixth.  In game two, however, the Bearcat bats struggled, and the visiting Mounties came back from an early 2-0 deficit to score six runs over the game's final three innings.

The Bearcats got rolling early in the day's first game, using small ball to take a quick lead.  Chris Zampogna walked to lead off the frame, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mike Adams.  Mark Shouey followed with another base on balls, and after Zampogna took third on a wild pitch, Kenny Primeaux drove a sacrifice fly to center to plate Zampogna to make the score 1-0.

Christiansen then reached base on an error, scoring Shouey and pushing the SVC lead to 2-0.

Mt. Aloysius then roared back in the third, taking a 3-2 lead on a three-run home run down the left field line by Bryan Nolan. 

The Mounties maintained the one-run lead until the Bearcat half of the sixth.  After Shouey walked and advanced to second on a Primeaux sacrifice bunt, Christiansen drove an 0-2 offering well beyond the fence in left field to give SVC the 4-3 lead.

Mt. Aloysius looked to start a rally in the top of the seventh, as Mains hit the lead off batter, but he then induced a 6-4-3 double play before SVC second baseman Danny Jackson made a diving stop on a sharp grounder to end the game and stop the Bearcat losing skid.

It was Mains' first collegiate victory on the hill, and second complete game in as many starts.  He scattered seven hits and struck out eight, without allowing a walk, while he also picked off three runners on the basepaths.

Offensively, the Bearcats managed just four hits- one apiece from Primeaux, Christiansen, Dustin Loussedes, and Jeremy Rodgers- while Shouey was walked three times.

In the nightcap, the Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third.  Zampogna reached on a fielders choice and stole second, and was driven home on a single up the middle by Shouey.

SVC then used the long ball once again to take a 2-0 lead, on a solo shot down the left field line by Lousseddes in the bottom of the fourth.

The Mounties then scored four runs over the next two frames, using five singles and taking advantage of a pair of SVC errors, to go up 4-2 after 5 1/2 frames.

The Bearcats pulled to within one in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, Rob Patula hit a double off the center field fence, and pinch runner Sam Manna then scored on a line shot up the middle by Loussedes to make the score 4-3.

Mt. Aloysius then finished the day's scoring in the top of the seventh, taking advantage again of two Bearcat errors to score a pair of unearned runs and leave Latrobe with the 6-3 win and the doubleheader split.

Darren Smith started on the mound for SVC and was saddled with the hard-luck loss, going five innings and allowing three runs - two earned- on four hits while striking out four. 

Offensively, Loussedes led the way with a 3-3 showing, with a single, double, and home run to go with two RBIs.  Patula and Rodgers each finished 2-3 at the plate, as the Bearcats out-hit the Mounties 11-7 for the game.

The Bearcats were swept on the road by Penn State-Altoona, 10-6 and 9-8.

In the opener, the Bearcats fell behind early and saw a late comeback attempt fall short, while in the nightcap, the host Lions came back from an 8-0 deficit with nine runs over the final four innings.

PSU-Altoona’s bats were hot from the start in the day’s first contest, as the Lions pounded out six hits to take a 3-0 lead after one inning of play.

The Bearcats got one run back in the top half of the next frame, when catcher Eric Fichter launched a solo shot to straight away center field for his first collegiate home run, and two innings later, after Mike Christiansen walked to lead off, Dustin Lousseddes went deep to tie the game at three.

After the shaky first inning, Bearcat starting pitcher Chris Zampogna settled down, allowing just one base runner between the second and fourth innings.  In the fifth, though, the host Lions erupted, sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs on seven hits to go up 10-3.

In the top of the sixth, Christiansen led off by reaching on an error, eventually reaching third via two wild pitches.  With two outs, Fichter singled to left to bring home Christiansen and make the score 10-4.

SVC then attempted to put together a late rally with two outs in the top of the seventh.  Mark Shouey singled, and scored on a Kenny Primeaux double to the right-center gap. Christiansen followed with a single of his own to plate Primeaux, making the score 10-6, but the rally then stalled, giving the Lions the win.

Fichter led the offense with a 2-3 showing and two RBIs.  SVC managed seven hits, with three for extra bases, as the homers by Lousseddes and Fichter were joined by a double by Danny Jackson.

Zampogna was saddled with the loss on the mound, working 4 2/3 innings and allowing nine runs on nine hits, while striking out four.  Vince Yandura pitched a scoreless sixth inning for SVC, getting out of a bases loaded jam by inducing three fielders choice ground outs in a row.

In the day’s second contest, the Bearcats jumped out to a hot start in the top of the first, sending eight men to the plate and scoring four runs on six hits, with Primeaux knocking a two-run double, Fichter an RBI single, and Brad Cottage an RBI double to give SVC an early 4-0 lead.

SVC added onto its advantage in the third.  After Fichter walked to lead off the frame, Cottage followed with a home run to straight away center to give SVC the 6-0 advantage.  Mike Hustava singled on the next pitch, and then freshman Zack Galasso got in on the act with his first career home run, once again to center field, to put the Bearcats ahead 8-0.

The Lions answered right back in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs on four hits, with the big blow a three-run homer from Cord Heine, cutting the SVC lead in half.

PSU-Altoona then manufactured a pair of runs in the fifth, using a pair of walks, a balk, and a single to trim the Bearcat lead to two, 8-6.  In the next frame, the Lions took advantage of an SVC error followed by a passed ball to score a pair of unearned runs and tie the game at eight.

Though at least one runner reached base in every inning between the fourth and the seventh, the Bearcats were unable to add any insurance runs during the Lion comeback.

The Lions’ first two hitters in the bottom of the seventh reached base, via walk and single, respectively, and pinch hitter Jim Byers capped off the comeback with a single up the middle to give PSU-Altoona the 9-8 win.

Cottage led the way offensively for SVC in the nightcap, going 3-4 with three RBIs, while Fichter turned in another 2-3 performance.

Rob Patula started on the hill for the Bearcats and got the no decision, working 4 1/3 innings and allowing six runs on six hits while striking out six.  Jeremy Rodgers took the loss in relief.

The Bearcats were swept in a home doubleheader, 9-5 and 13-0, by Presidetns' Athletic Conference foe Thomas More College. 

In the opener, Thomas More jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, but the Bearcats stormed right back in the next half, sending eight men to the plate and scoring four runs, with Dustin Lousseddes and Danny Jackson each belting run-scoring doubles and Mike Adams cracking a run scoring single.

The Saints got the runs right back, tying the game with a two-spot in the fourth and then taking the 6-4 lead after scoring a pair of unearned runs in the fifth.  Thomas More then blew the game open in the sixth inning with three runs coming by way of homers from Marty Kersting and Andrew Thole.

The Bearcats managed just one run the rest of the way, a solo homer by freshman Eric Fichter in the bottom of the seventh.

Jeremy Mains started on the mound for SVC and took the loss, working 4 2/3 innings and allowing six runs - three earned- on eight hits while striking out four.

In the nightcap, Thomas More jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning, added a run in the second, and then put the game away with an eight-run third, as the Saints sent 13 hitters to the plate, knocking four hits while taking advantage of four walks and a hit batsman.

The Bearcats could muster little offense throughout the game, managing just five hits.  Lousseddes led the way with a 2-3 showing, while Fichter, Dan Bryan, and Chris Zampogna each had one hit.  Zampogna also added a stolen base.

Bearcat starter Darren Smith was roughed up on the mound, taking the loss after giving up seven runs in 2 1/3 innings while issuing four walks.  SVC pitchers walked a total of 10 batters for the game, while three additional Thomas More hitters were hit by pitches. The Bearcats used six pitchers in the game, with Adam Madar and Stephen Cherry each throwing scoreless innings in relief.

The Thomas More Saints completed the season sweep of Saint Vincent with a 13-4, nine-inning win at Bearcat Ballfield.

The Saints scored a pair of runs in the top of the first, then broke the game open in the fourth inning, putting up eight runs on six hits and chasing starter Paul Mihm.

A Jeremy Rodgers single brought home Mark Shouey for the Bearcats' first run, and the team addeda another run in the 5th, when Rob Patula singled Danny Jackson to third, and Kenny Primeaux grounded out to score Jackson.

Saint Vincent added a pair of runs in the 8th, but TMC put up three more runs in the ninth inning.

Patula, Dustin Loussedes, Mike Adams and Rodgers each had two hits for Saint Vincent (1-14).  Jeff Bugajski pitched 3.1 scoreless innings of relief for the Bearcats.

The Bearcats were swept in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader, falling 5-1 and 6-5 at Grove City College.

In the opener, the Wolverines went ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the second, as Scott Moran drew a bases loaded walk off of SVC starter Chris Zampogna. 

Grove City added a single run in the third and then sent seven men to the plate in the fourth, scoring three runs on three hits, to go ahead 5-0.

The Bearcats were able to manufacture a run in the sixth.  Danny Jackson singled with one out, and advanced to second on a fielder's choice.  Kenny Primeaux followed with a single to score Jackson, giving SVC its lone run of the contest.

The singles by Jackson and Primeaux were the Bearcats' only two hits, as Grove City starter Zach Hillegas worked six innings for the win.  Zampogna was saddled with the loss, going four innings and allowing four runs on eight hits and five walks, striking out two.  Jeff Bugajski worked 1 1/3 innings in relief, allowing one run on three hits.

In the nightcap, Grove City jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, scoring two runs in each of the first two innings. 

Saint Vincent then countered with a big third inning, as Jackson singled and Jeremy Rodgers walked to start things before being driven home by Primeaux's first home run of the season, cutting the deficit to 4-3.  Brad Cottage then singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a Mike Adams ground out, and touched the plate after another wild pitch, to tie the game at 4-4.

The Wolverines got the lead right back with a run in the bottom of the inning, and the game remained 5-4 until the sixth, when Rodgers singled to score Zampogna and knot the game at five.

In the top of the seventh, Primeaux led off with a single, and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Cottage.  Primeaux was stranded on second after a strike out and a ground out, and the game entered the home half of the seventh still tied up.

Bearcat starter Rob Patula retired the first two Wolverine batters of the inning, but after singles from Butch Kriger and Brad Stombaugh, Cody Koontz followed with another one-base hit to bring home Kriger and give Grove City the walk-off win.

Primeaux and Zach Galasso each had two hits to lead the SVC offense, with Primeaux adding a stolen base, but the Bearcats stranded eight men on base and committed four errors defensively.

Patula took the hard-luck loss on the mound, going the distance and allowing six runs - just three earned - on eight hits while striking out four. 

The Bearcat bats struggled in a doubleheader loss to the Newport News Apprentice School on the road in Virginia.  

SVC managed just three hits in each game, but pitched well, losing 3-1 and 6-1.

In game one, the Builders scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.  In the top of the fourth, SVC tied the game taking advantage of a hit batsman, a wild pitch and a throwing error.

However, NNAS scored once in both the 5th and 6th innings, while SVC stranded eight runners.  Danny Jackson went 2-for-3 for SVC, while Mike Christiansen added a single.  Jeremy Mains pitched another solid game, going the distance and giving up seven hits, walking four.

In game two, the Builders took advantage of a Bearcat error and scored four runs on four hits.  They added a pair of runs before SVC scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh, with Ryan Joseph's single driving home the lone Bearcats tally.

The Bearcat bats came alive with 15 hits on the day, but Saint Vincent lost to Newport News Apprentice School by a score of 12-10.

Six different SVC players recorded at least two hits on the day, but the Bearcat defense committed four costly errors, leading to eight Apprentice School unearned runs.

After the Apprentice School scored once in the bottom of the first, the Bearcats took the lead with a pair of runs in the second inning.  After Kenny Primeaux led off the frame with a home run to left center, Rob Patula stroked a double to right, and scored on a Mike Adams single.

The Builders then used a big third inning to regain the lead, taking advantage of two SVC errors and scoring seven runs - just one earned - to go up 8-2.

The Apprentice School stretched its lead to 10-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth, but the Bearcats countered in the top of the fifth, knocking seven hits and sending 11 men to the plate to score six runs, with Mark Shouey stroking a two-run double and Patula a two-run single, making the score 10-8.

After the hosts scored twice more in the bottom of fifth to go up 12-8,  SVC got one run back in the sixth, when a Primeaux dougle scored Mike Christiansen, who walked, making the score 12-9.  

Zack Galasso singled to lead off the seventh for SVC, and scored two batters later on an Eric Fichter double, making the score 12-10, but it was as close as the Bearcats could get, and the Builders earned the weekend sweep.

Adams led the Bearcat offense by going 3-4 with a walk, while Primeaux, Patula, Galasso, Danny Jackson, and Jeremy Rodgers all had two hits apiece.

Paul Kubeja made his first career start on the mound for SVC and got hung with the loss, working four innings and giving up eight runs - two earned - on four hits.  He struck out four.  Chris Zampogna threw five innings in relief, allowing four runs, but finished the game strong, allowing just two hits over the final three frames.

Saint Vincent pounded out a season-high 17 hits, outlasting Grove City for a 13-10 win at Bearcat Ballfield. 

All nine SVC starters had at least one hit, led by three apiece from Danny Jackson, Dustin Lousseddes, and Kenny Primeaux, and the Bearcats took advantage of five Grove City errors to snap their 10-game losing streak.

After spotting the Wolverines a run in the top of the first, SVC answered with a big home half of the inning.

Jackson led off with his first single of the day, and moved to second when Chris Zampogna walked.  Mike Christiansen then followed with an infield single to short, and an ensuing Wolverine throwing error brought home both Jackson and Zampogna to put SVC up 2-1 before recording an out.

With two outs in the frame, Eric Fichter reached on another Wolverine error, plating Christiansen, before Lousseddes came through with a single through the box to bring home Fichter and give SVC the 4-1 advantage.

The bottom of the second began in much of the same fashion for the Bearcats, as Jackson singled and Zampogna walked, with Christiansen moving both up with a sacrifice bunt.  Kenny Primeaux then walked, and Mark Shouey hit an infield single, scoring Jackson to make the score 5-1.  Shouey then moved up on another errant Grove City throw, which scored Zampogna, pushing SVC up 6-1.  SVC's next batter, Fichter, singled through the left side, scoring two more runs and putting the Bearcats ahead by six.

Momentum then shifted the way of the Wolverines, as they scored four times in the third and once each in the fourth and fifth innings, to pull to within 8-7, using two Bearcat errors, four walks, and three hits batsmen over the span. The Bearcats got one run back in the fifth, but the Wolverines countered with two runs of their own in the top of the sixth, tying the game at nine.

SVC then managed to put the game away in the bottom of the sixth, sending eight men to the plate to score three runs, with Lousseddes notching a run-scoring single followed by a Rodgers one base hit that scored two and put SVC in front 12-9.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Bearcats managed an insurance run, with a Fichter line drive through the box scoring Primeaux to give SVC the 13-9 advantage.

Grove City looked to rally in the top of the eighth, with back-to-back singles with one out, but SVC reliever Stephen Cherry was able to enduce a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat and preserve SVC's advantage.

The Wolverines did manage to score once in the top of the ninth, but SVC third baseman Mike Adams ended the game on a charging, barehanded play, stranding two Wolverine baserunners and clinching the Bearcat win.

Cherry earned the win on the mound for the Bearcats, throwing three scoreless innings.  Rob Patula started on the hill, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing six runs - four earned - on three hits and four walks. Fichter drove in a team-high three RBIs for the Bearcats, going 2-4 at the plate, while Rodgers finished 2-5 with two RBIs.

The visiting Geneva College Golden Tornadoes swept a doubleheader with the Bearcats, winning the opener 8-3 and the nightcap 4-1.

Geneva took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, but SVC took advantage of a Golden Tornado error in the bottom of the first inning to score a trio of unearned runs.  Chris Zampogna, who reached via error, scored on a balk, before Eric Fichter drilled a two-run single to right field, giving SVC the 3-1 advantage.

The Golden Tornadoes tied the score in the top half of the second, scoring two runs, before breaking the game with a four-run third inning, capped off with a three-run homer from Chris Shreiderer to go up 7-3.

Geneva was then able to manufacture a run in the top of the fifth, using a hit batsman, a sacrifice bunt, and a single, to close out the game's scoring.

The Bearcats were able to put a runner in scoring position in each of the final four innings, but could not come up with the big hit, as they stranded a total of 10 men on base for the game.

Adam Madar started on the mound and took the loss, going three innings and allowing seven runs, six earned, on six hits.  Darren Smith came on in relief in the fourth and pitched well, giving up one run on just two hits while tallying three strikeouts.

Chris Zampogna and Jeremy Rodgers each went 2-for-3 at the plate, while Kenny Primeaux and Mike Christiansen each doubled. 

Matt Baer earned the win on the hill for Geneva, working a complete game and scattering nine hits while striking out three. 

In the nightcap, Geneva again jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first, but the Bearcats came right back to tie it up in the second.  Mark Shouey led off the frame with a walk and moved to second on a ground out, before Dustin Lousseddes came through with an RBI single up the middle to even the score.

After Bearcat pitcher Jeremy Mains retired the side in both the third and fourth innings, the Golden Tornadoes were able to push across three unearned runs in the top of the fifth, aided by a pair of SVC errors. 

As was the case in the opener, SVC was unable to record the big hit down the stretch, stranding runners on base in each of the final three frames.

Mains was saddled with the hard luck loss on the mound, working five innings and allowing four runs - just one earned - on five hits while striking out six.  Stephen Cherry relieved Mains in the sixth and did well, throwing two scoreless frames. Zach Galasso finished 2-for-4 at the dish with a double, while Lousseddes had a pair of singles in three at bats. 

The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets broke open a close game with eight runs over the final two innings to defeat the Bearcats 9-0 in Latrobe.

The first portion of the game was a pitching battle, as SVC starter Darren Smith allowed just four Waynesburg base runners over the first five innings.

Offensively, the Bearcats had at least two baserunners in each of the first five innings, but were unable to crack the scoreboard, stranding seven runners over the span.

Waynesburg took a 1-0 lead in the sixth, with Rob Cool singling, advancing to third on a sacrfice bunt, moving to third on a wild pitch, and then scoring on a balk.

The Yellow Jackets then broke it open in the seventh, scoring three runs on five hits, and then scored five more in the top of the ninth to close out the game's scoring.

Offensively, SVC was led by Chris Palmer, who went 2-4 with a double, while Danny Jackson doubled and Ryan Joseph, Mike Adams, Mike Christiansen, Eric Fichter, and Jimmy Sommer all added singles.

Smith was saddled with the loss on the mound, working six strong innings and giving up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.  The SVC bullpen was not as fortunate, with three hurlers surrendring six runs on 11 hits over the final three frames.

The Bearcats split a road doubleheader with Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Waynesburg University, winning the opener 6-3 before falling 14-7 in the nightcap.

In the opener, freshman Jeremy Mains earned his second complete game win of the season, scattering six hits and striking out five.

The Bearcats wasted little time jumping out in front, as Zack Galasso homered to left in the top of the first to put SVC up 1-0.

Saint Vincent then added to the lead in the top of the second.  With one out, Mike Adams singled up the middle, and the next hitter, Mike Hustava, laced a one-base hit to left.  The leftfielder misplayed it, allowing Adams to score and Hustava to reach second base.   Chris Zampogna followed by reaching on an error, with Hustava scoring to put SVC ahead 3-0.

The Yellow Jackets then scored twice in the third, on a two-run blast by Kenny Grant, and then plated an unearned run to tie the game at three in the home half of the fourth.

In the Bearcat half of the fifth, Adams was hit by a pitch to begin things, and then advanced to second on a base-hit bunt by Hustava.  Mark Shouey followed with a sacrifice bunt, moving Adams and Hustava up 90 feet, before Zampogna hit an RBI ground out to short, putting the Bearcats up 4-3.  SVC's next hitter, Danny Jackson, followed by reaching on another Waynesburg error, scoring Hustava and giving SVC the 5-3 lead.

SVC tacked on its final run of the game in the top of the sixth, when Adams, who singled to lead off the frame, scored on a Shouey double off the left field fence.

The three-run lead was more than enough for Mains, who settled down after the third inning, facing just two batters over the minimum over the final four frames, striking out three and inducing a pair of ground-ball double plays over the span.

Adams finished 2-3 at the plate with three runs scored, while Hustava went 2-2 and scored a pair of runs.

In the nightcap, things couldn't have started off much better for Waynesburg, as the Yellow Jackets sent 13 men to the plate in the first inning and scored eight runs on nine hits.  SVC's defense committed a pair of costly errors in the inning, as six of the Yellow Jackets' runs were unearned.

Waynesburg continued to pour it on, sending 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the third and scoring six runs on six hits - including four for extra bases- to go up 14-0.

The Bearcat bats then awoke in a big way in the top of the sixth, scoring six times.  Anthony Williams and Jeremy Rodgers each knocked run-scoring singles, and Zach Janocha made his first collegiate hit a big one, racking a double off the fence in center to score two.

In the seventh, Shouey walked to lead off the frame, and then scored on another double off the fence, this one by Williams, to cut the deficit in half at 14-7.  It was as close as the Bearcats could get however, and they left Waynesburg with the split.

Vince Yandura started on the hill for SVC and was saddled with the loss, going two-thirds of an inning and giving up eight runs - just two earned - on seven hits.  The Bearcat pitching corps was led by the freshman duo of Galasso and Eric Fichter, who pitched two scoreless innings apiece.

The Bearcats earned a convincing doubleheader sweep at Bethany College, defeating the Bison 14-3 and 8-3.

Due to rain, the doubleheader was rescheduled twice over the past week, but the wait was well worth it for the Bearcats, as they have now won three of their past five games.

In the opener, SVC wasted little time getting on the board, as the Bearcats sent 12 men to the plate in the second inning, scoring five runs.  Chris Zampogna racked a two-run single in the frame, while Danny Jackson also had an RBI single and Mike Adams a sacrifice fly.

The Bearcats added an unearned run in the third, before scoring four more times in the top of fifth.  Dustin Lousseddes led off the frame with a home run to left, before Mike Hustava and Rodgers came through with RBI singles. 

SVC scored twice more in the sixth, with Zampogna tallying another two-run single, before the Bearcats closed the scoring out in the top of the seventh with a pair of unearned runs.

Darren Smith started on the hill and got the win for the Bearcats, going six innings and allowing two runs - one earned - while scattering eight hits and striking out three.

The Bearcats totaled 14 hits in the game, with Mike Adams leading the charge with a 3-4 showing.  Loussedes, Rodgers, Zampogna,  and Eric Fichter each had two hits, with Zampogna tallying four RBIs and Fichter scoring four runs.

The Bearcats started strong in the nightcap, as well, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first.  With one out, Adams and Mark Shouey laced back-to-back singles, and both scored on a Lousseddes single. Kenny Primeaux then reached on an error, before Mike Hustava hit a sacrifice fly.

Bethany responded by scoring once in the bottom of the first, before the Bearcats maintained the three-run lead scoring once in the second, Brad Cottage, who was hit by a pitch, scored on an RBI ground out from Jackson.

The Bison pulled to within one by scoring one run in the both the second and third innings, before Hustava laced his first career home run in the top of the sixth, putting SVC up 5-3.

The Bearcats then added some insurance in the top of seventh.  Shouey led off the frame with a walk, and was followed by a Primeaux single.  Lousseddes then capped off his big day with a three-run homer to left field, closing out the day's scoring.

Zack Galasso earned the win on the mound in his first collegiate start, working five innings and allowing three runs on six hits while striking out two.  Stephen Cherry came on in relief and threw two perfect innings for the save.

Lousseddes again led the Bearcat offense, going 2-4 with five RBIs, while Adams, Hustava, and Zampogna also added two hits apiece.

The Bearcats dropped a road contest to the Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College by a score of 13-3.

The hosts took control of the game early, putting seven runs on the scoreboard with four hits in the bottom of the first inning, chasing SVC starter Jeremy Mains (2-6).   

W&J added three more runs in the second inning off Vince Yandura, before Yandura settled down and kept the Presidents in check.

Saint Vincent added single runs in each of the final three innings of the 9-inning contest.

Anthony Williams led the Bearcat bats, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.  Zach Janocha was 2-2 for two runs batted in, while Chris Zampogna was 2-2 with a run scored.  Mike Tedesco pitched a scoreless 9th for the Bearcats (5-24). 

Washington & Jefferson completed their 3-game season sweep over the Bearcats, winning 4-2 and 11-1 at Bearcat Ballfield.

In the opener, the Presidents managed just one hit off of SVC starter Rob Patula - a single by leadoff man Joe Bogdiewicz in the top of the first - but still managed to piece together a 2-0 lead after two frames.

W&J added single runs in the third and fifth innings to go up 4-0, before the Bearcats mounted a late comeback attempt in the bottom of the sixth.

Mike Adams and Mark Shouey each racked singles to lead off the frame, and both were brought home on a bases clearing double from Kenny Primeaux, to cut the W&J lead in half.

It was all the offense that the hosts were able to muster, however, as the Presidents were able to retire the final five SVC batters over the last two innings to earn the win.

Patula, in his first action in nearly a month due to injury, was saddled with the loss, working five innings and giving up four runs on just four hits while striking out four and walking four.  Jeff Bugajski came on in relief and threw a pair of scoreless innings, allowing only one hit.

Shouey and Mike Hustava each had two hits to pace the SVC offense, which outhit the Presidents 7-5 in a game that lasted just one hour and 45 minutes.

In the nightcap, the Bearcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.  Primeaux led off the frame with another double, and was plated on a Hustava single up the middle.

W&J managed to tie the game in the top of the third, and the game would remain knotted at one until the sixth, when W&J sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven runs, five of which were unearned after a pair of costly Bearcat errors.  The Presidents' also racked back-to-back homers in the frame, by Frank Quirin and Mark Tomchick.

The Presidents would then close out the game's scoring in the top of the seventh, scoring three more times to seal the 11-1 win.

Jeremy Mains started on the rubber for SVC and took the loss, working  5 2/3 innings and allowing four runs - three earned - on six hits while striking out three.

Hustava had another big game in the losing effort, going 3-3 to lead the SVC offense.  Primeaux, Shouey, Danny Jackson, Eric Fichter, and Anthony Williams had one hit apiece for SVC.

The Bearcats cruised to an 18-0 Senior Day victory over visiting Hilbert College at Bearcat Ballfield.

Saint Vincent totaled 20 hits, including 10 for extra bases, while senior starter Chris Zampogna limited the Hawks to just two hits over seven innings of work.

The Bearcats got on top early, as Danny Jackson, who led off the bottom of the first by reaching on an error, crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Kenny Primeaux.

SVC then scored four times in the bottom of the second, again taking advantage of a pair of Hilbert errors to score four unearned runs and go ahead 5-0.

The lead continued to grow for the Bearcats in the third, with Mike Adams lacing an RBI double to the right center gap, and Ryan Joseph stroking an RBI single to push the hosts in front 7-0.

In the fourth, Mike Hustava led off with a homer to straight away center.  Rob Patula and Primeaux followed with singles, with an Adams' sacrifice fly plating Patula, before Eric Fichter hit a two run blast over the fence in left center to give the Bearcats an 11-0 lead.

Joseph then capped off a four-run sixth inning for the Bearcats by hitting the team's third home run of the day, a two-run blast to left center, putting SVC up 15-0. 

Patula stroked an RBI double to the fence in right field in the seventh, making it 16-0, and then the Bearcats closed out the scoring in the bottom of the eighth, with Mike Christiansen and Dustin Lousseddes each coming through with run-scoring doubles.

While the Bearcat bats continued to batter the Hawks, Zampogna was in control on the mound throughout.  He retired Hilbert's first 10 batters in order, and went on to work seven scoreless innings, allowing just four base runners and two hits, while striking out six and issuing no walks.  Stephen Cherry closed it out in relief, working two scoreless innings and striking out three.

Eleven Bearcat players had at least one hit.  Hustava and Patula led the charge, with each tallying three hits and two RBIs.  Adams went 2-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs, while Joseph finished 2-4 with three RBIs, Shouey 2-4 with two runs scored, and Primeaux and Christiansen each 2-3 with two RBIs.

The Bearcats completed a season sweep of Bethany College with a 12-7 win behind two home runs by Kenny Primeaux and five scoreless innings by Stephen Cherry.

Primeaux finished the day with 4-for-5 with four RBIs, while Cherry came on in relief in the fourth inning to earn the victory, working five scoreless frames and striking out three.

Bethany got on the board first, using a big second inning to score four runs, as the Bison sent nine men to the plate and racked seven hits.

The Bearcats got three runs back in the bottom of the second, which was led off by Primeaux's first long ball of the game.  Dustin Lousseddes followed by walking, and Mike Adams singled, and both scored, as Eric Fichter tallied a sacrifice fly to plate Lousseddes and Adams crossing the plate on an RBI-ground out from Jeremy Rodgers.

Bethany quickly regained the lead, scoring twice in the top of the third to go up 6-3.  The Bearcats then took the lead back in a big way in the bottom of the fourth.

Primeaux led off the frame with a single, and was driven home on a Lousseddes double to the fence in right center.  The Bison recorded two quick outs, including a Fichter ground out that scored Lousseddes, before the Bearcats reignited, as the next six hitters reached base, leading to four more Bearcat runs.  Danny Jackson picked up an RBI-single, Primeaux laced a two-run single, and Mike Hustava was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and after four innings of play, the Bearcats were up 9-6.

Bethany scored once in the fifth, before Cherry came on in relief of Bearcat starter Darren Smith and shut the Bison down for the remainder of the game.

The Bearcats scored single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, on an RBI single from Rodgers and a run-scoring double for Hustava, before Primeaux capped off the game's scoring in a big way in the eighth, sending a blast just shy of the roadway in left center to make the score 12-7 in favor of SVC.

SVC tallied a total of 14 hits for the game, with two other players joining Primeaux with multiple hits.  Shouey finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored, while Rodgers ended the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.  Fichter and Hustava also had a pair of RBIs.

The Bearcats were swept in a home doubleheader by visiting Westminster College, falling 6-2 in the opener and 15-14 in a wild nightcap.

In the day's first game, the Bearcat bats struggled to the tune of just two hits, while in game two, SVC was unable to complete a furious comeback in a wild back-and-forth affair.

After three full scoreless innings in the opener, Westminster got on the board first, manufacturing a run in the top of the fourth to go ahead 1-0, when Nick Elliott, who led off the inning by getting hit with a pitch, scored on an RBI-ground out.

The Bearcats quickly evened it up in the home half of the inning.  Kenny Primeaux was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, and then stole second base.   Eric Fichter then advanced Primeaux by reaching on an infield single, before Ryan Joseph cracked a hard ground ball to third that was misplayed, allowing Primeaux to cross the plate.

The Titans scored twice in the top of the fifth, before the Bearcats answered with another unearned run in the bottom half.  Chris Zampogna reached on an error to start the frame, and eventually scored on a ground out by Mike Hustava to make it a 3-2 game heading into the sixth.

Westminster was able to put the game away in the top of the seventh, scoring three runs on four hits to close out the game's scoring, as the Bearcats went down in order in the bottom of the frame.

Rob Patula started and took the loss for SVC on the hill, going 4 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits.

The Bearcats' lone two hits were singles off the bats of Fichter and Danny Jackson, as Westminster starter Justin Prejsnar went the distance, striking out three in a game that took just an hour and 40 minutes.

In the nightcap, the Titans jumped ahead early, scoring four unearned runs in the top of the first off SVC starter Jeremy Mains, as Westminster scored all four runs after a costly two-out Bearcat error.

SVC quickly cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first, when Joseph sent a two-run homer to dead center, scoring Mike Adams who singled, to make the score 4-2.

The Titans then scored six runs over the next two frames to go ahead 10-2, as the Bearcat defense again committed a pair of costly errors to give Westminster four unearned tallies over the span.

Hustava sent a two-run double to the gap in right center in the bottom of the fourth to trim the Titan advantage to 10-4, but again Westminster answered back, scoring a pair of runs in the visiting half of the fifth and pushing its lead back up to eight runs.

The Bearcats then went on the comeback trail, sending 12 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fifth to score seven runs.  Sam Manna, Mike Christiansen, and Chris Zampogna all produced run-scoring singles, before Adams cleared the bases with three-run triple down the right field line on a full count with two outs to bring SVC to within one, 12-11.

In the bottom of the sixth, SVC looked to complete its rally, as Christiansen led off the frame with a solo homer to left center field, tying the game at 12.  Two batters later, Manna tripled to the gap in right center, and was plated on a wild pitch to give the Bearcats their first lead of the day, 13-12, heading into the final inning.

Westminster refused to go away, scoring three runs on just one hit in the top of the seventh, as the Titans drew two walks and a pair of hits batsmen in the frame to go up 15-13.

Primeaux then looked to begin another rally for the Bearcats in the bottom of the seventh, as he hit the first pitch of the inning off the fence in centerfield for a double.  It was his 13th double of the season, tying a single-season SVC record.

A groundout by Adams moved Primeaux to third with two outs, and then Christiansen came through with his second big hit in as many innings, capping off an eight-pitch at bat with a single through the right side to plate Primeaux and pull SVC to within one, 15-14.

Zach Janocha followed by walking, putting runners at first and second with two down, but the Bearcats were unable to pull of their second comeback of the game, as Zampogna was thrown out on a bang-bang play at first base to end the contest.

The Bearcats banged out a total of 15 hits for the game, with Manna and Christiansen each going 3-for-4 to lead the charge.  Christiansen added three RBI's, while Manna reached base in all five of his plate appearances on the day, drawing a walk and a fielder's choice, while he also scored three runs.

Zampogna, Adams, and Primeaux also had multi-hit games, notching two apiece.  The Bearcats used a total of four pitchers in the game, with Vince Yandura being saddled with the loss, working three innings in relief and giving up four runs - three earned - on four hits.  Jeremy Mains started the game on the hill for SVC, going 2 2/3 innings and giving up six runs - just two earned - on seven hits.

The Bearcats pounded out 20 hits in a 16-3 victory over Westminster College on the road.

The Titans scored first, tallying a run in the bottom of the second inning, but it would be their only earned run of the day off Bearcat starter Chris Zampogna, who went the distance to earn his second straight win.  Saint Vincent answered back in the top of the third, with singles from Mike Hustava and Mike Christensen providing the RBIs.

In the fourth inning, SVC scored eight more runs on six hits, with Danny Jackson driving home two with a bases loaded single. Two batters later, Hustava drove home two more with a double and the Bearcats continued to pile up runs.

Later in the game, Hustava crushed a three-run home run, completing a 6-RBI day for the freshman, as he went three-for-four with three runs scored.

Kenny Primeaux and Shouey each had three hits as well.  Jackson was 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Jeremy Rodgers was 2-5 with four runs scored.  Christiansen and Mike Adams each went 2-4 on the day.

Zampogna worked the full 9 innings, yielding 17 hits but holding the Titans to just a single earned run while walking one and striking out one.  

The Thiel Tomcats blasted five home runs to sweep past the Bearcats 6-1 and 10-5.

In the opener, Thiel's Justin Scarpitti staked the Tomcats to an early 1-0 lead, blasting a home run on the first pitch of the second inning.

The Bearcats then answered right back with a blast of their own, as Kenny Primeaux sent a one-out shot over the fence in left center to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth.

Thiel then put the game away in the home half of the fourth.  Scarpitti hit his second homer of the day, this one a two-run job, while the next Thiel batter, Eric Boylan, followed suit with a solo blast to put the hosts ahead 4-1.

The Tomcats then closed out the day's scoring with two runs in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by another home run, a solo shot by Matt Stumpf.

Chris Zampogna was saddled with the loss on the mound, working a complete game and allowing seven hits while striking out two.  The Bearcat offense managed just four hits off of Thiel starter Josh Tedesco, one apiece from Primeaux, Dustin Lousseddes, Mike Hustava, and Mark Shouey.

In the nightcap, the Bearcats started strong, scoring two runs in each of the first two innings to quickly go ahead 4-0.  Mark Shouey doubled in each frame, while the Bearcats also took advantage of three early Thiel errors.

Thiel scored once in the second and twice in the third to pull to within one, 4-3, but SVC regained a two-run lead in the home half of the fourth, with Jeremy Rodgers leading off with a double off the right field fence and scoring on a wild pitch.

The Tomcats then seized the momentum in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five times, capped off with Scarpitti's third home run of the day, this time a three-run blast, to go up 8-5.

The Bearcat offense could not mount any more damage, as just two batters reached base over the final three innings, while the Tomcats tacked on two more runs in the sixth to close out the scoring for the day.

Rob Patula started and took the loss for SVC, working 3 1/3 innings and allowing seven runs - four earned - on seven hits, while walking three and striking out two.

Rodgers finished the game 3-for-3, including two doubles, with two runs scored to lead the Bearcat offense, while Shouey also doubled twice.