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.

Waynesburg's 17-hit attack was led by Brendan Scioscia, who went 3-4.  Five other Yellow Jackets recorded two-hits apiece.

The Bearcats (3-23) will now return to action on Tuesday, traveling to Bethany College for a 1pm doubleheader.