The Bearcats dropped a pair of games on the road at Washington & Jefferson College by scores of 6-0 and 6-4.

Washington & Jefferson got on the scoreboard in the first inning, manufacturing a run with a walk, stolen base, and RBI single to go up 1-0.

The game then turned into a pitcher's duel between southpaws Jared Lapkowicz of SVC and Ian Poole of W&J.

Between the second and sixth innings, Lapkowicz retired 12 straight batters before the Presidents were able to break it open with a four-run bottom of the sixth to go up 5-0.  W&J then scored its sixth and final run in the eighth off of Bearcat reliever Vince Yandura. 

The Bearcats struggled to get the big hit in the opener, leaving runners on base in each of the first six innings.  Poole faced just three batters over the minimum, and was able to enduce 10 fly ball outs off the Bearcat bats in earning the win, allowing five hits and striking out three.

SVC's Mike Christiansen finished the opener with a 2-3 showing at the plate, with Sam Manna, Mark Shouey, and Mike Adams also adding singles.

In the nightcap, SVC got on the board first, with Shouey doubling and then scoring on a Lapkowicz ground out.

After the Presidents' answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second, SVC's Mario Fragello led off the third with a double down the left field line.  He advanced to third on a Chris Zampogna ground out, and then scored on a Shouey sacrifice fly, tying the game at two.

W&J threatened in each of the next two innings, but Bearcat reliever Rob Patula was able to strand runners in scoring position and preserve the 2-2 tie.

The Presidents then scored two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to go up 6-2.

After stranding runners in scoring position in the seventh and eighth innings, the Bearcats mounted a rally in the ninth.

Kenny Primeaux led off the final frame with a walk, and after two outs, Fragello laced a single through the right side.  Zampogna followed with a single of his own, loading the bases for Shouey, who doubled to the right field fence, scoring two.  Lapkowicz then got hit by a pitch, loading the bases once again, but President reliever Jim Pasquine was able to get a strike out to end the game.

Shouey was 2-4 in the nightcap, with three RBIs, while Fragello also had a pair of hits and two runs scored. 

Dan Vietmeier started for the Presidents and got the win, going 6.2 innings, allowing six hits, and striking out two.  Patula was saddled with the loss, working 2.2 innings and allowing three runs.

With the two losses, the Bearcat record falls to 7-8, while the Presidents improve to 9-6.  Saint Vincent will return to action on Wednesday, traveling to Kenyon College (OH) for a 3pm non-conference contest.