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.

Grove City was led offensively by Andrew Patterson and Marcus Magister, who tallied three hits apiece.  Cody Koontz went 2-4 with three RBIs.

The Bearcats (2-19) will look to remain on the winning track, returning to action on Friday afternoon with a 3:30 contest at Presidents' Athletic Conference for Geneva College. 

PHOTO (By Conner Gilbert): Mark Shouey strokes an RBI single for the Bearcats in their 13-10 win over visiting Grove City