After dropping game one by a score of 9-6, the Bearcats stormed back in game two, defeating Waynesburg University on the road by a 23-5 score.

In the opener, the host Yellow Jackets scored one run in each of the two innings, before the Bearcats got on the board in the fifth.  Sam Manna singled, advanced to second on a passed ball, and then scored on a double to the centerfield fence by Mark Shouey.

Waynesburg then scored three times in the bottom of the fifth and twice in the sixth to go up 7-1, but the Bearcats came roaring back in the seventh.

Chris Zampogna singled to lead off the frame, and Shouey racked his second double of the game two batters later, giving SVC runners at second and third.  Jared Lapkowicz singled to right, scoring both Zampogna and Shouey, and SVC cut the deficit in half.  After an Abe Weimer single, Kenny Primeaux then doubled off the fence scoring two more runs, and he scored on a Rob Patula pinch hit single.  After the five run inning, the Bearcats trailed just 7-6.

The Yellow Jackets, however, were able to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth, holding off the Bearcat charge and escaping with a 9-6 victory.

Weimer led the way at the plate for the Bearcats in game one, going 3-4.  Primeaux, Zampogna, Shouey, and Lapkowicz all finished 2-4, as the Bearcats out-hit Waynesburg 14-13. 

Ben Smith started for SVC and took the loss, working four innings and giving up five runs on seven hits.

In the nightcap, the Bearcats came charging out of the gates from the start, and never looked back.

The first four SVC batters of the game reached base and eventually scored, as did the bottom four of the order.  Shouey, Primeaux each had one RBI in the frame, while Mike Christiansen, Adam Miller, and Anthony Mattei all drove in two runs, and the Bearcats, with seven hits and three walks, took an 8-0 lead.

Waynesburg made it interesting in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs off of SVC starter Rob Patula, but the Bearcats put the game away in their next at bat.

An Adams double drove in Miller, who walked to lead off the frame, and then Christiansen and Zampogna each were given free passes, loading the bases.  Sam Manna reached on a fielders choice, as Adams scored on an error by the catcher, and then Mario Fragello and Shouey each had RBI singles, putting SVC up 12-5.

With the bases loaded, Weimer then sent a shot 375 feet down the left field line for the first grand slam of his career, and the Bearcats went up 16-5.

The support was more than enough for Patula, who settled down after the first and coasted through the next six innings.  He allowed just four base runners after the first inning, with just two advancing to second base.

The Bearcats added onto the lead in the eighth.  Steve Cherry led off with a double down the right field line, and scored on an Anthony Williams single.  Fred Federici followed with a single of his own, giving SVC runners at second and third.  A pair of Waynesburg errors allowed both Williams and Federici to score, and Rob Galis and Paul Heinmuller picked up RBIs, on a double and fielders choice, respectively, to put SVC up 23-5.

The final run of the day was scored by Waynesburg in the eighth inning, and the Bearcats left Greene County with their largest single-game scoring output in exactly three years, when SVC defeated Mount Aloysius 23-1 on April 19, 2005.

Patula earned the win, his third of the season, going seven innings and allowing seven hits with five strikeouts.

Offensively, the Bearcats pounded out 22 hits, with 13 players recording at least one.  Mattei and Fragello each finished with three hits, while Shouey, Primeaux, Adams, and Christiansen all went 2-4. 

The Bearcats return to the field tomorrow afternoon, hosting Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Thomas More College in a doubleheader beginning at noon.