The Bearcats used a balanced offensive attack and a strong starting pitching performance to defeat Milwaukee School of Engineering by a score of 11-1.

Chris Zampogna pitched seven strong innings, scattering five hits and striking out eight Raider batters, while the Bearcat offense churned out 13 hits.

Dave Jones and Abe Weimer each picked up three hits for SVC(2-2), while Mark Shouey drove in three RBI.  Each Bearcat reached base at least once in the contest, while Weimer, Jones, and Sam Manna each crossed home plate twice.

MSOE started off the game strong, with the first three batters of the game reaching base.  A Kevin Curtin single plated the first and only Raider run of the game, before Zampogna forced the next two batters to strike out and ground out, respectively, ending the threat.

The Bearcats got on the scoreboard in the second inning.  Weimer led off with a double off the centerfield fence, and was promptly brought home on an RBI single from Mike Adams.  SVC then scored two more times in the third inning.  Manna singled to lead off things, and was driven in by a Dave Jones triple in the right-center gap.  Shouey then followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to put the Bearcats up 3-1 after three complete innings.

With two outs in the fifth inning, Jones hit a single through the ride side, and then stole second base.  Shouey followed with an RBI single, and, after he stole second, Jared Lapkowicz lined a shot up the middle to put the Bearcats up 5-1.

MSOE looked to rally in the top of the seventh.  A single and an error put the first two Raider batters of the inning on base, and then MSOE loaded the bases with a one-out single to left.  Zampogna was able to regroup, inducing a pop up and a groud out, to end the threat.

SVC then managed to put six runs on the board in the bottom of the seventh.  Manna and Jones singled to lead off the frame, and then Shouey's second sac fly of the game sent Manna home and put the Bearcats up 6-1.  Lapkowicz walked, and Weimer then singled to right to score Jones. 

After a walk to Mike Adams, SVC's Kenny Primeaux hit a chopper to the right side. MSOE's first baseman then tried to get Lapkowicz at home, but his throw sailed to the backstop, allowing Weimer to score as well.  Adams then scored on a passed ball, and Fred Federici put the 10-run mercy rule into effect with a line-drive double down the third base line, scoring Primeaux and giving the Bearcats the 11-1 win. 

Zampogna was efficient throughout, using just 110 pitches to get through the seven innings.  He walked just two batters and allowed only one extra base hit on the day, and, between the second and sixth innings, only two Raiders reached base.

Curtin led the Raiders at the plate, going 2-3 with a double.  Jake Lathers took the loss on the mound, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits and seven runs.

The Bearcats return to the field for a doubleheader tomorrow morning, taking on Emory and Henry at 10am, and then Johnson and Wales at 1:30.