The Thiel Tomcats blasted five home runs to sweep past the Bearcats 6-1 and 10-5.

In the opener, Thiel's Justin Scarpitti staked the Tomcats to an early 1-0 lead, blasting a home run on the first pitch of the second inning. 

The Bearcats then answered right back with a blast of their own, as Kenny Primeaux sent a one-out shot over the fence in left center to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth.

Thiel then put the game away in the home half of the fourth.  Scarpitti hit his second homer of the day, this one a two-run job, while the next Thiel batter, Eric Boylan, followed suit with a solo blast to put the hosts ahead 4-1.

The Tomcats then closed out the day's scoring with two runs in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by another home run, a solo shot by Matt Stumpf. 

Chris Zampogna was saddled with the loss on the mound, working a complete game and allowing seven hits while striking out two.  The Bearcat offense managed just four hits off of Thiel starter Josh Tedesco, one apiece from Primeaux, Dustin Lousseddes, Mike Hustava, and Mark Shouey. 

In the nightcap, the Bearcats started strong, scoring two runs in each of the first two innings to quickly go ahead 4-0.  Mark Shouey doubled in each frame, while the Bearcats also took advantage of three early Thiel errors.

Thiel scored once in the second and twice in the third to pull to within one, 4-3, but SVC regained a two-run lead in the home half of the fourth, with Jeremy Rodgers leading off with a double off the right field fence and scoring on a wild pitch.

The Tomcats then seized the momentum in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five times, capped off with Scarpitti's third home run of the day, this time a three-run blast, to go up 8-5.

The Bearcat offense could not mount any more damage, as just two batters reached base over the final three innings, while the Tomcats tacked on two more runs in the sixth to close out the scoring for the day.

Rob Patula started and took the loss for SVC, working 3 1/3 innings and allowing seven runs - four earned - on seven hits, while walking three and striking out two. 

Rodgers finished the game 3-for-3, including two doubles, with two runs scored to lead the Bearcat offense, while Shouey also doubled twice. 

The Bearcats (8-30) will now close out the 2009 regular season on Sunday afternoon, hosting Thiel in a single, nine-inning contest beginning at 1pm at Bearcat Ballfield.