Franciscan 2, Waynesburg 5 - 9 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Peter Falconite 2B,
Ryan Scavnicky SS,
Brendan Burke 1B,
Wade Stoehr 3B,
Kyle Ferrance LF,
David Ferroni C,
Anthony Franzonello DH,
Samuel Tyler RF,
Jack Froman CF, &
Jacob Watson P
Waynesburg Lineup
Bedilion CF, Burgdolt C, Bell 3B, Vertullo 2B, Burner SS, Mendez 1B, Ours DH, Engelmore LF, Hamilton RF, & Lucey P
How It Happened
Franciscan baseball hosted Waynesburg on Sunday afternoon at Vacarro Field for a pivotal, PAC doubleheader. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first, the Yellow Jackets would score five unanswered to take game one.
The Barons would score a pair in the bottom of the first off Dalton Lucey. Scavnicky would reach on an error by Lucey that would score Falconite from second base. Then with runners on the corners,
Kyle Ferrance would steal second, and the throw from the catcher would find the outfield grass to allow Scavnicky to score.
Jacob Watson would have another great start, as he pitched into the eighth inning while just allowing two solo shots. Then a passed ball on a walk would allow the Yellow Jackets to score the go-ahead run. They would go on to add two more insurance runs in the ninth to win by a score of 5-2.
At the Plate
- Falconite, Burke, and Tyler each had doubles.
- Franzonello and Scavnicky each had multi-hit games.
On the Mound
- Starter
Jacob Watson got the tough-luck loss with just two earned runs to his name.
- He struck out five while walking two.
Franciscan 4, Waynesburg 16 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Peter Falconite 2B,
Ryan Scavnicky SS,
Brendan Burke RF,
Jacob Watson 1B,
Kyle Ferrance LF,
Dylan Robb DH,
Samuel Tyler CF,
Wade Stoehr 3B,
David Ferroni C, &
Jeremy Sagun P
Waynesburg Lineup
Bedilion P/DH, Burgdolt C, Bell 3B, Mendez 1B, Burner SS, Englemore CF, Ours LF, Mount 2B, Hamilton RF
How It Happened
Franciscan would hope to flip the script in game two, but the Yellow Jackets would show off their bats once again. After three innings the score would be 1-1. The Yellow Jackets would score three in the fourth to take a lead of 4-1. The big inning would be next, as they scored nine runs in the fifth to put this one out of reach.
Brendan Burke would drive in his second run of the game on a double in the bottom half of the inning. The Barons would tack on two more in the seventh when Sacnicky doubled in
Jacob Paz, and Burke drove in his third run of this game. That would be it for this one, per PAC rule, the game is finished after seven innings with a team leading by more than 10 runs.
At the Plate
- Burke tied his season-high with three RBis.
- 20 different players appeared in this game for Franciscan.
On the Mound
- Starter
Jeremy Sagun pitched 3.1 innings of work with three earned runs.
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Jonathan Perez pitched one inning, and
Dominic Brandi pitched 0.2 innings.
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Joseph Hurlbert and
Andrew Heidemann pitched the final two innings.
Up Next
The Barons will travel to Latrobe on Wednesday for a doubleheader against Saint Vincent that will start at 1pm. The Barons are looking to snap a four-game losing streak with the Bearcats, as they had three close games last season. In one of those games
Brendan Burke had three home runs and eight RBIs, but the Bearcats would win by a score of 10-12.
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