Cabrini University Cavaliers (11-12, 0-3 CSAC) vs. Neumann University Knights (12-13, 3-0 CSAC)
Thursday, April 12, 3pm
Cabrini-Carroll Field, Radnor, PA
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Last Meeting: Knights Use Walk Off to Steal Game One (4/10/18)
The Cabrini baseball team mashed out 10 hits and used a late rally to tie the game in the top of the ninth, but it proved not enough as the hosting Neumann Knights captured a 3-2 victory thanks to a walk off single.
Junior
John Lindeborn paced the Cavalier offense as he finished 4-4 on the day with a double and a game tying RBI, while freshman
Mack McKisson and sophomore
Joe Aurite both added two hits a piece.
Senior
Josh Breittholz toed the rubber and tossed four innings, working around nine hits and two walks to only surrender two runs for the no-decision. Today's outing raised the senior's ERA to 1.66. Freshman
Drew Swire came on in relief of Breittholz and struck out three in four innings of his own and surrendered just two base knocks.
Fellow rookie
Shane Souchuck was saddled with the loss after allowing a walkoff single in the ninth.
Neumann would carry a 2-1 lead into the top of the ninth, until the Cavaliers mounted a comeback attempt. Junior
Tyler Norris led things off with a single to left and moved to second following a wild pitch. A flyout from freshman
JD Barrett allowed the speedy outfielder to advance to third with only one out.
Lindeborn stepped into the box and delivered a SAC fly to left to even the score at two all; the SAC fly was the junior's team leading 22nd RBI on the year. Neumann would end the threat as reliever Josh Cruz retired freshman
Mack McKisson on three pitches.
The Knights would ultimately steal the game away in the bottom of the ninth, however, thanks to a walk off from Joey Pedorenko, who roped a single to left with the bases loaded.
Neumann Last Series Out: Shenendoah Sweeps Knights (4/8/18)
The Neumann University baseball team dropped a pair of games to No. 22 Shenandoah University on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action. Game scores were 3-2 and 11-0.
In the first game, the Knights got on the board with a run in the first inning. Andrew La Rosa single and came around to score on a single by Joey Pedorenko. The Hornets tied the game in the bottom of the second.
Neumann took back the lead in the fifth inning as Matt McLaughlin led off the inning with a double and scored on a single by John Schoelkopf. Shenandoah took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double.
The Knights had base runners in the top of the seventh as they attempted to tie the score or retake the lead, but they could not get the key hit.
In the second game, the Hornets scored five runs over the first two innings. The added six runs in the fourth inning for their runs. Matt Kelty started the game and went two innings. He allowed five runs, four earned, on four hits. James Angellella went 1.1 innings and allowed four runs on four hits. Nick Henry, David Alvarez and Colin Perro finished the game out of the bullpen.
5 Factors for Cabrini
- The Cavaliers are still looking for their first conference victory of the season.
- John Lindeborn has four multi-hit performances in his last six games.
- The Blue and White boast one of the nations top defenses, as they rank 11th in the country with a .974 fielding percentage.
- Mack McKisson is currently riding a nine game hitting streak and as hit safely in 17 of the last 18 games.
- Of pitchers with at least 10 IP, Josh Breittholz has the third lowest ERA in the CSAC at 1.66.
5 Factors for Neumann
- The Knights' .308 team batting average is the second best mark in the conference.
- Neumann has compiled just a 3-7 record in true road games this season.
- John Schoelkopf boasts the conference's best batting average at .495 through 24 games and 95 at-bats.
- Six different Knights carry an ERA better than 3.50, led by Kutter Endy's 0.50 ERA.
- Neumann has committed the second most errors in the CSAC with 49, just one behind Clark Summit's conference leading 50 errors.
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TALE OF THE TAPE |
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| Cabrini |
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Neumann |
| 11-12 (0-3 CSAC) |
Record |
12-13 (3-0 CSAC) |
| .285 |
Batting Average |
.308 |
| 142 |
Runs |
137 |
| .404 |
Slugging % |
.399 |
| 34 |
Stolen Bases |
31 |
| 5.56 |
ERA |
4.63 |
| 94 |
Strikeouts (Pitching) |
126 |
| .313 |
Batting Average Against |
.278 |
