RADNOR, PA - The Cabrini baseball team coasted to a lopsided 29-11 victory this afternoon over the visiting Delaware Valley University Aggies.
The Cavaliers needed just 23 hits to push across 29 runs as the offense grinded out a season best 16 walks, led by sophomore
Brendan Van Belle and junior
Shaun Stackhouse's three walks each.
The former finished a perfect 3-3 at the dish with four RBI's, one stolen base and a team best five runs scored. Van Belle also clubbed his first homerun of the season. Classmate
Brian Protesto delivered a team high four hits as the sophomore finished 4-6 with four runs, four RBI's and two stolen bases.
Freshman
Garrett Laraia matched Van Belle with three hits and four RBI's, while junior
Joe Aurite drove in a game high five RBI's. A double and homerun accounted for Aurite's two hits.
Mack McKisson also went deep as the sophomore drove in four following a 2-4 effort.
Classmate
Corey Hunt earned the start for the Blue and White and allowed four runs (three earned) in three innings of work. Sophomore
Drew Swire came on in relief of Hunt and picked up his team leading seventh win of the season following two shutout innings. Junior's
Mike Kaczenski and
Ivan Varela combined for the final four innings.
Despite the outcome, the Aggies jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the opening frame, but the Cavs would respond with a run in the bottom of the first. A bases loaded hit-by-pitch from senior
Tyler Norris drove in the Cavs' first run.
It would be all Cabrini the rest of the way as the Cavs put up eight runs in the bottom of the second, highlighted by a pair of two RBI singles from McKisson and Protesto, as well as an RBI double off the bat of sophomore
JD Barrett.
The Diamond Cavs would add six runs in the third, seven in the fourth and four runs in the fifth to balloon their lead to a whopping 26-4. Three home runs, including back-to-back jacks from Van Belle and McKisson, highlighted the middle frames.
The Aggies would go on to add seven runs across the final three innings, but it proved not enough following the early offensive fireworks from the Cavaliers.
Following today's game, the Diamond Cavs improve to 28-7 overall. They will cap their regular season with a Sunday matchup against familiar foe Immaculata University on April 28th. The Cavs will also celebrate Parent's Day, Senior Day and Alumni Day in their nonconference game against the Mighty Macs.