IMMACULATA, Pa. - The Immaculata baseball team honored its senior class on Monday as they concluded their regular season with a split doubleheader against Marywood, winning game one 10-2 before losing game two by the opposite score.
Prior to the start of game one, the Mighty Macs honored their six graduating seniors, Frank Margiotta, Giancarlo Palmieri, Andrew Rodriguez, Hunter Hall, Trevor Wagner, and Coy Walters, on their collegiate careers.
Margiotta then led off the bottom of the first for the Macs with a walk, advancing to third on a double from Joey Sacco. Joey Wright then reached base on an error by the third basemen, scoring Margiotta to put the Macs on the board. A walk from Josh Crowding then loaded the bases with no outs. Louis Sharp then batted in Sacco on a single into left field. With the bases still loaded, Steven Theisen then stepped up, hitting a double down the left field line to bat in Crowding and Wright. The Macs then scored two additional runs on the inning on a sacrifice fly from Ryan Struble and an RBI bunt single from Margiotta to give the Macs the 6-0 lead after the first inning.
Marywood got on the board in the top of the second, scoring one run on the inning. After Sharp and Theisen reached base with two outs in the bottom of the second, Struble reached base on an error by the pitcher, scoring both runners on the play for Immaculata to extend the lead.
The Macs then scored two additional runs in the bottom of the fourth. With Theisen and Struble on base with one out. Jason Smiley then batted in Theisen on a double while Palmieri batted in Struble to give the Macs a 10-1 lead.
Marywood added one additional run in the top of the seventh as the Macs secured a 10-2 victory. Ryan Crowell earned his fifth victory of the season, pitching two innings for the Macs. Meanwhile, Theisen went 2-for-3 on game one, scoring three runs and two RBI while recording a double.
The Pacers claimed an early 2-0 lead in game one, scoring two runs in the top of the first. The Pacers then added two runs across the third and fourth inning, increasing the lead to 4-0.
The Macs then got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Wright led off the inning with a walk for the Macs. Later, with two outs, Theisen moved Wright to third on a single, putting a runner in scoring position. Smiley then capitalized, slinging a single into left field, scoring Wright to cut the deficit to 4-1.
Marywood then scored five runs in the top of the fifth to increase the lead over Immaculata to 9-1. They then added an additional run in the top of the seventh to make the score 10-1.
The Macs' offense was kept from the fourth inning until the bottom of the ninth inning. Margiotta reached base on a leadoff walk to start the inning before scoring a double from Wright deep into left field. The Macs were not able to recover from the deficit, however, as the Pacers took game two 10-2.
Joey Wright led the Macs offensively on the game, going 1-for-4 with a double, one run scored, and one RBI.
The Mighty Macs now conclude the 2022 season with a 25-12 overall record with a 14-4 record in Atlantic East Conference. Having secured the regular season championship, the Mighty Macs will host the Atlantic East Tournament, beginning on Wednesday as they host No. 4 Marymount.
