Box Score AUBURNDALE,Fl.- Sal Serici drove in four runs with his 3
rd inning grand slam to left field to help propel Immaculata over Buena Vista 19-7 this afternoon.
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Immaculata jumped out to a lead in the first inning, with
Joey Sacco drawing a bases loaded walk to take a 1-0 lead.
Hunter Weitzel would single in two more to make it a 3-0 game through the top half of the first inning.
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The Mighty Macs would add another run in the second with a
Joey Wright single making the score 4-0. The team would use a huge third inning to break the game open, with seven runs in the frame. Weitzel got the scoring started with another RBI single, Serici drove in four with his second homer of the season, while
Josh Crowding and
Ryan Struble traded RBI doubles.
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The Macs would add five more runs in the sixth inning, when Crowding walked to bring in another run, Struble tallied a 2 RBI single,
Maddox Stern singled in another run and the team scored another on a passed ball.
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Matthew Long picked up his first win of the season, going four innings allowing six hits and one earned run while picking up five strikeouts.
Thomas DeSarno came on in relief of Long striking out six in three innings of work.
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The Mighty Macs offense exploded for 19 hits in the high scoring showdown, with
Shawn Haut,Weitzel and Wright each collecting three hits on the day. Crowding,Stern and Struble each added two of their own. The team showed a patient approach at the plate with 10 walks on the afternoon.
Matt Passerini and
Joey Sacco each drew three.
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The Immaculata baseball team is back in action in the RussMatt Invitational tomorrow, March 6
th with a 10:30 AM matchup with Mount Union at Sanford Stadium.
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