IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata baseball team dropped both games of their Atlantic East Conference doubleheader at Gwynedd Mercy on Friday. Gwynedd Mercy won each game in their final at-bat, winning game one 2-1, and game two 9-8. With the losses Immaculata falls to 9-24 overall, and 4-7 in Atlantic East Conference play. Gwynedd Mercy improved to 13-21 overall, and 3-8 in Atlantic East Conference play. 

Game One: Gwynedd Mercy 2, Immaculata 1 (7 innings) 

How it Happened 

• Immaculata opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Nick Turnage got an RBI single to second base to score Matt Passerini to take a 1-0 lead. 

• Gwynedd Mercy tied the game in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single to right field by Cooper Root. 

• Gwynedd Mercy walked off the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI single to right field by Cooper Root to win 2-1. 

Inside the Numbers 

• Nick Turnage was 2-3 with an RBI. 

• Sal Serici was 1-3. 

• Alex LePage took the loss, throwing 6.1 innings, allowing eight hits, two earned runs, and four strikeouts. 

Game Two:  Gwynedd Mercy 9, Immaculata  8

How it Happened 

• Immaculata opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Luke Hardnock singled to right field to score Nick Turnage to give Immaculata a 1-0 lead. 

• Gwynedd Mercy responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run single. 

• Gwynedd Mercy added a run in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-1 lead. 

• Immaculata scored a run in the top of the third inning to cut the lead to 3-2 on an RBI single by Sal Serici. 

• In the top of the fourth inning, Maddox Stern hit an RBI double to center field to score Ryan Struble. Robert Woodward followed with a two-run home run to center field to give Immaculata a 5-3 lead. 

• Gwynedd Mercy scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-5 lead.  

• In the top of the sixth inning, Immaculata took a 7-6 lead on a two-run single by Sal Serici. 

• Gwynedd Mercy tied the score int eh bottom of the sixth on a fielding error by Maddox Stern. 

• Joey Steff put Immaculata ahead 8-7 in the top of the seventh inning on a pinch hit double to center field. 

• Gwynedd Mercy tied the score at 8-8 in the bottom of the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly to center field. 

•  Gwynedd walked it off again in the bottom of the ninth with an infield single to second base. Second baseman Steven Theisen made a strong play but was unable to throw out the runner at first base in time as the winning run scored for Gwynedd Mercy to win 9-8. 

Inside the Numbers 

• Sal Serici was 3-5 with three RBIs. 

• Robert Woodwards was 2-3 with a home run and two RBIs. 

• Nick Turnage was 3-5 with two runs scored. 

• Joey Steff had a pinch hit double and an RBI. 

• Ryan Struble was 2-5 with two runs scored. 

• Kade Breisblatt took the loss in relief allowing one hit, one earned run, and one walk.  

Up Next 

• The Immaculata baseball team hosts Gwynedd Mercy on Monday, April 28th at 3:00 p.m. at the IU Baseball Stadium as they try to salvage the third game of their series and keep their postseason hopes alive.