IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata baseball team split and Atlantic East Conference doubleheader with Centenary University on Thursday afternoon, winning game one 8-0 behind Alex LePage's three-hit shutout. Immaculata fell to Centenary 5-1 in game two. The two teams will meet tomorrow afternoon at Centenary in the rubber game of their three-game series. Immaculata moves to 6-17 overall and are 2-3 in Atlantic East Conference play. Centenary moves to 11-13-1 overall and are 3-2 in Atlantic East Conference play.
 
Game One: Immaculata 8, Centenary 0
 
How it Happened

• Immaculata opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Steven Theisen reached on an RBI single that scored Joey Mazzone to give Immaculata a 1-0 lead.
• In the bottom of the fourth Patrick Arnold drew a bases loaded walk to score Joey Steff. Steven Theisen drove in Maddox Stern when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Sal Serici hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Patrick Arnold. Matt Passerini scored on a wild pitch to give Immaculata a 6-0 lead.
• Immaculata extended their lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the sixth when Matt Passerini scored on an error by the pitcher, and Sal Serici scored Steven Theisen on another sacrifice fly to right center.
• Alex LePage closed Centenary in the top of the seventh inning to earn the complete game three hit shutout.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Matt Passerini was 2-2 with two runs scored, and an RBI.
• Steven Theisen was 1-1 with a run scored, a walk, and two RBIs.
• Sal Serici drove in a pair of runs on sacrifice flies.
• Patrick Arnold had an RBI with a bases loaded walk.
• Alex LePage improved to 3-4, earning the win with a complete game three-hit shutout, with 11 strikeouts.

 
Game Two: Centenary 5, Immaculata 1
 
How it Happened

• Centenary opened the scoring in the top of the third inning on a sacrifice fly to center field to take a 1-0 lead.
• Centenary extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the sixth inning, with a two-run single to left field.
• Centenary added a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 5-0 lead.
• Ryan Struble got Immaculata on the board in the bottom of the ninth with his second home run of the season to left field to make the score 5-1.
• Centenary would close out the inning to wrap up the 5-1 win.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Ryan Struble was 1-2 with a walk, a home run, and an RBI.
• Nick Turnage was 1-2.
• Jacob Kupsey was 1-3.
• Jordan Silvestri fell to 2-2 taking the loss pitching 5.2 innings, allowing six hits, three earned runs, and had four strikeouts.
• Aidan Jackson pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, two runs, no earned runs, and had three strikeouts.

 
Up Next

• The Immaculata baseball team travels to Centenary tomorrow for the final game of their three game AEC series at 3:00 p.m.