IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata baseball played a four-hour marathon on Tuesday against the TCNJ Lions, a contest in which offense was not lacking. However, the Lions claimed a 25-17 victory.
The Mighty Macs are 10-16 for the season. They are 5-4 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST TCNJ
- The Mighty Macs' defense made a statement in the first inning with a double play to retire the side. Matt Passerini got the day started with a score on a passed ball. The Lions countered in the top of the second with an RBI single. While the Mighty Macs earned two scores via Passerini and Joey Mozzone in the second, a six-run third inning provided the visitors with the lead. Luke Baumann and Mozzone pulled Immaculata to two, as TCNJ led 7-5 after three.
- The two sides traded two runs apiece in the fourth. RBI singles by Alex Tronosky and Ryan Frye made the score 9-7. Following a strong seven-run fifth inning from the Lions, Nick Turnage knocked in an RBI to score Joey Ditta. One runner scored in the sixth for both sides. Mozzone hit a double to bring Jacob Kupsey home. It was 17-9 through six.
- TCNJ grounded into a double play in the seventh to set up another Immaculata offensive drive. JT Luther cleared the bases on a double to cut the lead to five. The Mighty Macs came close to tying the game in the eighth. A wild pitch scored Mozzone, while Turnage provided another RBI. Going to the top of the ninth, it was 18-14. TCNJ, though, ended the afternoon in the ninth with another batch of seven runs. Danny Nocito hit a missile to left field to log three RBIs in the bottom of the inning, but TCNJ won 25-17.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS – GAME 1
- Tronosky, Kupsey, Baumann, and Mozzone each had two runs.
- Turnage logged four hits in six at-bats.
- Nocito and Luther put up three RBIs each off the bench.
- Trevor Robbins went 2.1 innings on the mound and faced 14 batters.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs head to Saint Elizabeth University to face the Eagles on Friday, April 17. Game time is at 3 p.m.
