EMMITSBURG,
Md. Michael Foster (Easton, Md./Easton) posted two hits, an
RBI and a run scored in his E.T. Straw Stadium debut to lead Mount
St. Mary's past George Washington 6-2 in non-conference baseball
action on Thursday.
With the
game tied at 1, Foster knocked in his first collegiate RBI to give
the Mount (2-6) the lead it would not relinquish in the second
inning and then later scored in the inning in his Emmitsburg
debut.
Zach
Helman (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) added two hits, two RBIs and a
run scored while Matt Staso (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph)
knocked in a pair of runs in the contest. Costa Kapothanasis
(Westbrook, Maine/Cheverus) allowed one hit in 5.2 innings of
relief with one strikeout to earn the victory.
Tom
Zebroski paced the Colonials (6-9) with his fourth home run of the
year in the first inning and Gavin Swanson also registered an RBI
in the loss.
Mount St.
Mary's rallied for five runs in the bottom of the second inning to
erase a 1-0 deficit and go on for its second-straight
victory.
After
Zebroski hit a home run with two outs in the first inning to give
George Washington a 1-0 edge, the Mount answered with five runs in
the bottom of the second to take a 5-1 lead.
With one out, Josh Winter
(Timonium, Md./Boys' Latin) singled through the middle and then
stole second. After Joe Kavanagh (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown)
walked, Helman singled through the right side to plate Winter and
tie the game at 1. Foster then singled up the middle to score
Kavanagh to hand the Mountaineers the lead for good. Mike Matta (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac)
reached on an infield single before Staso brought home Helman and
Foster on a single to right center for a 4-1 advantage. A delayed
steal by Staso helped Mount St. Mary's pull of a double steal with
Matta touching home for a four-run advantage.
George
Washington answered with a run in the top of the third on Swanson
RBI fielder's choice to trim the deficit to 5-2, but back-to-back
doubles by Kavanagh and Helman in the bottom of the stanza gave the
Mount a 6-2 lead. Kapothanasis took over in the fourth and didn't
allow a Colonial past second base the rest of the way.
Mount St.
Mary's returns to action on Wednesday at home against Bucknell.
Game time is 3 p.m.