Emmitsburg, Md. (March 22, 2009)--Mount St. Mary's split a doubleheader with visiting Penn on Sunday afternoon at Straw Family Stadium on campus. The Mount lost the first game 11-4 before coming back to take the nightcap, 7-1.

In the second game, freshman Josh Winter (Timonium, Md./Boys' Latin) cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and propel the Mount to the victory. It was Winter's first collegiate home run.

The Mount (5-9) added a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to seal the victory. In the fifth, Matt Staso (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph) doubled to right center field and scored on a Kyle Kane (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) base hit through the right side of the infield. Kane moved to second on a wild pitch, to third on a ground out, and scored on a Joe Kavanagh (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) sacrifice fly.

In the sixth inning, Tony Quaranta (New Freedom, Pa./Loyola Blakefield) singled with one out. Pinch runner Tommy Flynn (Reston, Va./South Lakes) stole second and Buddy Fields (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson) followed with a double to left. Flynn had to hold up on the play to make sure the ball fell in and moved to third on the play. Jacob Darr (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) followed with a two-run double to make the score 7-1.

Brady Feigl (Severn, Md./Old Mill) allowed one hit with two strikeouts in three innings of relief to earn his first collegiate victory. Starter Brett Moore (Clifton, Va./Paul VI) allowed one run and four hits in four innings for the Mount.

Fields went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in the victory. William Gorodon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run to pace Penn (9-7) in the first game.

In the opening game of the twinbill, Penn scored four times in the top of the second inning and five times in the top of the ninth to earn the 11-4 victory.

The Mount took a 1-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first inning. Staso walked and moved to third on a pair of wild pitches. Kane drew a two-out walk and the Mount scored on a double steal when Staso knocked the ball away from first basesman Gordon covering at the plate after a rundown.

Penn answered with four runs in the top of the second inning. Gordon homered to lead off the fram while Will Davis, Steve Gable, James Mraz and Adrian Thomas each added doubles in the inning.

Alex Andrews (Vienna, Va./James Madison) drove home Andres Tamayo (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades) with a base hit in the bottom of the second to cut the defict to 4-2.

Penn added two runs in the sixth on a Derek Vigoa RBI double and a Mraz RBI single.

The Mount plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 6-4. Statso doubled to left center field to score Fields while Darr added a sacrifice fly.

Penn sealed the win with five runs in the top of the ninth.

Mraz went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI while Dan Williams, Gordon, Davis and Vigoa added two hits each in the win. Paul Cusick struck out nine while allowing four runs in seven innings to earn the win while Tom Grandieri pitched two innings of scoreless relief to pick up the save.

The Mount returns to action on Tuesday, March 24, when Maryland-Baltimore County visits Straw Family Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. game.