Emmitsburg, Md. (April 19, 2009)—Mount St. Mary's scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a four-game sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson with a 7-4 victory in Northeast Conference action at E.T. Straw Family Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Senior Matt Staso (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph) went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases in the win while Alex Andrews (Vienna, Va./James Madison) doubled to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.

Mount St. Mary's (17-16, 9-3 NEC) used a three-run rally in the eighth to earn the win and maintain first place in the NEC standings. Josh Winter (Timonium, Md./Boys' Latin) opened the eighth with a double to right-center field for the Mountaineers and moved to third on a Joe Kavanagh (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) sacrifice bunt. Andrews then laced a double to left field to drive home pinch runner Buddy Fields (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson) with the go-ahead run.

Tommy Flynn (Reston, Va./South Lakes) gave the Mount an insurance run when he doubled home Andrews to make the score 6-4. Staso then singled through the left side to give the Mount a three-run margin.

Reliever Brett Moore (Clifton, Va./Paul VI) got the first two outs in the ninth before yielding to closer Mike Matta (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac), who got the final out for his fifth save of the year. Matta went 2-0 with two saves in the four-game sweep for the Mount.

Mount St. Mary's struck first when Flynn struck out, but reached base on a wild pitch to open the bottom of the first. Staso singled Flynn to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run and Flynn came home to score on a groundout by Jacob Darr (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson).

Fairleigh Dickinson (9-22, 4-8 NEC) answered that run with two in the top of the second. Matt Maher singled home Ryan Kresky to even the score and Jeff Vincent's sacrifice fly put the Knights ahead 2-1.

The Mount regained the lead with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the third. Darr reached base on an error with one out and moved to second on Kyle Kane's (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) base hit. The runners moved up on a wild pitch, and Shane Eyler (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) drove home Darr with a grounder to short. Winter then singled home Eyler for a 3-2 Mount lead.

Fairleigh Dickinson scored single runs in the fourth and fifth to take a 4-3 advantage. In the fourth, Vincent lofted a sacrifice fly to right to even the score at 3-3. In the fifth, Kresky singled through the right side of the infield to score Brian Dillon.

The Mount evened the score in the bottom of the frame. Staso singled up the middle to open the inning and then stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by the catcher. After Kane walked, Eyler singled home Staso to even the score. Winter reached base on a fielder's choice to load the bases with one out and the Mount had a chance to add to the lead on a fly ball to right field from Kavanagh. The Knights, however, threw out Eyler at third base before the run scored, keeping the game tied at 4-4.

FDU had a chance to take the lead in the seventh when Dillon singled up the middle and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Kresky hit a sharp grounder up the middle, but Darr snared the ball with a diving stop and threw out Kresky at first to keep the score tied, setting up the Mount's three-run rally in the eight.

Starter Kent Worthington (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings in a no-decision. He struck out five in the game. Moore pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the victory.

Winter went 2-for-4 in the win with Flynn posting two runs scored and an RBI.

Nicholas Melchiorre allowed six runs (four earned) in 7.1 innings to take the loss. Dillon went 3-for-5 with a run scored in the loss while Matt Holsman and Kresky added two hits each.

The Mount returns to action on Tuesday, April 21, with a 3:30 p.m. home game against local rival Towson at E.T. Straw Family Stadium on campus.

Game Notes...The Mount is now a perfect 8-0 at home in NEC games this year...The Mount is 13-4 at home this year...The Mount has won 16 of the past 19 meetings with FDU and is 35-23 against the Knights in the all-time series.