Hamden, Conn. (March 27, 2010)-Mount St. Mary's won both ends of a doubleheader at Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon. The Mount rallied for a 5-2 win in nine innings in the opening game before posting an 8-3 win in the nightcap.

In the second game, the Mount jumped out to an 8-0 lead en route to the five-run victory. Mount St. Mary's struck for a run in the top of the first inning when Tommy Flynn singled, stole second base and scored on a Kyle Kane base hit up the middle.

The Mount (6-12, 2-1 NEC) took control of the game with a four-run second inning. Michael Foster had a two-run single to give the Mount a three-run lead. Flynn added an RBI infield single and Kane another RBI base hit in the frame for a 5-0 Mount lead.

In the third inning, Foster singled home Josh Winter for a 6-0 advantage. The Mount made it 8-0 with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning on a Mike Matta two-run single.

Quinnipiac (1-14, 1-2 NEC) finally got to Mount starter Vincent Molesky with a three-run fifth. Brian Monack had a two-run triple and Joe Poletsky followed with an RBI single to make the score 8-3. at

Molesky improved to 3-2 on the year by allowing three runs in 5.1 innings . He allowed six hits and six walks while striking out three in the game. Matta pitched the final 1.1 innings, striking out one.

Foster went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI to pace the Mount in the second game while Mark Quaranta was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Kane, Flynn and Jacob Darr each had two hits in the win.

In the opening game, the Mount's Josh Winter belted a one-out, two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to force extra innings before scoring three times in the ninth to earn a 5-2 victory.

Trailing 2-0 heading into the top of the seventh, Shane Eyler singled with one out to put Winter at the plate. Winter followed by belting his first home run of the season to tie the score.

The Mount scored three times in the top of the ninth to secure the win. Kyle Kane's infield single led off the ninth. Buddy Fields pinch ran for Kane and moved to second on an Eyler sacrifice bunt. Winter then followed with an RBI single down the right field line to plate Fields with the go-ahead run.

Quaranta and Foster each singled with Foster's base hit up the middle scoring Winter to give the Mount a 4-2 lead. Matta's RBI single closed out the scoring, giving the Mount the 5-2 advantage.

Matta, who earned the win with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, set Quinnipiac down in order in the bottom of the inning.

Matta struck out two runs and walked a pair while not allowing a hit in his relief stint. Mount starter Brady Feigl struck out seven while allowing seven hits in 5.1 innings in the game.

Winter went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to pace the Mount offense in game one while Foster added three hits in the win. Kane finished 2-for-4 at the plate in the game.

Quinnipiac's Chris Migani had a two-run single in the fifth inning for the Bobcats.

The teams conclude the four-game series with a nine-inning game tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at the Quinnipiac University Baseball Field.