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Mount Baseball Split Twinbill at Norfolk State

Norfolk, Va. (March 6, 2010)-

Mount St. Mary's rallied to defeat Norfolk State, 5-4, in the second game of a twinbill on Saturday afternoon. Norfolk State captured the opening game, 2-1.

The Mount (2-5) rallied for the win in the second game on Joe Kavanagh's two-run double in the top of the seventh inning. Trailing 4-3 heading into the seventh, Jacob Darr walked and moved to second on a Kyle Kane sacrifice. Shane Eyler was then intentionally walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch.

After a walk to Andrew Caron to load the bases, Kavanagh followed with his two-base hit to give the Mount the lead.

In the bottom of the inning, Mount closer Mike Matta got the final two outs to earn the save.

The Mount fell behind 4-1 after three innings of play in game two of the twin bill. Shane Eyler had an RBI single to plate Sam Nott, who had doubled, in the top of the third inning for the Mount's first run.

In the top of the fourth, Tommy Flynn's two-run single cut the Spartans lead to 4-3.

Flynn went 3-for-4 with two steals and two RBI for the Mount while Eyler was 2-for-3 with a pair of steals in the win.

Vincent Molesky picked up the win, striking out two in 1.1 innings of relief. Matta pitched 0.2 innings to earn his second save of the season.

In the opening game, Norfolk State scored twice in the bottom of the third inning to earn the 2-1 win. Chris Joyce had an RBI single and Brandon Hairston and RBI groundout to provide the runs.

The Mount took the lead, 1-0, in the top of the third inning when Alex Andrews scored on a Buddy Fields groundout. Andrews had doubled to open the inning.

Brady Feigl took the loss, tossing a complete game with six strikeouts. He allowed five hits and two earned runs in the game.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Andrews

#21 Alex Andrews

C
6' 0"
Junior
Andrew Caron

#20 Andrew Caron

C
6' 1"
Junior
Jacob Darr

#7 Jacob Darr

UTIL
5' 11"
Senior
Shane Eyler

#16 Shane Eyler

OF
6' 0"
Junior
Brady Feigl

#9 Brady Feigl

LHP
6' 3"
Sophomore
Buddy Fields

#26 Buddy Fields

OF/RHP
6' 3"
Sophomore
Tommy Flynn

#11 Tommy Flynn

OF
6' 3"
Junior
Kyle Kane

#30 Kyle Kane

C
6' 2"
Junior
Mike Matta

#18 Mike Matta

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
Vincent Molesky

#32 Vincent Molesky

RHP
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Andrews

#21 Alex Andrews

6' 0"
Junior
C
Andrew Caron

#20 Andrew Caron

6' 1"
Junior
C
Jacob Darr

#7 Jacob Darr

5' 11"
Senior
UTIL
Shane Eyler

#16 Shane Eyler

6' 0"
Junior
OF
Brady Feigl

#9 Brady Feigl

6' 3"
Sophomore
LHP
Buddy Fields

#26 Buddy Fields

6' 3"
Sophomore
OF/RHP
Tommy Flynn

#11 Tommy Flynn

6' 3"
Junior
OF
Kyle Kane

#30 Kyle Kane

6' 2"
Junior
C
Mike Matta

#18 Mike Matta

6' 1"
Senior
RHP
Vincent Molesky

#32 Vincent Molesky

6' 4"
Freshman
RHP
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