Emmitsburg, Md. (May 8, 2010)-Mount St. Mary's lost both ends of a twinbill to Central Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils took the first game, 8-4, before posting 27-7 win in game two.

The Mount falls to 18-28 overall and 12-15 in the Northeast Conference while CCSU improved to 23-17, 12-11. The Blue Devils hit three grand slams on the day while Sean Allaire, the NEC's top hitter, went 6-for-7 with four home runs, six runs scored and 10 RBI in the twinbill.

Andrew Caron paced the Mount, going 3-for-7 with a home run and four RBI in the doubleheader. Kyle Kane added three hits in the second game.

In the second game, Central Connecticut State hit three home runs during an eight-run second inning to take command. The Blue Devils added a nine-run fourth to push the lead to 17-0 and never looked back.

The Mount scored all seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kane had a pair of doubles in the frame while Tom Healy added a double and a single as the Mount sent 12 batters to the plate.

In the opening game, Sean Allaire went 2-for-2 with two home runs and six RBI to pace Central Connecticut State to the victory.

The Mount grabbed an early two-run lead with a pair of runs in the first. With one out, Helman singled and Darr walked to put runners on first and second for Kyle Kane, who drove home Helman with a two-base hit. Eyler's RBI grounder scored Darr for the two-run advantage.

The Blue Devils took control of the game with a six-run fourth. Kyle Zarotney and Mitch Wells had RBI singles to even the score. With two outs and the bases loaded, Allaire belted a grand slam to right for a 6-2 CCSU lead. Allaire added a two-run wind-aided homer in the sixth to make the score 8-2.

The Mount rallied as Helman doubled and Caron blasted his team-best seventh home run in the bottom of the sixth to cut the score to 8-4. The Mount had the tying run at the plate in the seventh as the bases were loaded with two outs, but Caron made the final out, allowing CCSU to earn the win.

Helman and Foster each had two hits in the loss for the Mount. Vincent Molesky struck out five while allowing eight runs in 5.2 innings to take the loss. Peter DeCandia tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief for the Mount.

The teams complete the four-game series with a nine-inning game at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow at Straw Family Stadium on campus.