Staten Island, N.Y. (March 19, 2011)-Mount St. Mary's split a doubleheader at Wagner on Saturday afternoon in Northeast Conference action at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Wagner took the opener, 8-5, with the Mount rebounding to grab an 11-4 win in the second game.

The Mount jumped to an 8-0 lead after four innings to cruise to the 11-4 victory in the second game of the twinbill.

The Mount scratched two runs across in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead. With two outs and runners on second and third, Zach Helman laced a double down the left field line to plate a pair of runs.

The Mount (6-8, 1-2 NEC) broke the game open with four runs in the top of the third inning. With one out, Nick Walker doubled and scored on an Andrew Caron single through the right side. Shane Eyler followed with an RBI base hit and Sam Nott added a sacrifice fly. Helman's RBI single later in the inning gave the Mount a 6-0 advantage.

The Mount added a run on a Wagner error and an Eyler RBI single in the fourth to extend the lead to 8-0. Wagner was able to cut the margin to 8-3 with a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Nick Riley, however, came on in relief of starter Michael Locondro to get out of the sixth and earn a save.

The Mount sealed the win with three runs in the top of the seventh on two errors and a Josh Winter RBI single.

Helman went 4-for-4 at the plate in the second game with two doubles and three RBI to lead the Mountaineers. Helman is now 6-for-9 through the first three games of the four-game series. Eyler was 2-for-3 with two RBI while Walker was 1-for-3 with three runs scored.

Locondro earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the season. He allowed three runs in 5.1 innings while striking out four. Riley allowed one run in 1.2 innings to earn the save.

In the opening game, Wagner took an early 4-0 lead by scoring a pair of runs in each of the first two innings. Jon Lucas and Tommy Higgins had RBI singles for the Seahawks in the first while Eddie Brown had an RBI groundout and Seth Boyd an RBI single in the second.

The Mount got back into the game with two runs in the top of the fourth. Caron reached on an error and then scored when Kyle Kane also reached on an error. Helman then drove home Kane with a single to make the score 4-2.

Wagner, however, scored three times in the bottom half of the inning to push the lead to 7-2. Gaby Sanchez and Jack Rice each singled to open the frame. Rice moved to second on the throw to put runners at second and third with no outs. Ian Vazquez followed with an RBI groundout and Brown had an RBI single to the pitcher for a 6-2 lead. Kevin McDonnell's infield single plated Brown for the final run of the inning.

Mount St. Mary's responded with three runs in the fifth inning. Tommy Flynn walked and was forced out at second on a Michael Foster grounder. Nott then singled, advancing to second on the throw. Caron's two-run base hit cut the Wagner lead to 7-4. Eyler added an RBI double to make the score 7-5.

Wagner, however, got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on a McDonnell sacrifice fly to complete the scoring in the 8-5 win.

Caron went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI to pace the Mount in the opening game. Brett Moore started, allowing seven runs in 3.1 innings to take the loss. Colin Stuver allowed one run in 2.1 innings of relief.

Brown was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI for Wagner while McDonnell added two hits and two RBI as well. Dale Hering allowed five runs (three earned) in 4.1 innings to pick up the win.

The four-game series concludes tomorrow with a single game at 1:00 p.m.