Emmitsburg, Md. (April 22, 2011)-Mount St. Mary's lost both games of a Northeast Conference doubleheader on a rainy Friday afternoon at E.T. Straw Family Stadium on campus.  The Mount fell 7-0 in the opener and had a rally fall short in a 10-8 loss in the second game.

In the opening game, Sacred Heart's M.J. Schifano faced the minimum 21 batters while tossing a two-hit shutout in the 7-0 win. 

The Pioneers scored three times in the first and four more in the second to take control of the game.  In the first, J.J. Edwards had an RBI single to plate Schifano, who led the game off with a single.  The second run scored on a Mount error and Steve Tedesco added an RBI single in the inning.

Mount starter Buddy Fields walked the bases loaded with one out in the second, giving way to reliever Dan Horner.  Edwards greeted Horner with a two-run single with Rob Griffith following with an RBI base hit.  John Murphy's sacrifice fly made it 7-0.

The Mount's Sam Nott singled to center field to open the third inning, but was erased on a double-play.  Nott led off the sixth with a walk, but a double-play cleared the bases.

Tommy Flynn opened the bottom of the seventh with an infield single, but Schifano again got a double-play to erase the base runner.

Horner allowed one earned run and four hits in 5.2 innings of relief for the Mount.  He retired the side in order in four of the final five innings.

Edwards went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI for the Pioneers in the opening game.

Sacred Heart held off a Mount St. Mary's rally to earn a 10-8 win in the second game that was played in a steady rain.

The Pioneers (21-18, 13-7 NEC) scored a pair of runs in the top of the third to take a 2-0 lead.  Hunter Phillips had an RBI double and Edwards a sacrifice fly in the frame.

The Mount answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to even the score.  Alex Andrews walked and moved to second on a Tony Quaranta sacrifice bunt.  Flynn then singled to left field to plate Andrews to cut the deficit to 2-1.  Flynn, who moved to second on the throw on his single, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a Sacred Heart error.

The Pioneers scored two runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to take a commanding 9-2 lead. The Mount, however, chipped away at the lead, cutting the deficit to 9-8 in the eighth inning.

Tony Quaranta's RBI single in the sixth made the score 9-3 and the Mount added two more runs in the seventh on a Mark Quaranta infield hit and a wild pitch.

The Mount rallied for three more runs in the eighth to cut the deficit to 9-8.  With two outs and no one on base, Flynn looped a double to left field to start the rally.  Walker's RBI double down the left field line scored Flynn to make the score 9-6.  Caron and Mark Quaranta each walked to load the bases for Shane Eyler, who laced a single through the right side to plate two runs.  Quaranta, however, was caught rounding too far off the second base bag to end the rally.  The Pioneers added an insurance run in the ninth for the win.

Flynn went 2-for-5 with two runs scored to pace the Mount in game two.  Starting pitcher Karl Lamont allowed nine runs (six earned) in 5.2 innings.  Michael Locondro pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief while Nick Riley allowed an unearned run in two innings of work.

The Mount returns to action on Tuesday, April 26, at Bucknell.