Emmitsburg, Md. (April 3, 2011)--Andrew Caron went 3-for-4 with five RBI to lead Mount St. Mary's to an 11-2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon. The Mount took three of four games in the weekend series to move to 12-13 overall and 5-7 in the Northeast Conference.

Caron capped his big day with a grand slam to cap a seven-run eighth inning for the Mountaineers. Leading 4-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth, Shane Eyler singled, moved to second on a passed ball, stole third after Sam Nott was hit by a pitch, and scored on a passed ball to give the Mount a 5-1 advantage. Zach Helman walked and Brandon Scott had a single through the right side on a perfectly executed hit and run to score pinch runner Nick Walker to push the lead to 6-1.

Tommy Flynn was up next and reached base on a wild pitch on his third strike, loading the bases for Michael Foster, who worked a walk to plate Helman. Caron then drilled a 1-1 pitch deep to right for his second homer of the year to cap the rally and give the Mount a commanding 11-1 advantage.

The game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the fourth before the Mount finally got to FDU starter Mike Eliasen. Caron and Kyle Kane had back-to-back doubles to provide the first run of the game.

Mount St. Mary's added to the lead in the fifth when Helman led off the frame with a solo shot to left. Later in the inning, Kane came through with an RBI single to score Foster, who had walked and stole second base.

The Knights (5-17, 2-6 NEC) got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth. Ryan Kresky walked to open the inning and advanced to second on a groundout. Brian Dillon singled to center field to move Kresky to third. Head coach Scott Thomson brought in Karl Lamont in relief of starter Brett Moore at that point, and Erik Pollag greeted Lamont with an RBI single. Lamont, however, got out of the jam by getting a groundout double play on the next batter.

Caron added an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to score Flynn, who had doubled to open the inning.

Helman went 3-for-3 at the plate for the Mount with two runs scored and a stolen base. He lifted his average to a team-high .387 with his three-hit game. Kane was 2-for-5 at the plate for the Mount with two RBI. Kane is hitting .520 over his past six contests. Shane Eyler added a pair of hits, including a double in the victory, as well.

Moore (2-2) gave the Mountaineers a solid start, allowing one earned run in 5.1 innings of work. Lamont closed out the game allowing one run in 3.2 innings to pick up his second save of the year.

Mount St. Mary's is off until a four-game NEC series at Central Connecticut State starting with a nine-inning game on Friday, April 8.