EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 11, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's baseball rounded out their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game against Saint Peter's with an 8-5 victory to clinch the series win. With the win, the Mountaineers move to a 16-15 record with a conference record of 9-8.
 
With the win, Frank Leoni notched his 100^th win as head coach at Mount St. Mary's, becoming the fastest coach to reach the feat in program history.
 
The Mountaineers started the game off strong in the bottom half of the second inning, with Mike Toth reaching base on an error from the pitcher that drove in both Evan Meier and David Stokely. Saint Peter's took their only lead in the top of the third, driving in three runs during the end before the Mount tied things up later that half inning when Ty Fredo flew out to right field for a sacrifice fly, driving in Christian Bauman to tie the game.
 
Later in the bottom half of the fourth inning, Bauman launched a ball out to right field for a three-run home run to take a 6-3 lead over the Peacocks. The Mountaineers added to their lead later in the fifth inning as Carson Clark singled to score Toth for a 7-3 lead. Mount St. Mary's scored their final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth as Meier drove in Fredo on a sacrifice fly to left field.
 
Saint Peter's made things interesting late on in the game as a Peacocks home run came in the top half of the eighth. The Peacocks followed soon after in the top of the ninth as a single to center field drove a runner in. With the bases loaded, JB Manarchuck struck out Saint Peter's Lavely before producing another whiff to close the game and shutdown any chance of a comeback.
 
Bauman led the Mount from the plate in game two, going 2-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Meier and Clark also recorded two-hit days against the Peacocks, with the aforementioned batters and Fredo recording an RBI a piece.
 
Kaden Kimble recorded two and two-thirds innings on the mound while giving up three runs and notching two strikeouts in his start against the Peacocks. After Kimble departed, Halcisak came in from the bullpen to throw four and two-thirds of one run baseball, striking out nine batters in the process to earn his first win of the year. For his one and two-thirds of relief, Manarchuck recorded his sixth save of the season, striking out three opponents.
 
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The Mountaineers will push for the series sweep against Saint Peter's in Emmitsburg tomorrow, April 12, with first pitch at E.T. Straw Family Stadium slatted for 1:00 p.m.