Saints Sports
Saints Baseball Team Enjoys Successful Southern
Awaits Northern Opener on April 4-5
St. Lawrence University's baseAndy Toner (*98) went 2-0 and
ball team recorded one of its best had an 0.69 earned run average to
southern trip records in several sea- lead the pitchers, while D.J. Smith
sons when it went 5-3-1 in the Co- ('98) was 1-0 with an 0.75 earned
coa Expo tournament at Cocoa run average and struck out 14. John
Beach, Florida, during Spring Fragola ('99) was 1-0 with a 1.29
Break, and the Saints are hoping ERA while. Geise had a 1-1 record.
to use that solid start as a spring- and a 3.38 ERA in relief duty.
board to a strong season.
The southern swing started qui"We hit the ball reasonably well etly enough for the Saints as
for our extended outdoor stay, and Gettysburg College took a win in
we got some solid pitching perfor- the opener, holding, the Saints to
mances," said coach Tom Fay. "All four hits, two of them by Gray, who.
in all, I am pretty pleased with the scored the only run on an error.
overall trip. We made some errors, Greg DiCenzo('98) was the losing
but I think we will be sound defen- pitcher for the Saints with a three
sively when we get more time in run homer doing most of die damoutdoors, and we received some age.
promising performances from
The Saints and St. Joseph's Colsome
of
our
younger lege played to an.8-8 tie in a game
players...particularly Scott Miller, called after seven innings in game
and got some good innings from two. St. Joseph's tied the game on
freshmar| pitcher Randy Geise." a blown'balk call in the bottom of
Sophomore Paul Pierce led the the seventh.
Saints in hitting, batting .419 in 31
Gray went three for five with
plate appearances, and drove in three runs scored and four driven
eight runs. Senior Brent Gray hit in, including a three run homer in
.407, hadseven runs driven in and the second inning to pace the Saints'
scored 10 runs in the leadoff spot, offense. Pierce added two hits, Dan
while senior Aaron LaCoss hit .343 Jalbert ('98)had two and LaCoss
with eight r.b.i. and Miller hit .313 had two hits and two runs driven in
and drove in six runs.
while David Perfield COO)also had
.•'it
two hits for die Saints. Smith went 21 hits to give Andy Harms plenty
the route for the Saints, and sur- of run support to work with.
Smith was three for five, Paul
rendered just one earned run as
SLU was guilty of nine errors in Donahue went four for five with
the game. The Saint senior struck •fuiree runs driven in, Chris Ford
out four and walked two in the C00) hit a pinch hit three run homer,
Jim DeLancey('00) was two for five
seven inning stint.
SLU hit the win column in game and LaCoss, Jalbert and Pierce had
three as it routed Western Mary- two hits each. DiCenzo drove in
land 8-1 Jumping out to a 6-0 lead three runs in the biggest offensive
after two innings. Toner went the day for the Saints.
Old Westbury stripped the Saints'
first six and allowed one run while
Mike Moran ('98) pitched the sev- streak with a 10*3 win in the next
enth. DiCenzo drove in two runs Saints' outing as Pierce led the Saint
with a single and a ground out, attack with two hits and was vicRory Caster C00) had a two run timized by a seven run sixth inning
single in the fifth, and LaCoss as Old Westbury scored seven runs
doubled in two in die first. Smith on just two hits in that inning, the
had two hits and a r.b.i.; Pierce had Saints then bowed to Brockport 9three hits including a run scoring 2 in game seven, coming up with
single and Gray added two hits in- both runs in the seventh after being
checked on three hits, but bounced
cluding a triple.
The Saints tipped Marian Col- back to finish the trip with a doublelege 6-5 in game four as LaCoss header sweep of Keene State.
drove in two runs, Pierce had a run
Toner pitched a four-hit shutout
scoring double, Smith a run scor- in the first game, striking out six
ing single and Rory Caster a run and the Saints got the only run they
scoring single. Geise earned the needed when DeLancey singled in
win in relief of John Fragola.
LaCoss in the secon Pierce added
SLU won its third straight when two hits and Miller had another for
it ripped Mt. St. Mary's 18-7 in its the Saints, who were limited to four
fifth game ofthe trip, pounding out hits themselves.
SLU was held to just three hits
in the nightcap, but scored eight
times in the fourth in a 10-2 win in
the second game. LaCoss drove in
two runs with a single, Miller
singled in two and Keeiie errors did
the rest of the damage. Smith was
the winning pitcher, allowing no
runs and three hits through five,
while Geise pitched the sixth.
The Saints are scheduled to open
die Northern portion oftheir schedule with doubleheaders at Utica and
Hartwick April 4-5.
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