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Logan Murgenovich
Jason Kapusta
8
Winner St. Vincent SVC 7-18, 5-6 PAC
6
Westminster (Pa.) WES 10-15, 4-5 PAC
Winner
St. Vincent SVC
7-18, 5-6 PAC
8
Final
6
Westminster (Pa.) WES
10-15, 4-5 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Vincent SVC 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 8 11 1
Westminster (Pa.) WES 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 0

W: A. Polito (2-0) L: Exler, Logan (1-3)

3
St. Vincent SVC 7-19, 5-7 PAC
5
Winner Westminster (Pa.) WES 11-15, 5-5 PAC
St. Vincent SVC
7-19, 5-7 PAC
3
Final
5
Westminster (Pa.) WES
11-15, 5-5 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Vincent SVC 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
Westminster (Pa.) WES 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 9 2

W: Vitale, Jake (3-2) L: J. Kreuzwies (1-3) S: Albers, Jon (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Titans salvage split with Saint Vincent, rally in nightcap

Randza reaches 100 career hits

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College baseball team secured a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) split with Saint Vincent College Saturday, falling 8-6 in game one before plating four runs in the seventh inning to earn a 5-3 come-from-behind win in game two. 

Westminster upped its overall record to 11-5 and evened its conference record at 5-5 with the split. Saint Vincent sits at 7-19 overall and 5-7 in league play. 

The Titans will travel to Alliance, Ohio on Sunday to take on the University of Mount Union at Rafeld-Rogers Field. The first pitch of the single, nine-inning contest is scheduled for 12 p.m. 

Game 1: Saint Vincent 8, Westminster 6
Senior center fielder Matthew Randza (Beaver Falls, Pa., Blackhawk) belted a two-out home run in the third to highlight the Titans' three-run frame. It was his first since hitting a three-run blast in the first inning of a 18-0 (7 inn.) game one win at Franciscan Univeresity on April 18, 2023. Senior second baseman Logan Murgenovich's (Aliquippa, Pa., Central Valley) sacrifice fly in the fourth stretched Westminster's lead to 4-0. Vincent Amatucci's RBI triple, followed by an RBI double by Derek Hald and a run-scoring base hit by Alex Hess, pushed Saint Vincent in front 5-4. Freshman shortstop Parker Lyons (Rochester, Pa., Rochester) reclaimed the lead in the bottom half of the inning with two-run triple, the first three-bagger of his collegiate career. Run-scoring singles from Hess and Dylan Schmude followed Hald's RBI double in the top of the ninth to close out the scoring. 

Senior lefty Logan Exler (Pittsburgh, Pa., Serra Catholic) fell to 1-3 after suffering the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with a strikeout in the ninth. Senior right-hander Kolton Banfi (Harrisville, Pa., Franklin) received the no-decision, allowing five runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in seven innings of work. He has not walked a batter in three-straight appearances. 

Lyons went 3-for-3 with a walk, a triple, two RBIs and a run scored. It was his second three-hit game this season. Senior catcher Chase Tomko (Hermitage, Pa., West Middlesex) went 2-for-4 with a run, a hit by a pitch and stolen base.

Alex Polito earned the relief victory after giving up two runs with a walk and four strikeouts in three innings. Hald went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored. 

Game 2: Westminster 5, Saint Vincent 3
Saint Vincent grabbed a 3-1 lead in the seventh after Mario Disso drew a one-out, bases-loaded walk. The Titans responded by batting around in the bottom of the frame and scoring four runs in the half-inning, included three bases-loaded walks. Junior pinch hitter David Kelly (Gibsonia, Pa., Eden Christian Academy), sophomore first baseman Josh Reed (Beaver Falls, Pa., Blackhawk) and Tomko all advanced on free passes. Randza, who registered the 100th hit of his career with a one-out single in the seventh, scored on a wild pitch following the Kelly walk.

Junior left-hander Jake Vitale (New Castle, Pa., Union) improved to 3-2 this season with the win. He allowed three runs (1 earned) on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts in seven innings. Freshman righty Jon Albers (Corry, Pa., Corry) allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out a pair to earn the two-inning save. 

Murgenovich went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored. It was his second three-hit game this season. Randza went 2-for-5 with a run scored while freshman left fielder Quinn Marquis (Hinckley, Ohio, Highland) had two singles, a run scored and a stolen base.

Jeremy Kreuzwieser took the loss for the Bearcats. The starter allowed five runs on seven hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in 7.1 innings. Hald finished 4-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. 
 
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