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Winner Saint Peter's PEACOC~1 1-1
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Coppin State CSUBB 1-4
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Saint Peter's PEACOC~1
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Coppin State CSUBB
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Peter's PEACOC~1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 12 4
Coppin State CSUBB 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 2

W: Mahady, Kyle (1-0) L: CANALES,Giovanni (0-2)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Earns First Win of Season after Defeating Coppin State on Friday

COLUMBIA, MD – The Saint Peter's University baseball team defeated Coppin State 9-4 on Friday afternoon in the first of a four game series to earn the Peacocks their first win of the season. Sophomore pitcher Kyle Mahady went seven innings strong, as he picked up the win while also recording three strikeouts. Graduate outfielder Tom Buckman earned three RBI's for the Peacocks.


Score: Saint Peter's 9, Coppin State 4
Records: Saint Peter's (1-1, 0-0 MAAC) | Coppin State (1-4, 0-0 MEAC)
Pitchers: W: Kyle Mahady (1-0) L: Giovanni Canales (0-2) S: None
Location: Blandair Field | Columbia, MD

How It Happened

  • After hitless first innings from both sides, the Peacocks exploded for four runs in the second inning.
  • Saint Peter's recorded three straight singles to open the second, which came from sophomore second baseman Parker Gray, junior first baseman Sam Haney, and junior infielder Joey Vitiello. Vitiello's single brought home Gray. The Peacocks scored their second run off of a wild pitch.Senior outfielder Anthony Abbatine hit an RBI on a groundout, bringing home Vitiello to put the Peacocks up three. Graduate outfielder Tom Buckman hit an RBI double to round out the inning, scoring sophomore shortstop Jack Eichler.
  • Coppin State scored one run in the bottom of the second, third, fourth and fifth innings to tie the game at four.
  • Saint Peter's went for another four run inning in the sixth to regain the lead. Buckman recorded two RBI's in the inning, while Eichler and Jensen each recorded one. Haney, Eichler, Abbatine, and freshman catcher Cole Watson all scored in the inning.
  • The Peacocks tacked on another run in the eight inning to put the score at 9-4 after graduate first baseman Chris Marquart hit an RBI single before being called out at first. Buckman scored on the play.

Notes

  • Buckman recorded two hits, three RBI's, and scored a run in the outing.
  • Jensen recorded two hits and one RBI for the Peacocks.
  • Eichler scored two runs, while also recording a hit and an RBI.
  • Watson got two hits and scored once.
  • Mahady earned his first win of the season, pitching seven innings while allowing only two earned runs. He also recorded three strikeouts.
Coach's Quote (Lou Proietti)
  • Today was a great team win for us. Kyle Mahady did a great job filling up the strike zone.
  • We were able to overcome some mistakes early and capitalized on the big innings offensively.
  • If we can put complete games together, we have a chance to be good. I'm excited for this group moving forward.

Up Next

  • The Peacocks continue their series with Coppin State with a double header  on tap tomorrow, with games starting at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play PEACOC~1 CSUBB
PEACOC~1 TOP 2nd J. Vitiello singled through the right side, RBI (1-1 KB); S. Haney advanced to second; P. Gray scored. 1 0
PEACOC~1 TOP 2nd J. Eichler advanced to second on a wild pitch; J. Vitiello advanced to third on a wild pitch; S. Haney scored on a wild pitch. 2 0
PEACOC~1 TOP 2nd A. Abbatine grounded out to ss, RBI (3-1 FBBB); J. Eichler advanced to third; J. Vitiello scored. 3 0
PEACOC~1 TOP 2nd T. Buckman doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-1 BBKB); J. Eichler scored. 4 0
CSUBB BOT 2nd HANKINS,J. doubled to right center, RBI (2-1 BBF); MILEY,C. advanced to third; DORCEAN,M. scored, unearned. 4 1
CSUBB BOT 3rd NICOLAS,B. tripled to right center, RBI (0-0); SARABIA,S. scored. 4 2
CSUBB BOT 4th BALSLEY,W. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt, RBI (0-0); MILEY,C. advanced to third; DORCEAN,M. scored. 4 3
CSUBB BOT 5th SMITH,T. reached on an error by 3b, RBI (1-1 BK); HAMBERG,J. scored, unearned. 4 4
PEACOC~1 TOP 6th J. Eichler singled up the middle, RBI (1-2 BFF); C. Watson advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding error by cf; S. Haney scored. 5 4
PEACOC~1 TOP 6th T. Buckman singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-1 K); A. Abbatine advanced to second on the throw; J. Eichler scored; C. Watson scored. 7 4
PEACOC~1 TOP 6th C. Jensen singled to second base, RBI (0-2 KS); T. Buckman advanced to second; A. Abbatine scored. 8 4
PEACOC~1 TOP 8th C. Marquart singled, out at second lf to 2b, RBI (3-2 KSBBB); T. Buckman scored. 9 4

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