JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Saint Peter's University baseball team lost a close contest to Lehigh 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Graduate outfielder Tom Buckman hit a two run home run.
Score: Saint Peter's 4, Lehigh 6
Records: Saint Peter's (6-35, 3-12 MAAC) | Lehigh (24-20, 10-11 MAAC)
Pitchers: W: Will Grisack (2-2) L:
Jack Gannon (0-6) S: Nick Pave (5)
Location: Jaroschak Field | Jersey City, NJ
How It Happened
- Lehigh came out of the gates with six runs in the first inning.
- Junior infielder Joey Vitiello hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score freshman infielder Tyler Smith in the third.
- Buckman hit his two-run home run in the third.
- Smith hit an RBI single to score junior infielder Mike Dipede in the ninth.
Notes
- Buckman had two hits, two RBIs, and scored a run.
- Smith had two hits, one RBI, and scored one run.
- Dipede and graduate catcher Joel Moore each had one hit and scored a run.
- Junior infielder Sam Haney and graduate infielder Chris Marquart each had one hit.
- Vitiello had one RBI.
- The pitching trio of junior Christian Coombes, senior Ryan Wappaus, and sophomore Robert Black III combined to pitch eight shutout innings.
Coach's Quotes (Lou Proietti)
- I liked the way our pitchers threw strikes today.
- We have to do a better job minimizing their big innings.
- It was good to score and get zeroes right after but we weren't able to do enough to win a game.
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