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Center Valley, PA (March 24, 2008) – The DeSales University baseball team pounded out 18 hits and scored a season-high 19 runs taking the third game of the season series with FDU-Florham in the rubber game on Monday afternoon at Butz Field.
The Bulldogs (8-8, 2-1 Freedom) had control of this game from the very beginning scoring three runs in the first inning and two in both the second and third inning to open up a 7-1 lead. DSU broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth inning with seven runs to take a 14-2 lead before the final (19-3) margin was posted. DeSales scored in six of eight innings and had six doubles among its 18 hits.
Junior Nick Repas (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) started things off in the bottom of the first inning with an infield single to shortstop and after senior Andrew Heard (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) walked, fellow senior Scott Matejicka (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) laced a double down the leftfield line to plate both Repas and Heard giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. Matejicka would come around to score on a squeeze bunt from junior Matt Connors (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) in the inning.
In the second, Heard and sophomore Andrew Feher (Riegelsville, PA/Palisades) each had RBI hits and in the second inning sophomore Doc Neiman (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh) collected an RBI with a sacrifice fly. The seven-run fifth inning was highlighted by a two-RBI single from Connors and featured three Devil errors leading to most of the damage.
Repas led the attack with three hits in four at-bats including two runs scored and two RBI's. Matejicka had two hits to move into 10th place on DSU's all-time hits list and Heard, junior Zac Hess (Harleysville, PA/LaSalle) and junior Greg Treat (Concord, NH/Concord) each collected two hits on the afternoon.
Freshman Danny Schmiemann (Sea Cliff, NY/North Shore) collected his first career win with six strong innings, scattering seven hits and allowing just two runs.
The Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday when they travel to York College for a non-conference game beginning at 3:30 pm. For those unable to attend, York College is hoping to feature LIVE STATS on the computer if you'd like to follow the game's progress.
