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Dallas, PA (April 16, 2010) – Freshman David Drinks (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) tossed his first career complete-game and junior Carson Slonaker (East Greenville, PA/The Perkiomen School) had three hits and knocked in four runs leading the DeSales University baseball team past Misericordia University, 13-3, in a Freedom Conference game on Friday afternoon.
Drinks became the first Bulldog pitcher since the first game of the 2007 season (James Niesuchouski) to toss a nine-inning complete-game. Drinks scattered eight hits over those nine innings allowing just three runs and striking out five. He improves to 6-0 on the year.
The Bulldogs had to come-from-behind to earn the win as the Cougars (14-12, 4-9 Freedom) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run homer from Nate Newman. DSU tied it in the top of the third inning on a two-RBI single from senior Andrew Feher (Riegelsville, PA/Palisades), but again fell behind in the fourth when MU scored a solo run on an RBI groundout to lead, 3-2.
DeSales took control beginning in the fifth inning when it plated four runs on a sacrifice fly from senior Derek Moyer (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), an RBI single from sophomore Jason Hadinger (Northampton, PA/Allentown Central Catholic), and a two-RBI double from Slonaker. The Bulldogs scored in each of the final five innings including three times in the eighth inning on another two-RBI base hit from Slonaker.
In the end 10 Bulldogs registered a hit and seven players had an RBI in the win. Junior Mike Newland (Frenchtown, PA/Delaware Valley) had two hits and scored twice, sophomore Jack Kavetski (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh) was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, Moyer had two hits and two RBIs, Feher finished with two hits and two RBIs, Hadinger totaled two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs, and freshman Chris Zucchi (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) had four hits to lead the 21-hit attack.
The three-game weekend series now shifts to Butz Field for a doubleheader on Saturday where the Bulldogs will look to sweep the series beginning at 1:00 pm. For those unable to attend you can follow the game online via LIVE Stats.
