Auburndale, FL (March 9, 2017) - The DeSales University baseball won its second straight game riding a strong start to a 13-8 win over Mount Union College on Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs (3-6) scored in each of the first five innings, including four runs in the second and fifth innings.

DSU opened the scoring with two unearned runs in the first inning taking advantage of two walks and two Mt. Union errors.  Junior Conner Lafferty had an RBI single in the second inning that was followed by a two-run triple from seniot Tyler Sweeney.

Sophomore Nick White had a two-RBI single in the fourth inning and seniors Mike Kacergis and Danny Licamara each had two RBI hits in the fifth inning.

Mount Union scored three times in the first inning to briefly lead 3-2 and had two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to pull within 13-8 before seniors Tyler Cooperman and Cameron Hoos shut the door alloing just two base runners over the final two innings.

Kacergis, Licamara, and Lafferty each had two hits, while Licamara, White, Sweeney, and Kacergis all had two RBIs in the win.

Sophomore Felix Martinez Jr. earned the win pitching 5 1/3 strong innings allowing five hits and striking out three.  Hoos struck out the side in the ninth.