BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University baseball team dropped its home opener to Saint Peter's on Friday afternoon, 9-8, after a late rally.
 
Records
SHU: 7-8 (2-2 MAAC)
Saint Peter's: 5-11 (1-3 MAAC)
 
Pitching
Joey Trombley: 5.1 IP, 9 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 SO
Ryan Redmond: 3.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 SO
 
Hitting
Dante D'Amore: 2 H, 2 R, 1 RBI
Alex Ungar: 1 HR
 
How it Happened:
While the Peacocks got an early 1-0 lead in the first with an RBI base hit, the Pios responded in the second. Chuck Tallman secured a triple to right center and was sent home on a sacrifice flyout to center from Time McGuire.
 
The Pios added two more runs in the third to secure their first lead of the day. With bases loaded and no outs, Peter Link gave up a sacrifice fly to plate Alex Ungar. Two back-to-back walks plated D'Amore.
 
After a quiet fourth, Saint Peter's added two more runs to take the lead in the fifth, but the Pios quickly tied things up with an RBI single from Tim McGuire.
 
The Peacock's scoring streak continued in the sixth inning with a pair of Pio errors and an RBI single, SPU lead extended to 9-4.
 
SHU responded in the sixth two more with a pair of walks to cut Saint Peter's lead to 9-6.
 
In the late stretch, Ungar secured a solo home run in the seventh and D'Amore had an RBI single to cut the margin to 9-8. Unfortunately for SHU, it would not get any closer as it suffered the home setback. 
 
The Pios return to Veterans Park tomorrow at 1 p.m. for game two against the Peacocks.