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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers
Alex Ungar
10
Winner Sacred Heart PIONEERS 19-21, 12-10 MAAC
1
Niagara NIA 12-22, 7-12 MAAC
Winner
Sacred Heart PIONEERS
19-21, 12-10 MAAC
10
Final
1
Niagara NIA
12-22, 7-12 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacred Heart PIONEERS 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 12 2
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2

W: Trombley, Joey (3-6) L: DelVecchio Matthew (3-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Brenna White

Pios Power Past Niagara to Snap Four-Game Losing Streak

The entire Pioneer batting order secured a hit

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – After dropping the last four matchups, the Sacred Heart University baseball defeated Niagara in game one of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Friday afternoon, 10-1.
 
Records
SHU: 18-21 (11-10 MAAC)
Niagara: 12-21 (7-11 MAAC)
 
Pitching
Joey Trombley: 8.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 SO
Lou Stallone: 1.0 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB
 
Hitting
Alex Ungar: 2 H, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Tim McGuire: 2 H, 2 RBI, 1 R
Peter Link: 1 H, 2 RBI, 2 R
 
How it Happened
The Sacred Heart bats were hot from the jump as Alex Ungar set the tone with a laser double down the left field line. After Peter Link reached on an error, Ungar snuck in for the game's opening run. Tim McGuire then laid down a textbook sacrifice bunt, scoring Link and giving SHU a quick 2-0 lead.
 
The Pios kept rolling in the second as Ronan Donohue put himself and Joe Cilea in scoring position with a deep ball to centerfield. Ungar followed with a clutch sac fly to bring Cilea across the plate for the 3-0 lead.
 
In the third, Gavin Donohue tagged up on a sac fly from Steak Newman (yes, that Steak Newman) to keep the momentum rolling.
 
Zack Kovalchik delivered in the sixth, roping a double into right-center to bring home McGuire. Another Niagara miscue opened the door again, and Ungar made them pay as Kovalchik crossed for a 6-0 Pioneer lead.
 
Kovalchik wasn't done as he showed the hustle, sliding home on a passed ball to make it 7-0 in the eighth.
 
The Pios poured it on in the ninth. Link ripped an RBI single to score Ungar. G. Donohue followed with a booming triple to right-center, scoring Link. McGuire capped the rally with a base hit to center, driving in G. Donohue for SHU's tenth run of the day.
 
Niagara managed to scratch one across in the bottom of the ninth on a Pioneer error, but the damage was done.
 
Joey Trombley was lights-out on the mound, dealing eight scoreless innings with six hits 
allowed and four strikeouts. A dominant outing from the righty helped lock down the 10-1 win.
 
Up Next
The Pioneers return to Bobo Field for game two against Niagara tomorrow at 2 p.m.
 
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