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TJ Santiago
Spenser Powell
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Saint Thomas Aquinas STACBB 2-1
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Winner Adelphi ADE 1-0
Saint Thomas Aquinas STACBB
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Final
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Adelphi ADE
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Saint Thomas Aquinas STACBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2
Adelphi ADE 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 5 8 1

W: Santiago, TJ (1-0) L: Moscatiello, Frankie (0-1) S: Sesto, Andrew (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Adelphi Athletics

Santiago Fans Nine in Baseball's 5-2 Win Over #21 Saint Thomas Aquinas on Opening Day

Garden City, N.Y. -- Seven scoreless innings from TJ Santiago and timely hitting from Eric Hassell and Michael Stack gave the Adelphi University baseball team a 5-2 Opening Day victory over the Spartans of Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Bonomo Field on Tuesday afternoon.

Santiago allowed just two hits and fanned nine over seven scoreless innings, with two walks, getting the win in his first outing of the season. Hassell and Stack each drove in a pair of runs as they went a combined 5-7 at the plate with a run scored, while Andrew Sesto picked up the save in his first game as a Panther, getting Adelphi (1-0) out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the eighth before the game was called due to darkness. Michael Morgan homered for the Spartans (2-1), who were ranked No. 21 in the latest edition of the National Baseball Writers' Association's (NBWCA) Division II media poll.

As Santiago matched zeros with Spartans' starter Frankie Moscatiello, he worked in and out of his major inning of trouble in the fourth, getting around a single and a two-out walk to Bobby Morse on a 13-pitch at bat with a strikeout of Giovanni Dingcong to end the frame. Adelphi duly responded for him in the bottom of the inning, as Hassell singled to center and advanced into scoring position as the center fielder misplayed the ball, before Brett Malm was plunked with one out to put two on for Stack. Stack, who went 3-3 at the plate in the game, duly stroked a double to right center to score both runners, despite getting thrown out at third on the play.

Michael Cattani created Adelphi's third run with his legs in the sixth, singling to lead off before stealing second and advancing to third on a botched pick-off with Hassell at the plate. One batter later, Vani drove him in with a single up the middle for the game's third run, and after Santiago retired the side in order in his final inning, Adelphi went right back to work in the bottom of the seventh. Walks to Brandon Morse, Steven Withers and Cattani by two different Spartan relievers loaded the bases, before Hassell cashed in with a single to right for two RBI and the 5-0 lead. 

Morgan led off the eighth with a shot over the right field fence against Mike Demearest, before a throwing error on a fielder's choice and a walk loaded the bases with one out and put the tying run on deck. Demearest yielded to Sesto, who induced the second out on a ground ball to third for the force, scoring a run, before getting Devel Del Priore to ground out to Withers deep behind the bag at third for the game's final play before the umpires' decision.

The Panthers are back in action with a double-header on Friday afternoon, hosting NE10 rival Franklin Pierce. First pitch is slated for 12 pm.

NOTES
- Adelphi has won nine straight season-openers, dating back to the 2008 season.
About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 18 regular season conference titles, 22 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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