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Brendan Hueth ripped a pair of home runs in Tuesday's win over Villanova
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Villanova VU 3-11
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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 9-4
Villanova VU
3-11
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Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
9-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 7 8 4
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 4 X 11 14 2

W: Falco, Mike (4-0) L: Devin Rivera (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hueth Homers Twice as Baseball Outlasts Villanova, 11-7

MERION STATION, Pa. – A pair of big innings proved critical as the Saint Joseph's baseball team held on for an 11-7 win over Villanova at Smithson Field on Tuesday afternoon.  Brendan Hueth hit a pair of home runs for the Hawks, while Nate Thomas added one of his own.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (9-4) went ahead in the second inning as Hueth led off the frame with a home run down the left field line.

• The Hawks expanded the lead in the fourth, sending 10 batter to the plate and scoring five times.  Hueth and Brandon Drapeau started things off with singles before Liam Bendo followed with one of his own to score Hueth and make it 2-0.  Ryan Cesarini then greeted new pitcher Cole Vanderslice with a triple to double the advantage.

• Luca Trigiani would score Cesarini with a single before eventually coming around to score on a throwing error.

• Villanova (3-11) got one back in the top of the fifth before adding three more in the seventh to make it a 6-4 game.

• Drapeau scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh before a four-spot in the eighth gave the Hawks some breathing room.  Jake Artz led off with a double before Thomas ripped a screamer into the right field bullpen to make it 9-4.  Andrew Cossetti was then hit by a pitch to bring Hueth to the plate, and he went deep for the second time with a long home run to dead center field to extend the margin to 11-4.

• The Wildcats got back within four in the ninth, but that would be as close as the visitors would get.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Hueth and Thomas were both 3-for-5 on the day, with Hueth leading the way with three runs scored and three driven in as well.

• Every hitter in the starting lineup reached base safely for SJU.

• Mike Falco improved to 4-0 with the win, tossing three shutout innings and allowing just two hits.  Noah Weber, Ryan Devine, and Alec Rodriguez also turned in scoreless outings for the Hawks.  Devin Rivera took the loss for the Wildcats, allowing four runs on five hits in three-plus innings.

• The middle of the Villanova order went 0-for-17 in the game against SJU pitching.

UP NEXT
The Hawks visit Cincinnati for a four-game series beginning on Friday afternoon.
 
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