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Ryan Cesarini Baseball 2023
Kate Maginnis
Ryan Cesarini was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI on Friday
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VCU VCU 16-14, 2-2 A-10
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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 11-14, 3-1 A-10
VCU VCU
16-14, 2-2 A-10
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Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
11-14, 3-1 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
Saint Joseph's SJU 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 8 0

W: McCausland, Will (3-1) L: Gordon, Christian (2-2) S: McShane, Matt (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Opens Weekend Series with 5-3 Win Over VCU

MERION STATION, Pa. – A three-run first inning got things going early on Friday as the Saint Joseph's baseball team topped VCU, 5-3, at Smithson Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (11-14 overall, 3-1 Atlantic 10) got off to a fast start, plating three in the bottom of the first. Brett Callahan led off the game with a single before Conlan Wall doubled to put runners on second and third with nobody out.  Ryan Cesarini followed with a double of his own to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead.
 
• After consecutive walks to Nate Thomas and Ryan Weingartner, Ryan Picollo hit into a fielder's choice that allowed Cesarini to score and push the lead to three.
 
• VCU (16-14 overall, 2-2 Atlantic 10) got two back in the top of the second on a bases-loaded walk by Nic Ericsson and a single by AJ Mathis.
 
• In the bottom of the fifth, three consecutive singles off the bats of Wall, Cesarini, and Thomas loaded the bases for Weingartner, who hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-2 game.  Justin Igoe followed with a single to score Cesarini and extend the margin back to three.
 
• The Rams struck again in the top of the eighth on an RBI groundout by Will Carlone, but that would be it for the day.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Will McCausland improved to 3-1, earning the win after allowing two runs on four hits in six innings and striking out six.  Christian Gordon took the loss, falling to 2-2 after allowing three runs on three hits in one inning.  Matt McShane tossed the final three innings, allowing a run in three hitless innings of relief, to notch the save.
 
• After the difficult second inning, McCausland settled in and retired the final 14 batters he faced to get the Hawks through the sixth.
 
• VCU received a strong outing from Brendan Erka, who came on in the second inning and tossed seven innings of two-run relief, scattering five hits.
 
• Cesarini and Wall both had two-hit games with two runs scored apiece, while Cesarini drove in two as well.
 
UP NEXT
The teams will play the second game of the weekend series on Saturday.  First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
 
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