MERION STATION, Pa. – Ryan DeSanto took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Sunday as the Saint Joseph's baseball team finished off a series sweep with a 5-2 win over George Mason at Smithson Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (23-23 overall, 11-10 Atlantic 10) took the lead in the bottom half of the second.  Justin Igoe ripped a one-out double, followed by a single from Tim Dickinson; Ryan Picollo then hit a no-doubt-about-it home run to left field for a 3-0 lead.
 
• The Hawks tacked on one more in the third as Ryan Cesarini laced a single to center that skipped past the fielder and allowed him to get to third base; Ryan Weingartner drove him in with a groundout to extend the lead to 4-0.  Dickinson then added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it a 5-0 game.
 
• DeSanto gave up a single to pinch hitter Reece Woody leading off the ninth and recorded one more out before making way for Alec Rodriguez amid a standing ovation from the Hawk fans in attendance.
 
• George Mason (20-30 overall, 6-15 Atlantic 10) put two on the board in the ninth, but Rodriguez induced a fly ball to end the game and complete the sweep.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• DeSanto dazzled on Sunday, finishing with eight and a third innings pitched, allowing one run on one hit, and nine strikeouts without a walk.
 
• Ryan Peterson allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk in seven innings to take the loss.
 
• Picollo finished 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, while Dickinson and Igoe adding two hits apiece.
 
• The Hawks did not strike out in the game, the first game without an offensive strikeout in at least five seasons.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks are slated to host Villanova on Tuesday afternoon.