Staten Island, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team recorded eleven extra base hits, including five doubles, two triples and four home runs, en route to a 20-10 victory over the College of Staten Island on Monday at the CSI Baseball Complex.

STAC improves to 20-23 overall and 13-6 in ECC play, while CSI falls to 15-23 and 7-12.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  1st - AJ Vigliotti singled through the left side, RBI (1-1 BF); Thomas Marten advanced to second; Shendi Ulaj scored. 1-0 CSI

  2nd - Gregory DiGiaro flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Nick O'Connor scored. Game tied 1-1

  2nd - Michael Kehoe singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 BKSB); Christopher Hayes scored. 2-1 CSI

  2nd - Thomas Marten singled through the right side, RBI (0-1 K); Michael Kehoe scored. 3-1 CSI

  3rd - Bryan Birkhead grounded into double play ss to 1b (1-0 B); Nick Cippoletti out on the play; Vincent Weigele scored, unearned. 4-1 CSI

  4th - Thomas Marten homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Shendi Ulaj scored. 6-1 CSI

  5th - Andrew Guerra doubled to left center, RBI (0-1 K); C.J. Cumbo scored. 6-2 CSI

  5th - Nick O'Connor flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 FB); Andrew Guerra scored. 6-3 CSI

  5th - Christopher Conti singled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 FBBSFF); Billy Minett advanced to third; Kyle Lagrutta scored. 6-4 CSI

  5th - David Potenza singled to center field, RBI (1-1 KB); Christopher Conti advanced to second; Billy Minett scored. 6-5 CSI

  5th - David Potenza advanced to third on a balk; Christopher Conti scored on a balk. Game Tied 6-6

  6th - Shendi Ulaj advanced to third on a wild pitch; Jake Myers scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 7-6 CSI

  6th - AJ Vigliotti singled to left field, RBI (3-2 BKKFBB); Shendi Ulaj scored. 8-6 CSI

  7th - Gregory DiGiaro doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-2 SBK); Nick O'Connor scored. 8-7 CSI

  7th - David Potenza singled to left center, RBI (1-1 BK); Gregory DiGiaro scored. Game Tied 8-8

  7th - C.J. Cumbo singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); Andrew Jemison scored; David Potenza scored. 10-8 STAC

  7th - Andrew Guerra homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 KBS); C.J. Cumbo scored. 12-8 STAC

  7th - Gregory DiGiaro homered to left field, 3 RBI (1-1 KB); Nick O'Connor scored; Kyle Lagrutta scored. 15-8 STAC

  8th - Christopher Conti homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 16-8 STAC

  8th - Andrew Guerra doubled to left center, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf, 2 RBI (1-0 B); C.J. Cumbo scored; Andrew Jemison scored. 18-8 STAC

  8th - Thomas Marten singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBSF); Michael Kehoe advanced to third; Jake Myers scored. 18-9 STAC

  9th - Christopher Conti homered to center field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Gregory DiGiaro scored, unearned. 20-9 STAC

  9th - Michael Kehoe singled to pitcher, RBI (3-2 SBKBB); Jake Myers advanced to third; Bryan Birkhead scored. 20 - 10 STAC

STAC PERFORMANCES:

• Andrew Guerra went 4-for-6, with two doubles, a home run, 5 RBI and 2 runs scored on the afternoon.
• Gregory DiGiaro put together three hits in five at-bats, with two doubles, a home run, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored.
• Christopher Conti (3-for-5) took CSI pitchers deep on two occasions Monday, driving in four runs and scoring three times himself.
• Nick O'Connor (3-for-5) stroked a double and a pair of triples against the Dolphins.
• Andrew Jemison, C.J. Cumbo, Kyle Lagrutta and David Potenza also provided six of the 19 hits for the Spartans.
• Orin Winslow got the start for the maroon and gold on Monday and picked up a no-decision, pitching three innings and allowing seven hits and four runs (three earned), while walking three and striking out two Dolphins hitters.
• Relievers Will Kindl, John Dezago, Jeremiah Vega and Jack Wilde were each tasked with keeping STAC in the game, and they did just that. The four Spartans combined to allow nine hits and six runs (five earned) over the final six innings, while walking one and fanning six. Dezago earned his first win of the season (1-3), for allowing only a hit and striking out one in two-thirds of an innings worth of work.

FACTS & FIGURES:

• The Spartans posted 20 runs on 19 hits, with 1 error, while Staten Island earned 10 runs on 16 hits, with 2 errors.
• STAC pitchers struck out 8 Dolphins batters, while issuing 4 walks on the day.
• St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 8 runners on base. Meanwhile Staten Island left 10 in the contest.

UP NEXT:

STAC returns to the CSI Baseball Complex on Tuesday (May 2) to wrap up their four-game ECC series with the Dolphins. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Staten Island.