Pomona, N.Y. - Gregory DiGiaro continued his torrid hitting on Friday evening, belting a pair of homers, while driving in three runs, as the St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team closed the home-portion of its 2023 Regular Season schedule by beating Queens College, 6-5 at Clover Stadium.
The victory moved the Spartans back to the .500 mark at 23-23 overall, while they improved to 16-6 within the ECC. Meanwhile, Queens falls to 27-16 and 11-9.
DiGiaro, has been on a absolute tear in the batter's box to start the month of May. In four games just this week, the senior first baseman from Staten Island, N.Y., is hitting .625 (10-for-16), with five home runs, and two doubles. He has also driven in 18 runs and scored nine times. On the season (to date), Greg is batting .303, with both an ECC and team-leading 11 homers, while also recording 10 doubles, a triple, 51 RBIs and 39 runs scored in 44 contests.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st - Anthony Fontana lined out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Marc Cisco scored. 2-0 Queens
2nd - Gregory DiGiaro homered to left field, 2 RBI; Kyle Lagrutta scored. Game Tied 2-2
2nd - Sean Lynch homered to left field, RBI. 3-2 STAC
2nd - C.J. Cumbo singled to right center, 2 RBI; Nick O'Connor scored, unearned; David Potenza scored, unearned. 5-2 STAC
3rd - Juan De La Rosa doubled to left field, RBI; Anthony Fontana advanced to third; Jorsixt Jimenez scored. 5-3 STAC
3rd - Reed Hoskins flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Anthony Fontana scored. 5-4 STAC
4th - Andrew Ramirez homered to left field, RBI. Game Tied 5-5
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8th - Gregory DiGiaro homered to left center, RBI. STAC 6-5
STAC PERFORMANCES:
- Gregory DiGiaro went 2-for-4, with 2 homers, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored on the day.
- Sean Lynch had two hits in four at-bats, including a home run, while driving in one and scoring once.
- Nick O'Connor (2) C.J. Cumbo and David Potenza also provided four of the eight hits for the maroon and gold.
- Starter John Archer got the ball for the Spartans on Friday and picked up a no-decision. Archer allowed nine hits and five runs in six innings of work, while striking out three Knights hitters.
- Mateo Reyes kept things in check for the final three innings out of the bullpen to earn his third win (3-1) in four decisions. The STAC reliever allowed only a single hit, while walking two and fanning two.
FACTS & FIGURES:
- The Spartans posted 6 runs on 8 hits, with 1 error, while Queens earned 5 runs on 10 hits, with 2 errors.
- STAC pitchers struck out 5 Queens batters, while issuing just 2 walks on the day.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 4 runners on base. Meanwhile, Queens left 7 in the contest.
UP NEXT:
STAC closes the 2023 Regular Season with a Saturday (May 6) twin bill at Queens College, which gets underway at 1:00 p.m.