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true 2 Gwynedd Mercy 7, Neumann 1
Gwynedd Mercy 11, Neumann 6
BOX SCORE Game 1 | BOX SCORE Game 2ASTON, PA. -- With two wins on Wednesday, the Gwynedd Mercy Baseball Team swept a CSAC Doubleheader over Neumann. The Griffins cruised in game one, 7-1, and scored five unanswered runs to break a tie and win, 11-6, in game two. Both games were played at Neumann with the Griffins as the home team.
Game one starter
Matt Rakus (Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine) gave up one run in a complete game victory. The junior yielded four hits while walking two and striking out three. After the Knights used an RBI double in the top of the sixth, the Griffins responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame to open up the lead.
Offensively,
Rick Elfreth (Washington Twp., N.J./St. Augustine) had three hits while
Dante Cassano (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) and
David Blount (Croydon, Pa./Harry S. Truman) each knocked in two runs.
Cassano's two-out two-run single in the third put GM on the board. Elfreth would drive home a run in the fifth.
It was more than enough for Rakus, who didn't allow a baserunner until the fourth via a walk and a hit until the fifth.
In game two, Gwynedd (11-7, 5-0 CSAC) would score twice in the fourth to break a 6-6 tie. They would add runs in their next two at-bats to pull away for the 11-6 victory.
Junior
Eric Heaney (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) tied a career-high with three RBI's. Two of them came on a two-out triple in the second. In all, six different players drove in a run.
Elfreth started on the mound, and went into the fifth to pick up the win. Senior
Trevor Sotell (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) came on in relief and threw 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball to earn the save.
Freshman
Frank Saviski (Aston, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI triple in the sixth.
The Knights fall to 5-10 and 2-3 in conference play.
The two teams will meet tomorrow in Aston in a nine-inning affair to close out the series. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
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