April 14, 2009
Final Stats
Binghamton (13-13) used a six-runs seventh inning to turn a three run deficit into a three run lead and held on for a 10-8 home win over Siena (8-24) in non-conference baseball action on Tuesday afternoon at Varsity Field. Each of Siena's first five batters in the order finished with five hits.
Freshman Dan Paolini's first inning home run keyed a three-run frame that got the Saints off and running. Siena tacked on a run in the third to take its largest lead, 4-0, before Binghamton rallied.
Trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Bearcats started their comeback on a one-out RBI single by junior left fielder Joe Charron. He later scored on a two-run single by senior designated hitter Tom Baileys, which tied the game at 6-6. Junior shortstop Jeff Abrams put the Bearcats ahead on a RBI single and junior second baseman Jim Calderone broke open the game with a two-out, two-run single.
Eric Mruczek pulled Siena to within 9-7 on a solo home in the top of the eighth inning. In the bottom of the frame Corey Taylor led off with a home run as Binghamton reclaimed a three-run advantage.
The Saints tacked on a run in the top of the ninth inning but left the tying runs on base when the game ended.
Paolini and Mruczek were joined by Anthony Giansanti, Jason DeFilippo and Kevin Quaranto with two hits in a losing effort for the Saints.
Freshman pitcher Billy Hurley (1-0) earned his first career win while senior Greg Lane earned his fifth save of the season. The loss was tagged to Dan Pendleton (1-1), who relieved starter Zach Hartman.
