Adrian, Mich. -- The Siena Heights baseball team split a double header today against Rochester College.

THE BASICS

Final Scores: Game 1: Siena Heights 4 Rochester College 6, Game 2: Siena Heights 10, Rochester 0

Location: Adrian, Michigan (SHU Baseball Diamond)

Records: Siena Heights (7-11, 1-3), Rochester (4-20, 1-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1:

Saints started the game hot as they scored in the 1st inning. Connor McCoy doubled home a runner to make the game 1-0. Then Logan Nolff singled to left center to score McCoy and made it a 2-0 game. Rochester would finally get on the board in the 3^rd inning when they had a pair of singles to score a run then a pass ball to score another. Heading into the 5^th inning with the score tied at 2, the Warriors scored another run off of Saints starter Rob Oliver III. SHU would then tie the game back up in the 6^th as an error by the Warriors help score a run. Cody Henderson had the go ahead RBI later that inning when he walked with bases loaded. Siena could not hold onto the lead as Rochester would score a run in the 7^th and two more in the 9^th to go ahead by 2. The Saints could not rally back and RC would take game 1.

Top Saints:

• Logan Nolff went 2-4 and had 1 RBI
• Brendan Green had 1 hit and 2 BB

Game 2:

SHU came out and dominated the second game as they got out to an early 1 run lead in the 1^st inning when Logan Nolff singled to right field that sent home a runner. Nolff came back up to the plate in the 3^rd inning and hit a sacrifice fly to center field which scored another run. David Pietryga would then reach on a fielder's choice to score another run and make it 3-0. Snyder Torres was up in the 4^th inning when he singled to center and sent home a run to extend the Saints lead. SHU added even more to their lead in the 6^th inning when Ryley Overacker tripled to score a run. Then Torres singled home a run followed by a Brenden Baker sac fly to right field sending home Weston Cook. Connor McCoy added to the hit parade when he doubled to left field which scored Torres to make it 8-0. The Saints looked to beat the Warriors for a mercy run rule in the 8^th when Brendan Green singled scoring a run and McCoy singled to score the tenth run of the game for SHU. The run rule was in effect for a 10 run lead past the 7^th inning and the Saints won.

Top Saints

• Connor McCoy went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and 1 BB
• Taylor Acquista earned the win going 8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, and 7 SO

UP NEXT

The Saints will travel to Goshen (Ind.) Tuesday, March 26^th, 2019 for a double header. First pitch is set at 1:00 PM EST.