DAVENPORT, Fla. - The D'Youville baseball had their hands full Monday afternoon, taking on Minnesota State, Mankato on the second day of their spring trip. After falling behind 5-0, the Saints battled back to trim their deficit to one run but the Mavericks pulled away to spoil D'Youville's comeback attempt. The Saints dropped to 4-2 overall this season. 

GAME NOTES 

The Mavericks (4-2) got on the board first, plating three runs in the bottom of the second inning courtesy of a two-run single and one more on a wild pitch. 

Minnesota State would go on to plate a pair of runs in the fifth inning to stretch their lead to five runs thanks to a home run from Mikey Frederickson. 

In the top half of the sixth inning, the Saints made their move as junior Ethan Hammond drove in two runs on a double to center field and senior George Farid hit his second home run in as many days, a two-run blast over the left-field fence to make it a 5-4 game. 

A pair in each of the sixth and seventh innings for Minnesota State put the Saints away and handed D'Youville their first defeat on their spring trip. 

ON THE MOUND 

Freshman Rob Stephens (1-1) started on the mound for the Saints and went 4.2 innings for the Saints … The right-hander struck out two while issuing five walks and was charged with three earned runs on four hits … Freshman Connor Joedicke (0.1 innings), sophomore Samuel Worthen (1.1 innings), and Dom Pitt (1.2 innings) each made appearances in relief for the Saints.  

AT THE PLATE 

Sophomore's Alex Dzimian (2-for-5) and Jeremy Glinski (2-for-5) each had multi-hit outings for the Saints … Farid's fifth inning trip around the bases was his second at D'Youville and fifth in his collegiate career in the NCAA. 

UP NEXT 

The Saints are back in action tomorrow morning for a 9:45 a.m. first pitch against USciences.