GLENVILLE, WV. - The D'Youville University baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings and held a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh but a four-spot by the Glenville State University Pioneers dispatched the Saints 8-7 on Saturday afternoon

How It Happened:

• An unearned run followed by a bases loaded walk put DYU up 2-0 after the first.
• Jeremy Glinski's 2-out double plated Ethan Hammond and Billy Morris to double the margin to 4-0 after two.
• A lead off homer followed by a pair of walks helped GSU cut the margin in half, 4-2, after four.
• A pair of 2-out knocks tied the ballgame in the bottom of the fifth.
• Blaise Kolbert's one-out dinger propelled the Saints back ahead in the top of the seventh.
• A leadoff walk came back to hurt DYU in the bottom of the frame as the next Pioneer launched a 2-run jack to but GSU back up 6-5.
• An error and a balk compound the issues for DYU as a 2-out single to center pushed the margin to three at 8-5 GSU
• Hammond gave DYU some late hope as a 2-out blast scored Kolbert and trimmed the margin to one at 8-7 in the ninth but a GSU pitching change worked as Glinski struck out to end the ballgame.

Inside the Box Score:

Rob Stephens got the start on the bump: (ND) 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2K

Mike Pasquarella took the loss in defeat (0-1) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K

Kolbert: 2-5, 2 R, RBI

Hammond: 2-3, HR, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 RBIs

Morris: 2-5, R

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The Saints finish their country road trip to West Virginia when they travel to the campus of WVU to play two against Mercyhurst with first pitch set for 11 am.