Auclair Tosses Eight Innings of One-Run Ball as Saints Split

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. — The D'Youville University baseball team used an outstanding starting pitching performance from Chris Auclair and three insurance runs in the eighth to hold off the Lincoln University Lions 5-3 in game one.

In a back-and-forth game two, a Lions' solo home run in the sixth was the difference, 4-3.

Game One: DYU 5, LU 3

Both teams were unable to muster much in the first half of the game, stranding a combined six runners on base through five innings of play.
After a leadoff hit by pitch and a two-out walk in the sixth, Jon Simpson ripped a two-out double down the left field line to plate Billy Morris and give DYU the 1-0 lead.
This time an inning-starting single by Dillon Crook paid off for the Saints as Jeremy Glinski's two-out single up the middle doubled the DYU advantage to 2-0 after 6 ½.
The Lions got one back in the bottom of the frame with a one-out solo shot to left.
DYU responded with a leadoff walk and Alec Boucher single to begin the eighth.
A Lion's error and a wild pitch allowed two Saints to cross home before a Hunter Nowak sacrifice fly made it a 5-1 DYU lead.
LU made it interesting in the ninth with a 2-run jack to left field, DYU 5-3, but Samuel Worthen came on to retire the next two hitters for his third save of the season.

Inside the Numbers:

Auclair: W (3-2) 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 7 Ks
Blaise Kolbert: 2-5, R
Nowak: 1-3, BB, SF, RBI

Game Two: LU 4, DYU 3

LU plated two in the first thanks to a two-out double and a DYU error.
In the fourth, Craig Oliver started the inning with a single which Simpson followed with a double to cut the deficit in half, 2-1.
Kolbert's RBI fielder's choice brought Simpson home to tie the game at 2-2.
LU quickly took the lead back in the bottom half after an error on a pickoff attempt, LU 3-2.
Morris' third home run of the season knotted the game back up in the fifth.
A two-out Lions' long ball to left nudged them back ahead in the sixth, LU 4-3.
The Saints went down in order in the seventh to end the game.

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