AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Marian University baseball (0-2, 0-0 NACC) fell just short in the season-opening doubleheader falling to St. Vincent College 2-1 in 10 innings and 5-4.

   

• Both pitching staffs dominated in the opening game with Marian falling in a 10-inning affair.
• A double from sophomore Gus Walker opened the scoring for the game in the top of the first inning.
• This would be all Marian could manage, however, as SVC would tie the game in the third and walkoff the Sabres with a two-out single in the 10th.
• Marian had a runner in scoring position in the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth inning but couldn't find the clutch hit.

 

• Marian was able to once again get out to a fast start scoring in the first inning when graduate student Jonah Landowski launched a two-run homer.
• The Bearcats scored a pair of runs in the third and fourth but Marin was able to rally in the next half inning.
• A wild pitch put the Sabres behind just one before a sacrifice fly from sophomore James Bornick tied the game at 4-4.
• Similarly to game one, SVC was able to get a two-out hit in the top of the seventh to retake the lead.
• Marian had the tying run on third in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't bring it in.

   

Sophomore Gus Walker had the lone multi-hit game for Marian going 2-for-5.	Graduate student Jonah Landowski tossed 5.0 innings allowing just two hits and one run with six strikeouts.	Graduate student Taylor Middaugh (0-1) went 4.2 innings allowing just four hits and one run with three strikeouts.

 

Junior Albert Kiszka went 2-for-3 with a run scored.	Junior Davis Wilson (0-1) suffered a tough-luck tossing 3.1 innings allowing just one hit in relief.	Landowski hit his first home run of the season in the first inning.