Frost twirls a gem as Giants take series opener

La Plume, PA (4-8-11) - Jeff Frost worked eight innings of one-hit ball, while Esteban Meletiche and Andy Vega supported him with the long ball as Keystone College took their series opener with Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-0.

With the victory the Giants move to 12-8 overall and 5-1 in the conference, while the Griffins fall to 6-8-1 and 3-1.

Frost was working on a perfect game until Shane Lynch drew a one out walk in the seventh inning.  The senior hurler from Freehold, NJ took his no-hit bid into the eight, only to see it come to an end with a one out single to center by Greg Brooks.

Frost struck out 11 in evening his season mark at 3-3.

After three scoreless innings to start the game, the Giants finally broke through in the fourth when Andrew Siano scored on a Brian Henry sacrifice fly. 

Keystone would tack on two runs in the sixth, with the first coming on a Meletiche home run.  Siano also came around to score his second run of the game in the inning on a Roberto Santana base hit.

The Giants added single runs in the seventh and eight innings with a Vega blast and a Santana double.  Santana led the Giants 10-hit afternoon with three hits, while Henry and Siano added two each.

The Giants and Griffins will continue their series on Sunday as they meet for a doubleheader at Gwynedd-Mercy beginning at 12pm.


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