DALLAS, Pa. – Keystone baseball team rallied late but Misericordia clamped down to take the win, 12-7, Wednesday afternoon in non-conference play at Tambur Field to split the season series.
The Giants jumped on the scoreboard early with a Vince Montone (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Township) RBI-single in the opening frame, but the Cougars responded with four hits for five runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Misericordia took a 10-1 lead into the seventh inning when Keystone rocked relief pitcher Justin Calvarese for four hits to plate three runs.
Matthew Lanzendorfer came out the Cougars bullpen to shut down the Giants' threat but not before an Adam Kelly (Beach Lake, Pa./Honesdale) bases-clearing double made it a 10-7 ballgame.
The Cougars re-extended their lead in the eighth inning for the eventual final score of 12-7 and the win as they improved to 24-13 overall on the season.
Keystone fell to 16-15 overall.
Inside The Box Score
- Sophomore Nick Gravel (Sidney, N.Y./Sidney) had his longest outing of the season, putting in 6.0 innings of relief work with five strikeouts and giving up three walks and four earned runs.
- JD Barrett (Moosic, Pa./Dallas) recorded five putouts and two assists at second base with one double play.
- Thirteen of Keystone's offensive outs were via fly out.
- Misericordia catcher Brock Bollinger had a 2-for-3 day with four RBIs, including a two-RBI double in eighth inning for the Cougars' final runs of the game.
- Max Oliver got the win on the mound after going 6.0 innings with four strikeouts and just one earned run given up.
What's Next
Keystone will host Moravian (20-15 overall) Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Misericordia concludes its regular season with a three-game series against Delaware Valley this weekend.
