LA PLUME, Pa.- In a game consisting of 38 total runs off of 34 hits, the Keystone College baseball team was able to hang on to defeat Neumann University 24-14 Tuesday afternoon at Christy Mathewson Field in nonconference action.
Keystone moves to 21-11 with the victory. Neumann drops to 13-19.
The Neumann University Knights are coached by former Keystone College baseball player Scott Grimes '05. Grimes was a stand out player for the Giants from 2002-2005 where he set and currently holds multiple school records within the baseball program. He was inducted into the Keystone Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
Giovanni Diaz (Bronx, N.Y./Christopher Columbus) and Robert Estrada (Jersey City, N.J./Ferris) led the Giants bats as the two collectively recorded four hits and eight RBI with each player hitting a home run. Julio Acosta (Elizabeth, N.J./Hudson Catholic) went 3-for-4 with two RBI. In addition, the senior catcher collected his 100th career hit in the game as he belted an RBI triple to reach this histroic milestone. Chris Hadsall (Lehman, Pa./Lake Lehman) also had a three hit outing for Keystone with three runs batted in. Anthony Raimo (Albany, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) went 2-for-3 highlighted by a three RBI double.
Drew Sorrentino (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) got the start and went three innings with one strikeout. A bunch of Keystone pitchers appeared in relief as Dominic Verrastro (Scott Township, Pa./Lakeland) was credited with his first win of the year.
The Giants got hot in the first two innings as they were up 10-2 after two innings. As the contest went on, the Giants started to see their lead diminish as the Knights were starting to make a comeback. At one point, Neumann trailed Keystone by three runs.
However, Keystone was able to get back in the swing of things as the squad was able to come away with the victory. There were a total of 22 runs scored by both teams in the sixth through eighth inning.
Keystone will begin their three-game CSAC series at St. Elizabeth University on Friday, April 28 at 4 p.m. Neumann will host Eastern University tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
