Cardinals split weekend doubleheader against the Catamounts

Game 1: Cardinals 7 (10-13), Catamounts 5 (14-9). WP – Travis Weaver (2-4), LP – Dalton Benson (0-1).

• A key stolen base by Roman March allows him to come home later in the first inning after a ground out RBI from Alex Elliott
• The Catamounts broke the game open in the top of the 5^th after two singles and a walk loaded the bases
• Anthony Swenda and Caleb Taylor bring in all three runners on a single to left field and a ground out to make the game 3-1 in favor of the Catamounts
• The Cardinals responded in the bottom of the 6^th after Tony D'Angeli singles to left center field to bring in Alex Elliott and Christian Figueroa, making the game even at three a piece
• A scary final inning of pitching from Travis Weaver allowed the Catamounts to put two more on the board after three players were hit by a pitch and a wild pitch allowed two runners to advance and one to come home
• Alex Elliott and Tomas Martinez were there to save the day after Elliot tied the game on a single to left field for two RBIs, followed by a homerun by Martinez to give the Cards a 7-5 victory

Game 2 : Cardinals 2 (10-14), Catamounts 5 (15-9). WP – Jake Arnold (4-1), LP – Patrick Bauer (2-2). SV – MacHugh Messier (0-0).

• Brian Titus looked to set a tone for game two after hitting a homerun in the bottom of the 2^nd for two RBIs
• A costly error from the Cardinals allowed Dakota Miller of the Catamounts to tie the game after bringing home two runners on a single to the shortstop
• Unfortunately, the Cardinals were unable to get anything going for the remainder of the game
• The Catamounts took the lead and ultimately, the win, in the 7^th inning when they brought in three runs off a homerun from Josh Hoffman and a sacrifice fly from Clay Maholic

Standout Stats

• Homeruns from Tomas Martinez and Brian Titus
• Alex Elliott claimed 6 of the Cardinals 14 hits on the day
• Alex Elliott finished the day with 3 RBIs
• Tony D'Angeli had 2 RBIs