Stephen Turzai
6
Villanova VU 16-32
8
Winner Saint Joseph's STJOES 24-23
Villanova VU
16-32
6
Final
8
Saint Joseph's STJOES
24-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 9 2
Saint Joseph's STJOES 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 8 8 1

W: TINCHER, Noah (1-0) L: Turzai, Stephen (1-1) S: RODRIGUEZ, Alec (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Villanova Drops Midweek Matchup At Saint Joseph's

MERION STATION, PA– Villanova drops back and forth midweek battle on the road at Saint Joseph's, 8-6
 
The Wildcats started the game off slow, giving up three runs in the first inning.  Those three runs were scored by a wild pitch, walk and a hit by pitch.
 
After a three-run hole to start the game, Aidan Barry brought some life for Villanova in the second as he hit his first career home run. After The Hawks responded with another run in the second, Barry stayed hot in the fourth.  The sophomore singled to right field, scoring AJ Hansen to bring the score to 4-3.
 
Villanova took their first lead of the day in the fifth inning.  Jason Neff doubled to center field allowing Scott Shaw and Cam Hassert to score and give Villanova a 5-4 lead.
 
That lead did not last very long for The Wildcats as a solo shot by Mike Picollo tied the game and a fielder's choice scored Carter Jagiela in the sixth to take the lead.
 
Another response by The Wildcats only took a half inning as Scott Shaw scored on a fielder's choice to tie the game in the seventh. The back-and-forth game continued as The Hawks scored two in the seventh to lead 8-6. 
 
The Wildcats offense slowed down as they were not able to get back on th board, giving us our final score, 8-6.
 
Nova Notes
  • Aidan Barry hit his first home run of his career.  The sophomore went 2-3 with 3 RBI on the day.
  • Jason Neff gave Villanova their first lead in the fifth inning after hitting a two-RBI double. Neff went 1-3 with 2 RBI.
How It Happened
  • Joey Gale scored on a wild pitch in the first, 1-0 Hawks.
  • Ryan Weingartner scored on a hit by pitch in the first, 2-0.
  • Brandon Drapeau scored on a walk in the first, 3-0.
  • In the second, Aidan Barry hit a two-run home run to right, 3-2.
  • Gale scored after Paul Kokol hit a single up the middle in the second, 4-2.
  • In the fourth, Hale singled to right field, scoring AJ Hansen, 4-3.
  • Jason Neff doubled to center field in the fifth, scoring Scott Shaw and Cam Hassert, 5-4 Villanova.
  • Mike Picollo hit a solo home run in the sixth, 5-5.
  • In the sixth, Nick Senior reached on fielder's choice scoring Carter Jagiela, 6-5 Hawks.
  • Scott Shaw scored in the seventh after a fielder's choice, 6-6.
  • In the seventh, Jagiela singled to left field, scoring Weingartner, 7-6.
  • Max Hitman hit a sac fly, scoring Picollo in the seventh, 8-6 Hawks.
 
Up Next
The Wildcats will travel to Cincinnati for their final series of the year against Xavier this weekend. First game is set for Thursday, May 16 at 3:00 pm.
 
 
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