Box Score LA PLUME, Pa. – The Neumann University baseball team defeated No. 1 seed Marywood University 13-7 in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) playoffs Friday afternoon in 10 innings. With the win, the Knights will face No. 3 seed Immaculata University in the semifinals on Friday evening.
Buddy Elgin and Jesus Lantigua drove in three runs each to lead the Knights. Jarad Carney had four hits and scored four runs for Neumann. Eric Bergman contributed five hits for the Knights.
The game needed an extra inning to be decided. In the tenth inning, the Knights bats took over and they would not look back as they put up a six spot to take a 13-7 lead which would be the eventual game score. Carney reached on a double and Kevin Case singled to put two runners on with one out. Elgin tripled in two runs and would score on a single by Matt Sheneman. A single by Cody MacNair and a double by Lantigua would drive in the final three runs for the Knights.
The Pacers led the bottom half of the 10th off with a single, but three straight strikeouts by Tyler Thomas kept the Knights alive in the postseason.
Matt Anderson started the game for the Knights and went the first 5.0 innings. He gave up five runs, three earned on seven hits. Bobby Sefick came in relief and went the next 3.2 innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and struck out three. Zach Youngberg gave up a hit to the only batter he faced. Jerome Cevetello got the last batter out in the ninth and picked up the win.
Neumann opened the game with a run in the top of the first as Carney reached after being hit by a pitch and came around to score on a single by Sheneman. Marywood answered with four runs in the bottom of the first for a 4-1 lead.
The Knights capitalized on a Pacers error and scored three unearned runs in the top of the second to tie the game up at 4-4. Neumann would score a run in the third and the fourth for a 6-4 lead. The Knights scored an insurance run in the top of the ninth off of an error, but the lead would not hold up in the bottom of the ninth as the Pacers would plate two runs and tie the game at seven.
Neumann would take care of business in the top of the 10th to come away with the 13-7 win and stay alive in the double-elimination tournament.
No. 2 seed Keystone College defeated Immaculata 12-0 on Friday to move into the championship game on Saturday.
Neumann (19-14-1) will face off against Immaculata in the semifinal round of the CSAC playoffs. First pitch is slated at 3:30 PM. The winner will face Keystone on Saturday in the Championship game and the loser is eliminated. Marywood has been eliminated with today's loss
