DAVENPORT, Fla. – The Union College baseball team was swept in a non-conference doubleheader to St. Lawrence University Wednesday afternoon at Northeast Regional Park. Union fell 2-1 in game one before dropping an 8-5 decision in game two.  

Game One: St. Lawrence 2, Union 1
Union dropped game one in heartbreaking fashion. Tied at one apiece in the bottom of the seventh inning, St. Lawrence walked it off for the 2-1 victory.

Four Union starters registered a hit in the loss. Junior Thomas Parisi registered a hit and Union's lone run while senior Jack Milone went 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter with the RBI.

After three scoreless innings, the Saints struck first in the bottom of the fourth. After striking out the leadoff batter, Jimmy Liberatore drove a triple deep into the outfield. A single by Timothy Connor one batter later gave St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead.

Union knotted the game up in the top of the fifth. Parisi capitalized on a throwing error by the Saints' shortstop to reach first to open the frame. A sac bunt by senior Dan Choate put Parisi on second. With runners on first and second, Milone entered the game as a pinch hitter and hit a RBI single to bring Parisi home.

Tied at one going into the bottom of the seventh, the Saints took advantage of a pair of Union errors for the score. With runners on second and third, senior Huck Haun singled into left center to bring home the game-winning run.

Junior Bryce Fournier pitched six complete innings allowing two runs, one earned, three hits, one walk, while striking out three.

Game Two: St. Lawrence 8, Union 5

Three Union players registered multi-hit games. First-year Liam McIlroy led the way with three hits. Milone went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI while senior Jono Santos also went 2-for-4 at the plate.

St. Lawrence opened the scoring in the second inning with a leadoff homerun followed up by a RBI single later in the frame. The Saints built a 6-0 lead with four more runs in the third inning.

Union got on the board in the bottom of the third inning. Milone singled into center field before advancing to second on a wild pitch. A single by Santos put runners on first and third, where Milone cashed in on the second wild pitch of the inning. The Saints extended the lead back to six only half an inning later.

The Union bats came alive in the fourth stanza. With two outs, sophomore Kyle Zaslaw drew a walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. A single by first-year Cooper Ames followed by a double by Milone and a single by junior Kobe Mentzer made it a 7-4 game. Union added their final run in the bottom of the fifth off a sac fly by Zaslaw. The Saints tallied one more run on a fielder's choice in the sixth for the 8-5 win.

First-year Will Collins is tagged with the loss after throwing 2.2 innings and surrendering six runs, four earned, on seven hits. Sophomore Alex Erickson tossed 1.1 innings of relief, striking out two and allowing one run. First-year Andrew Keaveney threw three innings in relief, allowing one run on one hit.

Union returns to action tomorrow at 11:30 am with a tilt against Kalamazoo College before a 3:00 p.m. game against Keuka College. Both games will be played at Northeast Regional Park.