BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – It's safe to say this isn't how the Geneva College baseball team wanted its Senior Day to go, as the Golden Tornadoes struggled early and often against Thomas More College, dropping both games by scores of 11-6 and 15-3.  While Thomas More was the better team on the day, the Golden Tornadoes at times proved to be their own worst enemy in both games.  Geneva is now 18-13 overall, 6-10 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Thomas More improved to 16-16, 12-4 in the PAC

In game one, Thomas More struck first against senior pitcher Richie Rowe, who took the hill for the final time at home in his career.  The Saints scored once in the second and twice more in the third.  Geneva got on the board in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from junior Josh Baptiste to cut the deficit to 3-1. 

Thomas More broke the game open in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring seven runs.  Geneva pitchers struggled with their command, issuing four walks and hitting two batters.  Defensively, errors were an issue as well, as the Saints needs just four hits to score those seven runs.  The big hit was a grand slam from Thomas More's Blaise Oster.

Geneva's offense finally stirred a little bit in the ninth against the Saints' bullpen, scoring four times, but it wasn't enough as the Golden Tornadoes fell 11-6.

Geneva actually outhit Thomas More 14 to 13, though the Golden Tornadoes couldn't string enough hits together until the ninth inning.  Senior Joey Luciana had three hits while seniors Tyler Pagaduan, Vinny Howells, Forrest Beighley and Dan Staub, as well as Baptiste, all had two hits.

Geneva's struggles from the mound continued in game two.  Freshman Jacob Cardenas had issues with his command, but he pitched well enough to get out of a couple of jams, but the defense's struggles behind him compounded things.  Thomas More scored six runs over the first five innings, but only one of the runs was earned.  Because of walks and hit batters, the Saints needed only three hits to score those six runs.

Geneva's offense tried to keep it in the game, scoring single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings to cut the deficit to 6-3.  Howells and freshman Garrison Wieland had RBIs.

However, Thomas More put the game away late, scoring nine times over the last three innings, and the Saints completed the sweep with a 15-3 victory.

Geneva managed just six hits in the second game, with Howells collecting two of them.

With the losses, Geneva was eliminated from playoff contention, so the Golden Tornadoes will take most of the next week off to focus on finals before finishing the season at Thiel next Friday.

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.