LATROBE, Pa. – Geneva College's baseball team struggled to score runs once again on Tuesday, losing twice to Saint Vincent on the road. The Bearcats took the first game 6-2 before riding an early advantage in game two to an 11-5 victory. The Golden Tornadoes continue to slide as their record falls to 9-7, 0-4 in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play. Saint Vincent, on the flip side, moves up to 9-10 overall, 3-1 in the PAC.

The GTs got on the board early in game one. With two outs, sophomore Bradley McGuire and junior Kirk Bearjar reached base via a hit by pitch and an error, and then senior Zach Lemansky singled home McGuire for the first run of the game. Sophomore Michael Twigg got hit by another pitch to load up the bases, but Geneva couldn't push another run across before the side was retired.

Just one batter apiece reached base for Saint Vincent in both the first and second innings thanks to some solid pitching from senior Caleb Graft, who got the start on the bump for Geneva. The Bearcats finally got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the third inning to take their first lead of the game. Geneva could not respond on the offensive side of things, and the home side gradually built up a 4-1 lead after seven innings.

Geneva scored once again in the top of the eighth, as an RBI-single from senior Eric Gonzalez allowed freshman Simon Wehr to cross home plate, but that was all the GTs' offense could muster. Saint Vincent plated two more runs in the bottom of the frame to gain a commanding 6-2 advantage, and the Bearcats held on through the ninth inning for the victory.

Graft pitched well for the Golden Tornadoes, unfortunately getting tagged for the loss despite 6.0 solid innings in which he allowed just two earned runs, three total, and struck out five batters. Gonzalez was the top batter for Geneva, putting forth a 3-for-4 effort at the plate with an RBI. Senior Zack Sackett was the only other Golden Tornado to manage multiple hits in the loss.

Once again, Geneva was the first team to score in game two, with Lemansky leading off the top of the second inning with a double to deep right-centerfield. A Bearcat error allowed the men to put runners on first and third with nobody out, and junior Aaron Babu singled home Lemansky to give Geneva a slight 1-0 edge. Unfortunately, that was all the GTs were able to do in their half of the frame, and Saint Vincent responded with nine runs of their own over the next two innings to take a commanding lead.

Trailing 9-1, Geneva put together a solid fourth inning, with senior Connor O'Brien driving in Babu on a fielder's choice to get to Golden Tornadoes' offense going again. A single by freshman Marco Chenet followed by a Gonzalez walk loaded up the bases, and Sackett brought a second man home on a sacrifice fly. McGuire picked up an RBI-single before the inning ended, and Geneva trailed 9-4 after four.

Saint Vincent closed the ballgame well, however, allowing just one more Geneva run to score on another O'Brien single in the seventh inning. The Bearcats put up two more runs of their own before the game closed, and they ended up taking an 11-5 victory in game two.

Senior Jeff Hawkins was the lone highlight for the pitching staff in the second game, throwing 3.0 innings of relief and allowing just one unearned run on two hits while striking out three. O'Brien led the offense with a 2-for-4, two RBI performance. Babu also went 2-for-4 from the batter's box, driving in an RBI of his own.

Geneva looks to break its five-game losing streak on Saturday, March 29^th, when the men play at home for the first time all season. They are scheduled to play a doubleheader against Grove City that day, with the first game starting at 1:00 p.m.

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