Box
Score
St. Mary's City, Md. - Freshman Greg
McKee (Dover, Del./Caesar Rodney) made a diving play at
shortstop for the ninth inning's final out at second base, cutting
the St. Mary's College of Maryland baseball team's rally short as
Wesley College came away with a 4-3 Capital Athletic Conference
triumph Wednesday afternoon.
Junior RHP Colin Warner (Dagsboro, Del./Indian
River) recorded his first save of the season as
Warner came in the ninth in relief of sophomore
RHP Kyle McGuire (Hartly, Del./Polytech).
Warner gave up two runs (one earned) on one hit
with a strikeout and a walk.
With bases loaded and two outs on the board, junior leftfielder
Mark Dattilio (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown)
connected on a single through the left side to score junior
centerfielder Jacen Killebrew (La Plata, Md./La
Plata) and cut the lead to 4-2. Killebrew
walked in his at-bat. Sophomore right fielder Bobby
Corton (Owings Mills, Md./Calvert Hall) brought the
Seahawks to within one as Corton crossed home
plate after a dropped third strike by senior catcher Alex
Carter (Dover, Del./Caesar Rodney) got away from him.
Freshman RHP Matt Faulkner (Milford,
Del./Milford) notched his second win of the season as
Faulkner (2-0) threw 7.0 innings with four walks
and two strikeouts. He allowed one run on six hits.
Wesley (20-12-1, 9-7 CAC) scored in the first three innings to
establish a 4-0 lead, including two runs in the third.
Dattilio's sacrifice fly to centerfield with
bases loaded allowed Corton to score St. Mary's
first run to make it a three-run game after three innings of play.
Along with his strong defensive play, McKee led
the Wolverines at the plate with three hits in four attempts,
including a double. He also had a run and an RBI, while
senior DH Scott Marshall (Jackson, N.J./Jackson
Memorial) went 3-for-5.
Junior RHP Jon Gill (Owings Mills, Md./Park)
was tagged with the loss as Gill (3-6) yielded
four runs on nine hits in 3.0 innings.
Killebrew, Corton, and
Dattilio each had two hits for the Seahawks
(13-14, 7-9 CAC).
St. Mary's will return to action this Saturday, April 11 when
the Seahawks wrap up their three-game series with Wesley in Dover
with two, seven-inning games. First pitch is set for 1:00.
