STEVENSON, Md. – Senior
Gabe Santone had four hits, but Stevenson rallied in both games to capture a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader from Albright on Saturday at Park Field.
The Mustangs won the first game 7-5 and completed the sweep with a 5-3 victory in game two.
Albright held a 5-2 advantage in game one and led 3-0 in game two, but Stevenson overcame both deficits with late rallies.
Santone and
John Medvecky each had two hits and an RBI in game one, while
Zac Okonski had a hit and drove in two runs.
Nathan Fretz,
Dylan Boll,
Evan High and
Julian Cimino also had base hits for the Lions in game one.
Santone added two more hits and a run scored in game two.
Max Dundore had a hit and scored a run, while High and Okonski each had a hit and an RBI.
Zachary Kiebler also picked up a base hit for the Lions in game two.
Albright jumped on the Mustangs in the first inning of game one by scoring three times.
With two outs, Boll drew a walk to start the rally and Santone followed with a double to right that plated Boll and gave the Lions a 1-0 lead.
High followed with a base hit to left that scored Santone and upped the Albright lead to 2-0.
Okonski reached on an error and Medvecky made Stevenson pay with a single to left that scored High and gave the Lions a 3-0 lead.
Stevenson answered with a run in the bottom of the first inning, but the Lions extended the lead in the top of the third inning.
Boll drew a walk and Santone ripped his second double of the game to put runners in scoring position with no outs.
Okonski delivered a single up the middle that scored both Boll and Santone to increase the Lions lead to 5-1.
The Mustangs scored a run in the bottom of the third inning and then rallied to take the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, which included a two-run homer by Matt Myers.
The Mustangs added a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to stretch the lead to 7-5.
Albright brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh inning, but a double play eliminated the threat.
Albright repeated its game one start by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.
With one out, Dundore reached on an infield single and advanced to third when Santone followed with a single up the middle.
Dundore scored the first run of the game on a passed ball and Santone made it 2-0 Albright when he scored on a double by High.
Okonski then hit a single to center that plated High and pushed the Albright lead to 3-0.
Jared Neiheiser cruised through the first four innings until finally surrendering a run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Stevenson then scored four times in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 5-3 lead.
Dan Williams went the distance for Stevenson in game two to pick up the victory.
Albright fell to 12-18-1 on the season and finished Commonwealth Conference play with an 8-13 record. Stevenson improved to 18-17-2 on the season and raised its conference record to 13-8.
Albright will conclude the 2015 season on Monday when it faces Kutztown in its annual game at FirstEnergy Stadium at 6:35 p.m.
