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Jersey City, NJ (April 10, 2008) – The Saint Peter’s College Peacocks (13-14) defeated the Coppin State University Eagles (2-32) 6-4 in a seesaw battle this afternoon. Pedro Adorno (1-0) gets the victory after holding the Eagles hitless in the 7^th and 8^th inning with two punch outs. Kevin Kallert (1) notched his first save after closing the door on Coppin State in the ninth. Harry Williams (0-2) was handed the loss after allowing the winning run to steal home with two outs in the eighth.

 

Coppin State got on the board first with a RBI triple in the second inning by Roman Batista. Kevin Madison tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second with an RBI single to right that knocked in Conor Mullee. The Eagles regained the lead 2-0 on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning. The Peacocks matched the Eagles once again scoring on a single by Sean McFadden. Saint Peter’s captured their first lead of the game when Joe Romano hit into a 6-3 put out with Mike McGuire scoring on the throw to first to put the Peacocks on top 3-2 after five. Coppin State added two runs in the top of the sixth on a single to right and a sacrifice to left making it 4-3 in favor of the Eagles. Saint Peter’s tied it at four in the bottom of the sixth on a Mike LaCava sac fly to center. McFadden saved a couple of runs in the seventh with a miraculous diving catch in centerfield. The Peacocks took a gamble with 2 outs in the eighth when Claude Jones stole home to give Saint Peter’s the 5-4 advantage. Next batter, McGuire, hit an RBI single to add another insurance run making it 6-4 Peacocks. Kallert stepped to the mound and shut the Eagles down with some help from centerfielder McFadden make two tremendous possible game saving catches.

 

Madision was 3-4 on the day with one RBI while McGuire hit 3-5 adding the insurance run in the eighth.

 

Saint Peter’s will return to action this Saturday, April 12th when they host the LeMoyne College Dolphins at 12pm in a doubleheader at Jaroschak Field.