Runs late in the game sunk John Carroll baseball on Wednesday afternoon, as the Case Western Reserve Spartans took a 6-1 decision at Progressive Field.
Rob Cifelli went 3-for-4 with the lone Blue Streaks RBI.
Tyler Gentile, Dom Mittiga and
Patrick Scholla each recorded a hit.
Cifelli started off the scoring in the top of the fifth inning with a triple down the right field line that scored Mittiga.
Daniel Watson brought home the tying run in the sixth and became the go-ahead run on the play. He singled to left field and scored on a throwing error.
In the next inning, Watson struck again with an infield single that scored a run. A wild pitch made the game 4-1.
In the eighth, Case drove in a pair to bring the final tally to 6-1.
Drew Vargo was excellent through three innings on the mound, allowing just three hits and striking out three. Wenson threw two innings, walking two with no hits.
Steven Virost (0-2), allowed two earned runs in his 1 2/3 innngs.
Mark Pisanello and
Mark Materise finished the final 1 1/3 innings.
Up next for JCU is a single game at Wooster tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.