ETTRICK, Va. (Mar. 9, 2019) – Powered by two RBI from senior Miguel Ortiz Sanchez (Bronx, N.Y./Monroe College) and the game-winning RBI from freshman James Dieguez (Westbury, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) in game two, the Mercy College baseball team dropped a 4-1 decision to Virginia State University in game one before earning a 10-9 victory in game two on Saturday.

The Mavericks (3-9) snap a two-game losing streak with the win in game two, while the Trojans (6-4) had their three-game win streak snapped.

Game 1: Virginia State 4, Mercy 1

Freshman Ryan Saltzman (Old Bethpage, N.Y/Plainview Old Bethpage) drove in the Mavericks lone run and sophomore Jack Kelly (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) took the loss in game one.

Game 2: Mercy 10, Virginia State 9

Ortiz Sanchez hit a double with the bases loaded to drive in two runs. Sophomore Paul Cozzolino (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) recorded a single and later scored the game-winning run on a Dieguez sacrifice fly. Junior Luis Grullart (New York, N.Y./Delaware State University) earned the win and junior Andrew Hernandez (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. John's University) picked up the save.

A full recap for both games will be posted once box scores are made available.

Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they play at Virginia State at 1 p.m.