a
6
Winner Goldey-Beacom GOLDEY-B 1-0
1
Mercy MERCY 0-1
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GOLDEY-B
1-0
6
Final
1
Mercy MERCY
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Goldey-Beacom GOLDEY-B 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 6 5 0
Mercy MERCY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3

W: G. Starr (1-0) L: Manzoeillo, Matthew (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sanders Records an RBI and Jemison Produces Game-High-Tying Two Hits as Baseball Faces Goldey-Beacom in Season Opener

CARY, N.C. (Feb. 13, 2025) – Despite an RBI from senior Gabe Sanders (Dunedin, Fla./Central Alabama CC) and a game-high-tying two hits from sophomore Peyton Jemison (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury), the Mercy University baseball team opened its 2025 season with a 6-1 loss to regionally-ranked Goldey-Beacom College on Thursday night.

The Mavericks (0-1) open their season with a loss, while the Lightning (1-0) open their season with a win.

Mercy was led by Jemison who went 2-for-4 and by Sanders who recorded his first RBI of the season. Junior John Nisco (Tarrytown, N.Y./Sleepy Hollow) went 1-for-3 with a run and junior Zach Ashline (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central) went 1-for-2. Junior David Bernard Jr. (Schenectady, N.Y./Herkimer CC) went 1-for-4 in his Mercy debut and junior Kolongi Goins (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./FDR) went 1-for-3. Sophomore Nevin Scaperotti (Stormville, N.Y./Carmel) made the start on the mound and tossed 4.1 innings with no earned runs and one hit allowed with five strikeouts to take a no-decision. Senior Matthew Manzoeillo (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon) pitched 1.2 innings with two runs allowed to take the loss. Freshman Gordon Votruba (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River) pitched 2.0 innings in his collegiate debut with one run allowed and senior Will Sullo (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Rockland CC) tossed a scoreless inning of relief.

Goldey-Beacom was led by Adam McEvoy who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. George Starr pitched five innings with one run allowed and eight strikeouts to earn the win.

Mercy took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Nisco led off the inning with a triple and later scored on a Sanders sacrifice fly, giving the Mavericks an early lead.

The score remained 1-0 until the fifth inning when the Lightning scored following a Mercy error to tie the game at 1-1.

Goldey-Beacom took a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning on a McEvoy two-run double.

The Lightning tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning and one run in the ninth inning to take a 6-1 lead.

Mercy went down in order in the bottom of the ninth, giving Goldey-Beacom the 6-1 win.

Mercy had six hits and three errors and Goldey-Beacom had five hits and no errors.

Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they face Goldey-Beacom at 7 p.m. in Cary, North Carolina.

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