Seton Hill wrapped up their Florida trip with a matchup with the University of Sioux Falls (SD) at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale on Saturday morning.
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The Griffins scored early and often as they defeated the Cougars by the score of 12-0. SHU is now 7-6 on the season after finishing the Florida trip with a 3-4 record. Â
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It did not take the Griffins long to get on the scoreboard.Â
Jack Whalen led off the game with a double to left center field. He moved to third on a bunt base hit from
Jack Oberdorf.Â
Max Mandler singled to drive in Whalen and move Oberdorf to third.Â
Vincenzo Rauso's sacrifice fly scored Oberdorf and
Logan Vietmeier followed with a double to make it 3-0.Â
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Joe Fiedor homered with one out in the top of the second inning to extend the SHU lead to 4-0.Â
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Sioux Falls got a runner to third with no one out in the third but SHU starter
Kevin Vaupel got a pop out back to him on a bunt and two strikeouts to end the inning.Â
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SHU added two more runs in the fourth.Â
Colin Marinpetro singled to lead off the inning. He was safe at second on an error on
Owen Sabol's sac bunt.Â
Joe Fiedor reached on an infield single with Marinpetro thrown out at the plate. Whalen followed with an RBI single and Oberdorf added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-0.Â
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The Griffins increased their lead to 9-0 in the seventh. Mandler drew a leadoff walk. He scored when Rauso doubled to right center field. One out later,
Braden Durham homered off the screen in left field to knock in Rauso. Mandler added a two RBI double in the ninth.Â
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Mandler led the Griffins with three hits and three RBI.  Whalen, Marinpetro, Sabol and Fiedor each had two hits. Rauso and Durham each knocked in two.Â
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Vaupel earned the win. He went five innings, giving up two hits and striking out 10.Â
Brandon Bergert threw a scoreless inning and
Blake Barker added two scoreless innings.Â
Tyler Dancu closed it out with a scoreless ninth.
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The Griffins are scheduled to travel to Lock Haven on Tuesday.Â
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