PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University baseball celebrated Senior Day by sweeping Lincoln, 7-5 and 5-4, on Sunday at FDR Park.
The Tigers erased a 4-5 deficit with a three-run eighth in the opener, before
Jon Martinez (Camden, N.J./Timber Creek Regional (Camden CC)) walked-off the nightcap.
Prior to the game, HFU honored the senior class of Martinez,
Emidio Bucci (Gambrills, Md./Loyola Blakefield (York College)),
Brian Comer (Charlotte, N.C./Independence (Bucks County CC)),
Christian Culver (Croydon, Pa./Harry S. Truman (Bucks County CC)),
Hayden Ford (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford (Frostburg State University)),
Joe Giansante (Mississauga, Ontario/John Cabot (Alliance University)),
Marc Garcia (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Senior (Keystone College)),
Hunter Kraiza (Havertown, Pa./Haverford (Cabrini University)),
Stefan Leo (Golden, Colo./Golden Senior (Porterville CC)),
Ian Malone (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne (Desales University)),
Kaden Mannis (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown (Morton College)),
Alex Morales (Souderton, Pa./Souderton (Bucks County CC)),
Casey Murphy (Merion Station, Pa./Lower Merion (Ursinus College)),
Garrison Pregulman (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral (Los Angelas Pierce College)),
Gino Serechia (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton (Shepherd University)),
Jorden Sesar (Morrisville, Pa./Morrisville (Manhattan University)),
Luke Shahin (Ajax, Ontario/Archbishop Denis O'Connor(Augusta University)),
Dalton Turner (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy (Bucks County CC)) and
Brian Williams (Glenside, Pa./Roman Catholic (Bucks County CC)).
Individual Highlights
- Garcia went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, three RBI, two runs, two stolen bases and a walk in game one
- He then started game two on the mound, surrendering two earned runs over four innings
- Leo drove in two runs in both games as he hit a home run and a double
- Comer was 2-for-3 with two runs and a base on balls in the nightcap
- Williams picked up the win in game one with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, before Ford came on for a perfect ninth to earn his first save at HFU
- Murphy then improved to 6-4 after pitching a scoreless seventh in game two
- Sesar, who started the opener, struck out six and allowed two runs on four hits over five innings
- Andy Rivera (Silver Spring, Md./Woodrow Wilson (Montgomery College)) reached base multiple times in both games, finishing the doubleheader 3-for-6 with two runs, two walks, a triple and an RBI
- Caelan Phillips (Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park) provided two innings of scoreless relief in the nightcap
How it Happened
Game One
- Trailing 4-5 entering the bottom of the eighth, Garcia and Rivera got the game-winning rally started with back-to-back walks and after the first out, Leo drove them both in with a double
Game Two
- Holy Family then erased a 3-4 deficit with runs in both the sixth and seventh
- After taking advantage of an error to tie the game, Comer and Jalen David (Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond) led off the seventh with back-to-back singles
- Following an intentional walk of Rivera and the first out, Martinez singled through the left side to set off a celebration
Up Next
Holy Family closes out its regular season with a 12 p.m. doubleheader at Bridgeport on Tuesday.
