Box Score DeLand, Fla. ? Casey Frawley (New Haven, Ct.) came alive at the plate Sunday with a 4-for-5 afternoon including two singles, a double, a triple and three RBI to lead the Hatters to an 11-6 win over the Buccaneers. With the win Stetson (26-26, 15-12) completed a three-game sweep of ETSU (23-25, 9-18) and reached a .500 winning percentage for the first time this season.
Jeremy Cruz (Miami, Fla.) was 3-for-5 with two RBI and Aaron Crittenden (Fort Myers, Fla.) finished 2-for-4 including his 13th home run of the season and three RBI. Kyle Maulbetsch (St. Augustine, Fla.) also blasted a home run for the Hatters, his third of 2009.
Freshman Lindsay Caughel (Orlando, Fla.) pitched the first five innings and picked up the victory running his record to 4-2 on the season. He surrendered five hits and two runs while striking out one batter. Ryan Sweat (DeBary, Fla.) and Robbie Powell (Punta Gorda, Fla.) each gave up four hits and two runs in relief. Ian Thompson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) added to his conference leading appearance total (31) when he retired the final two batters.
Looking to avoid a sweep ETSU announced its intentions early with a two-run home run by Paul Hoilman (Johnson City, Tenn.) in the top of the first inning. After a scoreless second, Stetson made a statement of its own with five runs on three hits. With one out Jacob deGrom (DeLeon Springs, Fla.) walked, Sean Emory (Miami, Fla.) picked up a bunt single, and Jeff Simpson (Valrico, Fla.) walked to load the bases. Frawley followed with a sharp single through the left side scoring deGrom and Emory. Then with two outs Crittenden crushed his home run to centerfield plating three more runs.
Stetson scored single runs in each of the next four innings including the solo dinger down the left field line by Maulbetsch in the sixth. As they did last night, the Hatters scored at least one run in each inning but two.
The home team tallied its final two runs in the eighth on an RBI triple by Frawley and an RBI single by Cruz, his A-Sun leading 72nd of the season.
Stetson will host UCF Tuesday night for its final regular season home game of the season. It will also be senior night as the Hatters honor Blake Marsocci (Okeechobee, Fla.), Jake Hitchcock (Alachua, Fla.), Andy Mauldin (Gainesville, Fla.), and Cruz in a pregame ceremony. Stetson fans can hear all the games on Hatter Vision found at www.gohatters.com. The voice of Hatters baseball Bill Topping will call the action. Tickets for all Stetson home games can be purchased on line at gohatters.com or at the gate on game day.
