DELAND, Fla. — In the final contest at Melching Field, the Sacred Heart University baseball team fell, 13-4, at Stetson on Tuesday.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-10
Stetson: 6-6

Up Next:
The Pioneers remain in the Sunshine State as they travel to Florida Atlantic for a three-game series on March 11-13. The first game will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Statistical Leaders:
Sam Mongelli (SHU): 3-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI
Steven Schoen (SHU): 1-1, 2RBI

Pitchers:
Luke Hansen (SHU): (L, 1-1) 0.1IP, 34P, 6H, 9R
Danny Garcia (SU): (W, 1-0) 6.0IP, 81P, 4H, 8K

Of Note:
The home team scored nine runs off four hits in the first inning to take the early lead.

Michael Attonito came in with one out in the opening inning to get two quick outs with a fly ball to right field and a batter who struckout swinging. The left-handed pitcher put in 2.0 innings of work to allow only one run with three strikeouts. 

Stetson maintained its lead with four runs across the third and fourth innings.

The Pioneers had a chance to cut the deficit in the top of the fourth with Sam Mongelli on first and Joe Emerson on second, but strong pitching kept them off the board. The Hatters only faced 11 batters across the first three innings with two stranded on base and only allowed one hit in the next two innings to keep the Pioneers scoreless.

Mongelli put Sacred Heart on the board as he cranked one out of left field in the seventh inning. The next frame, the shortstop doubled down the left field to bring Emerson home.

Coming in to play first base in the seventh inning, Steven Schoen drove home Mongelli and Robert Farruggio with a single up the left field line to cut the deficit within nine.

Charlie Costello inherited two in scoring position with only one out in the bottom of the fourth before exiting in inning in four at bats. The first-year didn't allow a run on four hits with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work.

Tim Cotter closed out the final three innings with no runs on a single hit and stuck out three batters.