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Weitzel, Kott power Saints baseball to 10-6 win over Plattsburgh

Posted 4/12/11

Sophomore Andy Weitzel threw six innings of three-hit relief for his first collegiate win and St. Lawrence University's baseball team scored six times in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome an …

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Weitzel, Kott power Saints baseball to 10-6 win over Plattsburgh

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Sophomore Andy Weitzel threw six innings of three-hit relief for his first collegiate win and St. Lawrence University's baseball team scored six times in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome an early Plattsburgh league en route a 10-6 win at Tom Fay Field Tuesday afternoon.

The Saints, now 9-13 on the season, got a big day from first baseman Jeff Kott who went three for four with a three run homer and drove in five runs.

Plattsburgh, 10-13, jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Saint starter Matt Skelly, scoring three in the top of the first on a two run single by Crockett Pack and a run-scoring single by Jon Handy. Donny Coolidge drove in the fourth Cardinal run in the top of the fourth, hitting a two out  rbi single.

The Saints worked back into it against Plattsburgh starter Matt O'Leary in the bottom of the fourth as Paul Piatelli led off with a single and while he was erased on a fielder's choice, the Saints had runners at first and third when Zane Fish singled and Kott lined a home run over the left center field fence to make it a 4-3 game.

Weitzel, making his eighth appearance, all in relief, came on in the top of the third and shut Plattsburgh down and the Saints scored six times on five hits in the bottom of the sixth to set up his win.

Piatelli walked against Plattsburgh reliever Kyle Kelly to start the big inning and Khifer O'Connor singled to right. Brian Magovney then singled to right, scoring Piatelli and after Fish was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Kott greeted new Cardinal pitcher Steven Corea with a two-run single to center to make it a 6-4 Saint lead. Ethan Braddock then singled in a run, Carter Franz doubled home another and Bryan Palermo hit a sacrifice fly to center to give the Saints a 9-4 lead.

Plattsburgh got one back, scoring its lone run off Weitzel in the top of the eighth as Danny Roeser blooped a double into short left center and Miguel Lopez dropped  a single into right which just eluded Piatelli's diving try for a catch. Brandon Cross reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Roeser, but Weitzel got out of the inning without further scoring.

The Saints came right back with an answer in the bottom of the eighth as Kott singled, went to second on Joshin Atone's sacrifice bunt and scored on Palermo's single down the third base line.

Plattsburgh cut it to 10-6 in the top of the ninth against Saint freshman reliever Mike Dell'Olio, getting a double from Pat Shaughnessy, who moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Handy's single before Dell'Olio closed it out for the Saints.