WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Palm Beach Atlantic's baseball team played their final two games at J.M. "Jake" Rubin Park earlier today against Saint Leo. The Sailfish struggled in both games, losing the first 10-2 and the second 8-2.
The first game was a continuation of the doubleheader game that was suspended due to inclement weather. The game began where it had left off the previous night, in the top of the second with a runner on second base and the score 2-0 in favor of the Saint Leo Lions. It took a while for both sides to settle into the game, but the Lions opened things up in the fourth inning. They scored three runs off of two RBI hits towards left center field. The Lions followed that inning up with a three run home run in the fifth to make the score 8-0.
PBA had some cold bats in the first game. They did not tally their first hit of the game until the seventh inning when
Mikey Casaleggio doubled to right field.
Sean Houck, playing in his last couple of games at home, sinlged up the middle to bring Casaleggio in to score. Another Senior,
Jake Roper, singled later in the inning to put more pressure on the Saint Leo defense. Houck would later score after a wild pitch from the Lions defense.
Those would be the only runs the Sailfish would get in this game, as they seemed to be unable to get much going after the seventh inning. Saint Leo would get two insurance runs in the seventh inning as well to make the final score 10-2.
The second game was more tightly contested in the early goings. The Sailfish would tally more hits in this game as opposed to the first, but were unable to do any significant damage. The game was a rough one defensively for the 'Fish as they had four costly errors that set up the Lions to score runs. Saint Leo would have a one run lead into the eighth inning, where they scored five runs and dashed the hopes of a PBA win in their final game at the Jake. The offense for the 'Fish came up short late in the game, and the final score would be 8-2.
The Sailfish will hit the road for their final three games of the season against Florida Tech in an SSC series on May 6.