Malzahn's 2-Run Homer Sparks 13-4 Victory Over Pace

Vin Malzahn

The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team beat Pace University, 13-4 on Tuesday afternoon.  Vin Malzahn went 3-for-3 with a 2-run homer and starting pitcher Joe Ferrara went five innings, yielding only one run with four strikeouts. 

The scoring began with Frank Salerno's lead-off triple in the 3rd inning giving the Spartans an early 1-0 lead. In the fourth, Mike Walraven led off with a single, followed by a Mike Apreda RBI triple. Malzahn followed with a 2-run shot to dead center to stake STAC to a 4-0 lead.
 
For the game Apreda went 2-for-3 and Walraven went 2-for-3. Catcher George Wargo was 1-for-4 with 2 RBIs.  Salerno and freshman Nick D'Angleo each scored twice for the Spartans who are now 3-2 and head to Florida on Thursday.