Baseball Rallies in Game Two; Splits Second Doubleheader with Southern New Hampshire 

PHILADELPHIA – Gabe Silva came into the fifth inning to pitch and helped hold down the Penmen to no scores. In the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded, all tied up, and holding two outs, Silva drove it down to shortstop where a fumbled ball allowed Joshua Lopez to make it home and complete a 7-0 comeback and earn an 8-7 win in game two. This helped Thomas Jefferson University baseball team (3-3) split their second doubleheader of the day against Southern New Hampshire (6-6). The Rams dropped the first game to the Penmen 9-4 in game one. 

WHAT HAPPENED 
GAME TWO: W 8-7 
Jefferson trailed in game two 7-0 after four innings. Southern New Hampshire earned four runs in the second inning off a two-run double and two-run single. The Penmen added a two-run homerun in the third inning while a ground out by shortstop allowed a runner to homeplate in the fourth to put Southern New Hampshire in a 7-0 advantage over the Rams. 

Silva switched from shortstop to pitcher at the top of the fifth inning and did not allow any hits through the next three innings, only allowing two runners on base after a walk and fielding error in that span. Silva also began the comeback by bringing the first runner to score for Jefferson, hitting a single to right field in the bottom of the fifth that brought teammate Marquie Wood to homeplate and put the Rams up on the board. 

Alex Gonzalez got Jefferson closer to the Penmen lead, nailing a three-run homerun to left field and turning the tide of the game, with Jefferson trailing Southern New Hampshire 7-4 in the bottom of the sixth. The Rams kept the score the same from the top of the seventh, getting all three batters out and setting themselves for a comeback in the bottom of the final inning. 

The bases were loaded from three singles by Chris McLean, Isaac Sherril, and Justin Egner, putting Joshua Lopez as the game-winning run at homeplate. A walk for Jos. Lopez and two straight hit-by-pitches towards Diego Santiago and Al. Gonzalez evened the game at 7-7 with the winning run now on third. After Wood struck out swinging, Silva got to plate as he looked to get the Rams the win. With two outs and a full count, Silva hit the ball to the shortstop. Southern New Hampshire could not handle the ball off the ground, getting all runners safe on base and allowing Jos. Lopez the winning run to seal an 8-7 comeback for Jefferson. 

QUICK HITS 
Silva: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 3.0 IP, 5 SO 
Chris McLean: 3-for-4, 1 R 
Justin Egner: 2-for-3, 2 R 
Joshua Lopez: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI 
Alex Gonzalez: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI 

GAME ONE: L 4-9 
Jefferson did fell to a similar hole in the first game, falling to 7-0 after three innings. Two homeruns in the second, one was a three-run homerun, put the Penmen up 4-0. Another homer in the third plus a single to left field and a fielder's choice got three more Southern New Hampshire runners to homeplate, putting them up 7-0.  

Jos. Lopez helped the Rams get on the board in the fourth, hitting a single to left field that brought home Alexander Angulo to homeplate. But another Penmen homerun in the fifth had it at 8-1. Al. Gonzalez put another run in the fifth off of a Silva single to right center. In the sixth inning, Jos. Lopez made it to homeplate from a Egner grounded out to have it at 8-4. Southern New Hampshire put one more run on the board with a walk as the bases were loaded, concluding the first game at 9-4 in favor of the Penmen. 

QUICK HITS 
Alexander Angulo: 1-for-2, 2 R 
Alex Gonzalez: 1-for-3, 1 R 
Joshua Lopez: 1-for-3, 1 RBI 
Gabe Silva: 1-for-2, 1 RBI 
AJ Lefton: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 7 SO 

UP NEXT 
The Rams will head on the road this Saturday, March 9 when they take on Lincon University (Pa.) in a doubleheader. First pitch is thrown at noon.