Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (April 1, 2015) – Senior Marc Calleo delivered three hits in the opener to propel the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team to 5-1 and 4-1 victories over DeSales University on Wednesday.
 
Stevens is now 10-9 on the season while DeSales is 6-9.
 
Game 1: Stevens 5, DeSales 1
                                                                                       
The Bulldogs put a run on the board in the top of second after an RBI double to right by Jay Maletz plated Carlos Urena who had reached on an infield single and swiped second. Senior Peirce Marston settled down after that, not allowing another hit and only two more baserunners reached base.
 
The Ducks answered with a four-run rally in the top of the sixth. Calleo led off with a double to left center, moved to third on a groundout and then came around to score on a sacrifice fly by junior Jayson Yano. The visitors would then stage a two-out rally with freshman Alex Detweiler reaching on an infield single and sophomore Harrison Kaye stole second as a pinch runner. Fellow sophomore Michael Mule' singled through the box to bring Kaye around to break the tie. Singles by senior Ryan Mannello and junior Tyler Bush loaded the bases, which brought up pinch hitter Nick Sieber. The junior broke out of his slump with a two-run single to right field to score Mannello and Mule'. Stevens tacked on an insurance run the following inning by capitalizing on a wild pitch to score Calleo.
 
Mule' had two hits while Calleo went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Marston tossed a seven inning complete game, surrendering three hits allowing just the one run while fanning six.
 
Chris Polaski started for the home team and threw five innings of three hit ball, walking two and striking out four to in the no-decision.
 
Game 2: Stevens 4, DeSales 1
 
In almost a carbon copy of game one, the nightcap saw the host Bulldogs score a run in the top of the second. This time, Urena reached an error and once again stole again to enter scoring position before getting knocked in by Colby Kulig's RBI single down the right field line. The Ducks knotted the game at one after a single by junior Jonathan Toro plated Bush who had hit a double down the right field line.
 
Stevens took the lead for good in the top of the fourth after Yano was hit by a pitch and came around to score on a Detweiler double. The guests doubled their lead the following inning after Yano drove in classmate Zeph Walters who had walked and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch.
 
DeSales threatened in the top of the sixth, after Urena and Kulig each slapped single through the right side and successfully executed a double steal with only one out. But junior Danny McIntyre got a little defensive support from senior Gregg Nickels who entered at third base as a defensive replacement earlier in the inning. Maletz lined a drive to third that Nickels snared and stepped on the bag for an unassisted double play. Stevens manufactured an insurance run in the top of the seventh after Toro led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and finally came around on a sac fly by Walters.
 
Sophomore Bret Viola got the win in relief, tossing two and two thirds innings of one hit ball while allowing only one hit. Junior Ryan Patterson sealed the victory, tossing a perfect inning for his third save. Walters, Yano and Detweiler each had one RBI each, while Yano stole two bases.
 
Kulig had two hits for the Bulldogs.
 
The Ducks are back in action Friday as they take on St. John Fisher in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

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