WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP – The University of Scranton baseball team couldn't come up with the timely hit it needed on Sunday afternoon, dropping a doubleheader at King's College, 5-1 and 3-2, at Lipo Field.

The Royals, now 3-4, got two hits in the opener from sophomore first baseman Ross Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair Academy, N.J.) and an RBI single from senior shortstop Tim LeCompte (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) in the third inning. Sophomore second baseman Matt Maghini (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) also singled and scored.

King's (6-1) got a run in the first and four more in the second to take control. Junior second baseman Anthony  Re (Bloomfield, N.J./Queen of Peace) had the big knock, a two-run single in the second inning.

Senior lefty Corey Gorman (Laflin, Pa./Coughlin) struck out seven in five innings while taking the loss.

In the second game, Scranton got two hits and an RBI from freshman outfielder Ray Grapsy (Covington Township, Pa./North Pocono) and two hits and a run from LeCompte. Sophomore third baseman Michael Umerich (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) also had an RBI single.

After King's scored a run in the first inning, the Royals knotted things on Umerich's RBI single in the fifth. But the Monarchs answered on a two-out, two-run homer by senior infielder Chris Sweeney (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood). The Royals got a run back in the sixth on Grapsy's infield single, but could get no closer.

Scranton is back in action when it opens Landmark Conference play on Saturday, March 16, with a doubleheader at Juniata beginning at 1 p.m. 

--ROYALS--