FORT MYERS, Fla. - Shortstop Gaetano Florio's first home run of the year provided the only scoring for the University of Dubuque baseball team as they fell to St. Lawrence University, 13-1, in their first of nine Spring Break games.

Florio's four-bagger tied it up at 1 after the third inning in a pitcher's dual up. The St. Lawrence (1-0) quickly erupted for 10 runs over innings five through seven to put away the Spartans (3-1). UD piled on 11 hits, but couldn't string a scoring run together as their three-game winning streak to start the season was interrupted.

St. Lawrence totaled 16 hits in their first game of the season and first-ever meeting against UD.

Florio, DH Dalton Garst, and CF Daniel Casanova all finished wih two hits as Garst collected one of UD's two doubles. 

UD starter Josh Eastman (1-1) took the loss for the Spartans after surrendering six earned runs on seven hits and notching three strikeouts.

The Spartans continue their Spring Break trip with a double-header on Sunday, March 15 against UM-Morris and McDaniel College at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., respectively.