ASTON, Pa. - Marymount baseball opened AEC play on Friday afternoon, kicking off a three-game set with the Knights of Neumann at their spot. 

Taking the game by a final score of 7-5, the Saints mobe to 12-4 on the year, 1-0 in the AEC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints got on the board first with an RBI single off the bat of Andrew Schaeb, scoring Kevin Knoess. Chad Singleton kept the train rolling with an RBI single to right field to score Schaeb and give the Saints an early 2-0 advantage.
• Bobby Leitzel opened up the scoring in a five-run top of the third with a double down the left field line, scoring Quincy Via. McMath notched an RBI with a hit by pitch with the bases loaded, followed by a single from Alec Reilly to score Knoess. Singleton rounded out the scoring in the third with a successful squeeze play to put up a 7-0 lead.
• The Saints had to hold on down the stretch, but solid work out of the bullpen from Kyle Lewis shut the door, picking up his third save of the season. He went 3.0 scoreless innings while striking out three.
• David Muirhead moved his record to 3-1, going 6.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts. 
• Knoess picked up a two-hit day, with two runs scored.
• Schaeb collected a pair of RBI in the win. 
• Ryan Cuadros, Via, Reilly, and Singleton each knocked singles.
• Robert Moffett and Leitzel each punched a double.
• Via, Knoess, and Schaeb each stole a bag. 

UP NEXT

• The Saints will close out the series in doubleheader fashion on Sunday at Capital One Park beginning at 12 PM.