TYSONS, Va. -- Marymount baseball showed up to the plate in the opener of their three-game series, taking down the Mighty Macs of Immaculata by a final tally of 11-1.

The Saints improve to 21-17 overall on the season with the win, now sitting comfortably at 11-2 in conference play.

NOTABLE

• With his stolen bag in the first inning, Quincy Via tied the all-time stolen base record in Marymount baseball history.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bobby Leitzel dropped down a bunt to move Via to third in the bottom of the first inning, but an errant throw from the starter for Immaculata moved the speedy Via around third and gave Marymount an early advantage.
• Immaculata scored a lone run in the top of the second, but the Saints answered in the bottom of the third with an eight-run outburst, highlighted by two-RBI doubles off the bats of Andrew Schaeb and Jack McCarthy, followed by a two-RBI single from Daniel Fernandez.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Ryan Cuadros smacked a two-run home run over the right center field wall to give Marymount the final tally of 11-1.
• David Muirhead earned the win on the mound, tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts.
• Ketz Murray threw a scoreless inning of relief to slam the door.
• Leitzel went a perfect 4-4 on the day with a double, driving in an RBI.
• Cuadros and Jonathan McMath each had two hits and two RBI.
• Fernandez went 2-4 at the dish with two runs batted in.
• Via and Schaeb added the Saints other two hits.

UP NEXT

• The Saints will head to Immaculata to finish off the three-game set this Saturday, with first pitch slated for 12 PM.
• The Atlantic East Tournament will be held next week. Stay tuned at MarymountSaints.com for all information.