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Sophomore third baseman Jim Pasquine had three hits and scored four runs, and teammate Neil Pascarella delivered a game-winning, two-run triple to highlight Washington & Jefferson's baseball sweep of Allegheny Sunday at South Charlotte Park.
The Presidents (4-1) won Game 1, 4-2, then toppled the Gators, 9-7, in a back-and-forth affair.
Junior Dan Vietmeier was the winning pitcher in Game 1 after allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out a career-high eight.
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Mike Pereslucha hit three home runs during the doubleheader to lead Allegheny.
Lacrosse
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Doyle scored a career-high four goals to help the Washington & Jefferson College men's lacrosse team earn its second consecutive victory following a 15-8 victory over Adrian.
The Presidents (2-2) outscored the Bulldogs (1-2) in all four quarters, including a 6-3 in the second period.
The teams were tied, 3-3, early in the second quarter when senior midfielder Chris Vogel sparked a 4-0 W&J run with a goal at the 11:47 mark. Senior midfielder John Foran, junior attacker Zach Devilbiss and Doyle each added goals over the next four minutes to help W&J claim a 9-5 halftime lead.
Marquez cries foul against Pacquiao
Nacho Beristain's frustration made sense. For the second time in 15 days, the venerated Mexican trainer's fighting Marquez brothers had lost a close decision in a scintillating fight - and it had to hurt.
What didn't make sense to most observers at Juan Manuel Marquez's split-decision loss to Manny Pacquiao Saturday night was the way Beristain and the rest of Marquez's camp inexplicably blamed corrupt judging for a defeat by the narrowest margin: one point on one judge's scorecard.
"It is embarrassing now with what is happening with boxing," Beristain said, using the Spanish word for "disgrace." Two weeks earlier, he was in Rafael Marquez's corner during his loss to Israel Vazquez in a similarly thrilling bout.
But anybody at the Mandalay Bay Events Center who watched the bout without bias would have to disagree with Beristain. The WBC 130-pound title bout is sure to be remembered as one of the year's most entertaining fights, from Pacquiao's third-round knockdown to Marquez's fantastic final rounds, and a career peak for both courageous competitors.
By the 12th round, it was close enough to go either way - and that's precisely why it was so great.
"The fight was very close, but I thought the knockdown was the difference," said Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach. "If it would have gone the other way, I would have accepted it, because with a fight like that, the difference is almost nothing."
In that sense, it doesn't really matter who got the decision. Both guys fought a great fight, and they should both come out like winners."
