ATHENS, W. Va. – Joe San Felippo fanned 10 batters and scored two times himself to help Wheeling Jesuit take the baseball series finale at Concord University Sunday.
 
The host Mountain Lions (23-11/19-9 Mountain East Conference) used a two-run fifth inning to edge the day's opener, 3-2, before San Felippo guided the Cardinals (9-18/8-14 MEC) to an 8-2 series final victory.
 
In the second contest, San Felippo went the first five innings where he struck out 10 hitters. He allowed seven hits, one earned run and four walks. At the plate, the sophomore drove in one run and scored twice to support his pitching effort.
 
Tyler Kowalczyk posted the top WJU hitting day with a 4-for-7 day. He went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the second game.
 
Patrick Ammar added three hits and Anthony Connacher and Dillon Sunnafrank chipped in two hits apiece.
 
Antonio Acierno and Josh Kernik held Concord to four hits and two earned runs over six innings in the first contest.
 
Wheeling Jesuit plays a road doubleheader at Urbana University on Wednesday, April 15, afternoon. First pitch set for 1 p.m.
 
Game 1
 
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the fifth inning, Connacher drove Luke Redmond, who pinch ran and stole third base, home to tie the game, 1-1.
 
Concord went ahead, 3-1, in the home half of the fifth. The Mountain Lions scored the first run on a sac fly, before they added an unearned run.
 
Pinch hitter Kevin Ross drilled a RBI single through the right side to score Kowalczyk in the top of the sixth to pull within, 3-2.
 
Concord retired Wheeling Jesuit in order in the top of the seventh to end to the game.
 
Game 2
 
Wheeling Jesuit plated three runs in its first at bat and never gave up the lead in the late contest. Kowalczyk drove a two-run single to left field and Patrick Orr drew a bases loaded walk.
 
Aaron Dinterman hit a one-out bases-loaded single to make it a 4-0 difference in the third frame.
 
The Cardinal offense gave San Felippo two more runs in the visiting fourth and fifth innings. Kowalczyk produced a RBI double in the fourth, while San Felippo and Sunnafrank drew bases-loaded walks in the fifth to extend the margin to 8-1.
 
Sunnafrank did not allow a hit over the final two innings in relief against Concord for the 8-2 final.