Winter Haven, Fla. - Saint Joseph's (2-0) utilized an 11-run fifth inning to overcome a four-run deficit in the nightcap and complete a sweep over Clark University (1-3) on Sunday afternoon.

St. Joe's defeated the Cougars, 6-4 and 18-6, respectively, on the opening day of the 2010 season for the Monks.

The sweep overshadowed a three-hit performance from junior Scott Hollingsworth (Tilton, N.H.), who cranked out the 100th hit of his career in the second game.

For Saint Joseph's, first baseman Ben Grant-Roy was 4-for-6 with two runs, two doubles, a triple and five RBI and freshman Mike Pratt enjoyed an outstanding debut, having gone 5-for-7 with four runs, a double and an RBI in his first collegiate twinbill.

The Monks got on the board first in the opener, as left fielder Sam Butts scored on a Grant-Roy single in the first inning. Catcher Travis Adams came up with one out and the bases loaded in the opening frame, but laced a line drive to Clark first baseman Mitch DeLorenzo (Berlin, Conn.), who stepped on the bag to complete an inning-ending double play.

The Cougars took the lead by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first, however. Clark lead-off hitter Stephen DeMartino (East Haven, Conn.) reached on a walk and scored two batters later when Phillip DiMarco (Bellingham, Mass.) lofted a sac fly to center. Ronald Bathrick (North Haven, Conn.) put his team ahead with a double to deep left-center, plating Hollingsworth, and DeLorenzo scored on a single by catcher Kevin Kopec (Katonah, N.Y.) to cap the inning scoring with the Cougars on top, 3-1.

Saint Joseph's regained the advantage with a three-run second inning, with RBI's from Campbell, Butts and Lee. Campbell drove home Pratt, who led off the frame with a single, while a fielder's choice and Butts plated right fielder Craig Woodbrey, who reached via base on balls, with a sacrifice fly to center. Campbell scored on a Lee base-knock to put the Monks back in the lead, 4-3.

Moran whiffed a pair in the bottom of the second, which yielded no runs for the Cougars. The Monks added two runs off an RBI single by second baseman Mike Burdin and a run-scoring double, deep to left-center, off Campbell's bat. Pratt and Adams singled and doubled, respectively, and scored the SJC runs, which put staked the Royal Blue to a 6-3 advantage.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, DeMartino plated shortstop Peter Lewis (Gardiner, Maine) with a double to close out the game scoring.

Michael Lamothe (Bellingham, Mass.), who allowed six hits and three walks with six K's in 5 1/3 innings, took the loss for the Cougars. Clark starting pitcher Nickolas Winchell (Scituate, R.I.) was forced to leave the game due to injury after allowing four runs off six hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings.

The Cougars jumped out to a four-run lead in game two with five hits, including a two-run triple by DiMarco, in the first inning.

The Monks chipped away at the deficit with single runs in the bottom of the first and fourth innings. Campbell doubled to lead off the first frame for the Royal Blue and later scored on a wild pitch by Clark starter Philip Bertocci (Thomaston, Maine) and Moran drove home Grant-Roy, who doubled, in the fourth inning.

A pair of miscues and several mental mistakes cost the Monks in the bottom of the fifth, as the Cougars added two runs to secure a 6-2 cushion. DiMarco and DeLorenzo registered RBI's in the inning.

The Monks lineup came to life in the bottom of the fifth, however, as the Royal Blue scored 10 runs before an out was recorded and 11 overall off of six hits while the Cougars exhausted their bullpen with three pitching changes. Bertocci had kept the Monks off-balance for the first four innings, but would not get an out before being chased in the fifth. Lee, Keneborus, Moran, Pratt, second baseman Dan Achorn and Eric LaBatte plated a run apiece, Grant-Roy sent home a pair, and third baseman Nick Saunders rapped a bases-loaded single that scored three during the game-changing offensive onslaught.

St. Joe's completed the game-scoring with five runs in the sixth inning, as Campbell registered an RBI single, Achorn drove home a pair with a base hit and Grant-Roy belted a two-run triple to deep right-center.

Freshman Derek Dubois (Haverhill, Mass.) was hit with the losing decision for Clark after allowing three runs during the bottom of the fifth inning.

Saint Joseph's will play WPI on Monday in a twinbill slated to begin at 12:00 PM, while Clark is set to take on Northland in a doubleheader on Monday at 9:00 AM.

Portions of this release courtesy Saint Joseph's (Maine) Sports Information