NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Peyton Thomas (Washington, Conn.) pitched a complete game shutout, while Joey O'Hara (Bethel, Conn.) hit a grand slam in game one as the Albertus Magnus College baseball team split a doubleheader with Dean College on Sunday at Rochford Field. The Falcons took game one, 9-0, before falling in game two, 15-5.

Thomas threw seven innings, giving up five hits, walking four while striking out seven batters on the day. O'Hara's grand slam was the second in as many days as he hit one in game one on Saturday against Colby-Sawyer. 

Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) also hit a home run in game one as he drove in four runs in the game. He also had two hits in game two.

Mark Whittington (Meriden, Conn.) homered in game two and drove in three runs. Adriel Espada (Bridgeport, Conn.) scored four runs between the two games.

GAME 1

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 9 | Dean 0

RECORDS: Albertus (11-16, 5-10 GNAC) | Dean (14-11, 6-7 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Thomas cruised through the first three innings, striking out three batters and allowing just two hits. The Falcons offense rewarded him with three runs in the bottom of the third as Galarza hit his third home run of the season on a three-run shot to centerfield that scored Brayden Hastings (Wallingford, Conn.), who doubled and Espada, who walked earlier in the inning.
• In the top of the fifth, Thomas got out of a bases loaded jam without allowing a run to keep Dean scoreless. In the bottom of the inning with a runner already on, Dean's Domenic Brazeau walked three straight batters - the final one to Galarza - to plate a run. O'Hara then came up and hit a ball that left little doubt and went over the centerfield wall for his seventh home run - and second grand slam - of the season to put the Falcons ahead, 8-0. Alex Perez (Meriden, Conn.) added a sacrifice fly for the final run.
• Thomas struckout a batter in both the sixth and seventh innings and left four runners on base during those innings to preserve the win.

ON THE HILL

Albertus

Peyton Thomas (W, 2-3) 7.0 IP | 5 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 4 BB | 7 K

Dean 

Domenic Brazeau (L, 3-2) 6.0 IP | 8 Hits | 9 Runs | 9 ER | 4 BB | 7 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Joey O'Hara 2-for-3 | 1 HR | 1 Run | 4 RBI

Eric Galarza 2-for-2 | 1 HR | 2 Runs | 4 RBI

Brayden Hastings 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 2 Runs 

Dean

 Gavin Goss 2-for-4

Case Lachanse 1-for-2 

GAME 2

THE BASICS

FINAL: Dean 15 | Albertus 5

RECORDS: Albertus (11-17, 5-11 GNAC) | Dean (15-11, 7-7 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first two innings of the game were scoreless. Dean right fielder Jacob Paschetto robbed a home run off the bat of Baltazar Mesa (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) to keep the game scoreless.
• Hastings and Espada each singled before Whittington hit a three-run homer - his fourth of the season - to put the Falcons ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the third. Two batters later, O'Hara had a home run robbed by center fielder Colin Favata as the Falcons still held the three-run lead.
• Dean responded with three runs in the top of the fourth, including RBI singles by Case Lachance and Favata.
• The Bulldogs added a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth courtesy of a two-run homer by Paschetto to go ahead, 6-3.
• Dean added a run in the seventh and Tyler Giambra and Colin Favata hit back-to-back home runs to open the top of the eighth to put Dean ahead, 11-3.
• The Bulldogs scored six times in the top of the ninth to make it a 15-3 game, including a two-run double by Giambra.
• Albertus rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning, one coming on an RBI single by Noah Grosso (Farmington, Conn.).

ON THE HILL

Albertus

Alexander Heidel 3.2 IP | 4 Hits | 3 Runs | 3 ER | 4 BB | 1 K

Joshua Santiago (L, 1-2) 4.1 IP | 7 Hits | 6 Runs | 6 ER | 1 BB | 2 K

Hristos Tomczak 0.1 IP | 1 Hits | 5 Runs | 4 ER | 4 BB | 0 K

Sean Croken 0.2 IP | 2 Hits | 1 Run | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K

Dean

Nick Swain 3.2 IP | 4 Hits | 3 Runs | 3 ER | 4 BB | 1 K

Philip Curran (W, 2-0) 5.1 IP | 2 Hits | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 6 BB | 4 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

Adriel Espada 1-for-2 | 2 Runs

Mark Whittington 1-for-3 | | 1 HR | 1 Run | 3 RBI

Eric Galarza 2-for-3 

Dean

Tyler Giambara 4-for-5 | 2 2B | 1 HR | 4 Runs | 4 RBI

Dylan Altermatt 2-for-4 | 2 Runs

NOTEWORTHY

Galarza leads the GNAC with a .431 average and 40 RBI.

UP NEXT

The Falcons head to WestConn on Wednesday April 15 in non-conference action, with games set for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.