Baseball Sweeps Albertus Magnus

HOLYOKE, MA - The Elms College Baseball team hosted Albertus Magnus College in a conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Mackenzie Stadium.

BASICS
Game 1 (Conference)
Score: Elms College 9 | Albertus Magnus College 4
Record: Blazers 12-11, 2-3 (GNAC) | Falcons 3-12, 2-4 (GNAC)

Game 2 (Conference)
Score: Elms College 11 | Albertus Magnus College 1
Record: Blazers 13-11, 3-3 (GNAC) | Raiders 3-13, 2-5 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
Elms started out the game aggressive, as graduate student Tyler Galenski (Wilbraham, MA) recorded an RBI-single, graduate student Josh Pasini (Enfield, CT) an RBI-double, and senior Josh Nohilly (Bristol, CT) an RBI-single to give Elms a 3-0 lead early on in the game. The Blazers were very aggressive during the first inning, and Elms set the tone for the game early. Albertus Magnus scored a run in the bottom of the first inning, to make the score 3-1, but Elms was aggressive in the next inning again. In the second inning, Pasini recorded a two run-single, and senior Justin Miller (Prospect, CT) recorded an RBI-single to give the Blazers a commanding 6-1 lead. Elms added to their lead in the top of the third inning when senior Seamus Higgins (Rutland, MA) recorded an RBI-single to give the Blazers a 7-1 lead. Albertus threatened to come back in the fourth inning, as the Falcons scored three runs to cut the Blazers lead to three runs. However, the Falcons would not score the rest of the game, as the Elms pitching by senior Kyle Sebastyanski (Auburn, MA) remained strong, shutting the Falcons out the rest of the way. Elms added to their total in the top of the ninth inning with a Nohilly two-run home run, giving the Blazers a 9-4 win in game 1 of the doubleheader.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Nohilly: three hits and three runs batted in.

• Pasini: three hits and three runs batted in.

• Galenski: three hits and three runs batted in.

• Sebastyanksi: four shutout innings and four strikeouts.

Game 2
The Blazers picked up right where they left off in game one, as Galenski recorded a sacrifice fly to put Elms up 1-0 after the first inning. First-year Griffen Levesque (Agawam, MA) added to this run total for the Blazers in the second inning when drove in an RBI-single to give Elms a 2-0 lead. After these two runs, the Blazers bats were blanked, going scoreless for a couple of innings, giving the Falcons a chance to get back in the game. Albertus Magnus threatened to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth, scoring a run, but Elms remained strong on defense and left two Falcons runners on base. Both sides failed to produce any offense the next three innings until Elms put the game away in the 7th. With the bases loaded for the Blazers, Higgins and Galenski both recorded RBI-singles before the Falcons made a pitching change. This did not prove to be successful, as Pasini recorded an RBI-single, Nohilly was walked, scoring a run, and then Miller recorded a two run-single to give Elms a huge lead. The Blazers did not stop there, as Nohilly rounded the bases, scoring off a passed ball, and junior Blake Bastos (Mineola, NY) recorded a two run-double to give the Blazers a 11-1 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Miller: three hits and two runs batted in. 

• Bastos: two hits and two runs batted in.

• Junior Henry Rondon (Ansonia, CT): six scoreless innings and three strikeouts

• Galenski: two runs batted in and a hit.

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