NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team swept the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College in convincing fashion on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader at Rochford Field. The Falcons took game one by a final score of 13-4 before winning the nightcap by a final score of 13-6.

Prior to the start of game two, the Falcons honored their nine-member graduating class as a part of the team's Senior Day. Matt Warren (Wolcott, Conn.), Nhasean Murphy (Manchester, Conn.), David Flynn (Milford, Conn.), Matthew Silverstein (Shelton, Conn.), Joe Matthews (Anaheim, Calif.), Alan Stinson (Watertown, Conn.), Michael Pepe (Cheshire, Conn.), Matt Lewczyk (Windsor, Conn.), and Ike Flannery (Wethersfield, Conn.) were all honored by the Albertus Magnus College baseball team.

Anthony Broadhurst (Stratford, Conn.) led the Falcons in game one with three hits, a run scored, and five RBIs, while Murphy paced the Falcons in game two with two hits, two runs scored, and three RBIs.

THE BASICS
FINAL (G1): Albertus Magnus 13 | Colby-Sawyer 4
FINAL (G2): Albertus Magnus 13 | Colby-Sawyer 6
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-20, 7-9 GNAC) | Colby-Sawyer (7-24, 4-10 GNAC)
LOCATION: Rochford Field-Hamden, Conn.

HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 1
Following a scoreless top of the first inning, the Falcons opened game one's scoring in the home half of the frame. Lewczyk began the inning with a lead-off double down the left-field line. After getting to third on a fly-out, Lewczyk was driven home on the next at-bat on a towering Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.) homer to center field. Up 2-0, Albertus put two more on with a single and a walk. Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) loaded the bases with a single to left before Broadhurst cleared the bags with a double down the left-field line to make it a 5-0 game.

Tyler Baldwin (Cromwell, Conn.) continued his stellar start to the game, retiring the side 1-2-3 in the top of the second. The Falcons' offense rewarded their pitcher with another run in their half of the frame. Sullivan smacked a deep fly to right-center, earning a three-base error after the center fielder could not make the catch for the third out. Sean Jefferson (West Haven, Conn.) followed up shortly after, singling to left to widen Albertus' lead to 6-0.

Baldwin continued to keep the Chargers off the scoreboard with scoreless third and fourth innings. The sophomore worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth, inducing a fly-out to end the threat.

The Falcons looked primed to add to their lead in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with one out. Ron Losacano (Old Lyme, Conn.) and Jefferson singled, while Shawn Smith (Shelton, Conn.) worked a walk. Unfortunately for AMC, the Charger's relief pitcher, Matt Miller, got out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.

Colby-Sawyer burst onto the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning, hanging a four-spot on the board to bring its deficit to two, 6-4. An error and two singles quickly loaded the bases for Cooper O'Brien, who sent a grand slam over the center-field fence.

After a scoreless fifth, the Falcons answered the Chargers with a massive bottom of the sixth inning. Albertus tallied seven runs on eight hits and no errors to build a commanding 13-4 advantage. Losacano began the frame with a lead-off single before scoring on a Jefferson homer to left field. Three straight singles then loaded the bases for Broadhurst, who smacked a two-RBI single to right. Murphy capped off the high-scoring frame with a three-run blast to left center that plated Broadhurst and Arent.

Stinson entered in relief of Baldwin in the top of the seventh and sealed the GNAC victory with a 1-2-3 frame, striking out the game's final batter.

TOP PERFORMERS

• WP: Tyler Baldwin (W, 2-5) - 6.0 Innings | 8 Hits | 4 Runs | 0 Walks | 2 Strikeouts
• LP: Jackson Parmentier (L, 0-1) - 3.0 Innings | 8 Hits | 6 Runs | 1 Walk | 3 Strikeout
• Jefferson paced the Falcons with a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
• Broadhurst led all players with five RBIs.
• Sullivan, Jefferson, Smith, and Arent all scored two runs.
• Sullivan, Jefferson, and Murphy all hit home runs.

HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 2
In game two, the Falcons' bats stayed hot as they hung 10 runs on Colby-Sawyer starting pitcher Kam Lovelette in just one-third of an inning. Albertus quickly loaded the bases with back-to-back singles and an error. Warren plated one run after getting hit by a pitch before Losacano scored on the next at-bat on a wild pitch. Next, Yandy James (Paterson, N.J.) brought two more across with a single to right. Murphy followed with a two-RBI single of his own before Losacano and Sullivan plated one each with a walk and a single, respectively. Jefferson capped off the impressive inning for Albertus with a two-run single to right to give the home squad an early 10-0 advantage.

After holding the Chargers scoreless again in the top of the second, the Falcons added three more to their tally to build a 13-0 advantage. Nick Ramos (Mineola, N.Y.) began the push with a one-out single before Arent hit a double to left-center field. Murphy followed with a double to plate Ramos, while a Lewczyk single brought Murphy and Arent across.

Both teams traded scoreless innings before the Chargers got onto the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. Colby-Sawyer scored six runs on seven hits to draw its deficit to seven runs, 13-6.

The teams remained aggressive for the remainder of the game, putting runners on in each half inning, but neither team could push across any more runs. Stinson and Silverstein combined to throw scoreless sixth and seventh innings, with Silverstein striking out the side in the seventh to give the Falcons the 13-6 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS

• WP: Shawn Smith (W, 1-0) - 1.1 Innings | 1 Hit | 0 Runs | 2 Walks | 0 Strikeouts
• LP: Kam Lovelette (L, 1-6) - 0.1 Innings | 7 Hits | 10 Runs | 2 Walks | 0 Strikeouts
• Lewczyk was 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs.
• Sullivan was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
• Ramos was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
• Murphy was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs.
• Smith, Stinson, and Silverstein each threw scoreless innings for the Falcons.

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's games marked the fourth and fifth all-time meetings between the Falcons and Chargers.
• With the sweep, AMC improves to a perfect 5-0 all-time against Colby-Sawyer.
• Sullivan hit his third home run of the season.
• Lewczyk is on a four-game hit streak and is batting .500 (8-for-16) during that stretch.
• Ramos recorded the first multi-hit game of his career.
• Murphy is batting .538 (7-for-13) with five runs scored, eight RBIs, two doubles, and two home runs in his last four games.

UP NEXT
The Albertus Magnus baseball team will welcome the Lions of Eastern Nazarene on Wednesday, April 27, for a home doubleheader. Game times are set for 4 and 6:30 PM on Rochford Field in Hamden, Conn.