HAMDEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Anna Maria, 5-0 and 9-8 on Monday afternoon at Rochford Field in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) twinbill.

In game one, Adriel Espada (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Anthony Abate (Naugatuck, Conn.) each had two hits for the Falcons, but the team left eight runners on base.

During game two, the Falcons rallied from a 7-0 deficit to get within one before the AMCATS closed out the game. Espada was 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs and an RBI. Vance Ward (Norwalk, Conn.) was 1-for-3 with two runs scored.

It was Senior Day for the Falcons as Zack Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) (Cromwell, Conn.), (Cromwell, Conn.), Nick Kownack (Schenectady, N.Y.), Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.) were honored in between games.

GAME 1

THE BASICS

FINAL: Anna Maria 5 | Albertus Magnus 0

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-18, 4-8 GNAC) | Anna Maria (15-17, 8-6 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The AMCATS got on the board in the top of the first as Jeremy Rosenberg hit a two-run double to put them up, 2-0. Anna Maria added another two-run double in the third, courtesy of Jarrod Marifiote.
• Albertus threatened in the bottom of the fourth as Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) singled and Troy Piascik (East Haven, Conn.) doubled with two outs. However both runners were stranded in scoring position.
• Anna Maria added one more run in the seventh and its pitching staff didn't allow anyone past second base the rest of the game. Anna Maria starting pitcher Owen Sullivan struck out 11 in eight innings.
• Albertus starting pitcher Albert Molina (Terryville, Conn.) pitched all nine innings in a complete game.

ON THE MOUND

Albertus

• Albert Molina (L, 3-4) 5 Runs | 5 ER | 10 Hits | 1 BB | 2 K

Anna Maria

• Owen Sullivan (W, 2-4) 8.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 7 Hits | 2 BB | 11 K
• Misael Guzman 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 0 BB | 1 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

• Adriel Espada 2-for-4 
• Anthony Abate 2-for-3 | 1 SB | 1 BB

Anna Maria

• Kosta Droisidis 2-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 Run | 1 RBI
• Jarrod Marifiote 1-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 Run | 2 RBI
• Jeremy Rosenberg 1-for-4 | 1 2B | 2 RBI

NOTEWORTHY

• It was Molina's third nine inning performance of the season.

GAME 2

THE BASICS

FINAL: Anna Maria 9 | Albertus Magnus 8
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-19, 4-9 GNAC) | Anna Maria (16-17, 9-6 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a rough start for the Falcons, giving up a run in the first inning before allowing six in the top of the second as the first four batters reached base for the Amcats. Brady Aylward had an RBI double and Jarryn Barber, an RBI single. A wild pitch scored the third run and Tommy Sasso and Kosta Drosidis hit back-to-back RBI doubles while Jeremy Rosenberg capped the inning with an RBI single. 
• Albertus had just one hit through the first four innings but the bats woke up in the bottom of the fifth as Elijah Spataj (Cheshire, Conn.), Piascik and Ward opened the inning with singles to load the bases. Spataj then scored on a wild pitch and Espada and Abate hit back-to-back RBI singles to make it a 7-3 game. While Espada was on third, a pickoff attempt was thrown away allowing him to score.
• The Falcons got to within one in the sixth inning on sacrifice flies from Spataj and Piascik.
• The AMCATS got two runs back in the top of the seventh, but the Falcons were able to load the bases without a hit as Ward was hit by a pitch followed by walks to Espada and Abate. Abate would score on a balk and the bases were loaded again after Sullivan was hit by a pitch. Anna Maria, however, was able to limit the damage allowing just one more run on a wild pitch while striking out the side.
• Albertus left two more runners on in the eighth and went down in order in the ninth.

ON THE MOUND

Albertus

• Riley Corgan (New Milford, Conn.) (L, 1-2) 1.1 IP | 7 Runs | 7 ER | 6 Hits | 2 BB | 2 K
• Aaron McIntyre (East Haven, Conn.) 2.2 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 0 BB | 1 K
• Zack Fenn 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 0 BB | 2 K
• Nick Kownack 1.1 IP | 2 Runs | 1 ER | 1 Hit | 1 BB | 1 K
• Tyler Baldwin 0.2 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 1 BB | 0 K
• Tyler Czeremcha (New Britain, Conn.) 2.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 2 BB | 1 K

Anna Maria 

• Michael Shorey (W, 5-4) 5.0 IP | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 6 Hits | 0 BB | 7 K
• Tyler Godin 2.0 IP | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 0 Hits | 2 BB | 4 K
• Misael Guzman (Save, 4) 2.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 2 BB | 1 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

• Adriel Espada 1-for-3 | 2 BB | 2 Runs | 1 RBI
• Elijah Spataj 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 Run
• Vance Ward 1-for-3 | 2 Runs

Anna Maria

• Josh Batchelder 1-for-2 | 2 Runs
• Matt Beuka 1-for-4 | 2 Runs | 1 BB
• Jeremy Rosenberg 2-for-5 | 1 RBI

NOTEWORTHY

• Piascik has a  hit in 12 straight games.
• Smith has a hit in 12 of his last 13 games.

UP NEXT

• The Falcons travel to Dean on Tuesday for a 3:30 GNAC game.