HAMDEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College baseball team swept the Gators of Sage College in non-conference doubleheader action on Wednesday evening at Rochford Field. The Falcons took game one by a final score of 6-4, before securing the night cap with a 15-5 victory.

King Rivera (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Falcon's offense in the twin bill, going 3-for-7 with a walk, two runs scored, and four RBIs, while Sean Jefferson (West Haven, Conn.) went 3-for-7 with three runs scored, two walks, a home run, and two RBIs.   

THE BASICS
GAME 1 FINAL SCORE: Albertus 6 | Sage 4   
GAME 2 FINAL SCORE: Albertus 15 | Sage 5
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-7) | Sage (7-11)    

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 1

• The Gators threatened in the top of the first inning, putting runners on first and second with one out via an error and a walk, but Falcon's starter Tyler Baldwin (Cromwell, Conn.) induced a lineout to second base that doubled the runner on second up for an inning-ending double play.
• The Falcons took the early lead in the bottom of the frame when Jefferson drove a two-out fastball over the right field wall. Back-to-back walks to Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.) and Shawn Smith (Shelton, Conn.) put two on with two out, but Sage starter Isaac Brown wiggled out of the jam with a groundout.
• Baldwin kept the visitors off the board in the second with a 1-2-3 inning that included two punchouts.   
• AMC went back to work offensively in the bottom of the frame, as Anthony Broadhurst (Stratford, Conn.) led off the inning with a walk, before advancing to second on a wild pitch. A groundout advanced him to third, before Broadhurst scored on an RBI-lineout to right field from Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.). With two outs and none on, Ron Losacano (Old Lyme, Conn.) worked a walk, before Alex Kozlowski (Shelton, Conn.) followed with an infield single. Jefferson smacked a single to right field to score Losacano, before Sullivan ripped a two-RBI double down the left field line to give AMC the 5-0 lead.
• Sage cut the deficit to two in the top of the third with a three-run inning, before putting the Falcons down in order in the bottom of the third to send the teams into the fourth inning, with Albertus holding the 5-3 advantage.
• The Gators continued to swing the bat in the fourth, scoring a run on two hits to make it a one-run game, 5-4. The Falcons put two on in the bottom of the fourth on hits from Kozlowski and Jefferson, but were unable to push a run across and the teams moved to the fifth inning.
• The Falcons increased their lead to 6-4 in the fifth inning when S. Smith clobbered a fastball and sent it over the left centerfield wall for a homerun.
• In the sixth inning, Kozlowski connected for a one-out double, but was left stranded on the bags when Gator's hurler Nolan Sniffen induced a pair of groundouts to end the inning.
• AJ Rooks (Coventry, Conn.) took the ball in the top of the fifth, and held the Gators scoreless and hitless for the next three innings, while striking out four to earn the three-inning save and preserve the Falcon's 6-4 victory.   

ON THE MOUND
WP: Tyler Baldwin (W, 1-0) | 2.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 1 BB | 2 K
LP: Isaac Brown (L, 0-1) | 1.2 IP | 3 H | 5 R | 5 ER | 5 BB | 0 K  
SV: AJ Rooks (Sv, 1) | 3.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 1 BB | 4 K

AT THE PLATE

• Kozlowski went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double.
• Jefferson went 3-for-4 with a homerun, two runs scored, and two RBI's.
• S. Smith went 1-for-3 with a homerun, a walk, a run scored, and an RBI.
• Sullivan was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBI's.  

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 2

• Ryan Green (Torrington, Conn.) started on the mound for the Falcons in game two and hurled a scoreless three-up, three-down first inning.
• Albertus loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the first when Jefferson reached on a fielder's choice, Sullivan was hit by a pitch, and S. Smith worked a walk, but Sage starter Sam Shaw snuffed out the rally with an inning-ending strikeout.
• The Gators took the lead in the top of the second inning, taking advantage of a Falcon's error and a pair of hits to go up 3-0.
• Kyle Hensel (Wolcott, Conn.) got the Falcon's rolling in the bottom of the second with a hit by pitch. Rivera worked a walk, before Anthony Abate (Naugatuck, Conn.) dropped a bunt base hit to load the bases. A groundout and a flyout from Losacano and Kozlowski scored a pair of runs to trim the Falcon's deficit to one, 3-2.
• Green rebounded in the third inning with a scoreless 1-2-3 frame, before the Falcon's offense exploded in the bottom of the stanza.
• Sullivan and S. Smith worked a walk and a hit by pitch, to set the stage for John Riccio (Shelton, Conn.). Riccio didn't disappoint, driving an RBI-single back up the middle to score Sullivan. Hensel followed with an infield single and prompted a Gator's pitching change.
• Rivera greeted the Gator's reliever with a two-RBI single to center, before Abate launched a double to center field to score Hensel. Losacano followed up with a two-RBI single into the right centerfield gap to increase the Falcon's lead to 8-3.
• Green shut the Gator's down in the fourth and fifth innings, before AMC's offense hung another eight-spot in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Kozlowski reached on a throwing error, before a walk to Jefferson and a Sullivan hit-by-pitch loaded the bases. Back-to-back singles from S. Smith and Riccio scored a trio of runs, before Hensel chopped an infield single to second base to load the bases once again.
• A pair of fielder's choices and a hit by pitch scored three more runs for the Falcons, before the Gators finally stopped the bleeding with a strikeout.
• The Gators scored a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning on a two-run homer, but Falcon's reliver Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) slammed the door with a groundout to end the inning.
• The Falcon's loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning and tacked on another run when Rivera ripped an RBI-single into left field to score pinch runner Yandy James (Paterson, N.J.).
• Caden Cloutier (Wallingford, Conn.) closed out the game for the Falcons on the mound. With one out and two on, Cloutier induced a groundball to shortstop for a game-ending 6-4-3 double play to seal the non-conference doubleheader sweep for the Falcons.                

ON THE MOUND
WP: Ryan Greene (W, 1-1) | 5.0 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 1 BB | 5 K
LP: Sam Shaw (L, 0-1) | 2.0 IP | 1 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 4 BB | 2 K    

AT THE PLATE

• Losacano went 1-for-4 with four RBI's.
• Rivera was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, and four RBI's.
• Abate was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and two RBI's.
• Riccio was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI's.
• Hensel was 2-for-3 with three runs scored.

NOTEWORTHY

• With today's doubleheader sweep, Albertus is 2-0 all-time against Sage College.
• Green picked up his first career win.
• Riccio picked up his first career hits in today's doubleheader.
• S. Smith is now on a seven-game hitting streak.

UP NEXT

The Falcons continue their homestand with a conference doubleheader against the Lasers of Lasell College on Saturday, April 1^st. Game times are set for 1 PM and 3:30 PM at Rochford Field in Hamden, Conn.