NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team dropped a pair of hard-fought contests to the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader match-up. The Chargers took game one by a final score of 6-3 before securing the nightcap 7-6. 

John Riccio (Shelton, Conn.), Aidan Kane (Middlebury, Conn.), and Sean Jefferson (West Haven, Conn.) finished the doubleheader with two hits apiece.

Ron Losacano (Old Lyme, Conn.) led the Falcons in game two with three hits and three RBIs, while Nick Ramos (Mineola, N.Y.) recorded a pair of RBI in game one. 

Christian Corliss (Burlington, Conn.) hurled a complete game in the opener, allowing two earned runs in six innings of work. 

THE BASICS
FINAL (G1): Colby-Sawyer 6 | Albertus Magnus 3
FINAL (G2): Colby-Sawyer 7 | Albertus Magnus 6
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-18, 2-10 GNAC) | Colby-Sawyer (6-20, 3-9 GNAC)
BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 1

• Colby-Sawyer kicked off game one of the conference doubleheader, recording back-to-back three-run innings to take a commanding six-run lead over the Falcons.
• Albertus broke its scoreless drought in the top of the fourth as Ramos fouled to right field to earn the sacrifice fly and drive in Jefferson from third, who led off the inning with a single to right field.
• Despite going down 1-2-3 in the fifth, Albertus rallied for two runs on one hit, including a RBI double to right field from Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.), to cut the lead in half, 6-3.
• With one out, Riccio got things started with a hit-by-pitch followed by a walk by Jefferson. Sullivan's double allowed Riccio to score for the inning's first run. Ramos kept things moving with a grounder to third, sending Jefferson home before the final out of the inning was collected.
• Solid pitching from Colby-Sawyer's Zach Rogers kept the Falcons at bay as the visitors went down 1-2-3 during their final at-bat. 

ON THE MOUND
WP: Zach Rogers (W, 3-2) - 7.0 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 2 BB | 4 SO | 0 HR
LP: Christian Corliss (L, 1-5) - 6.0 IP | 6 H | 6 R | 2 ER | 22 BB | 1 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Jefferson, Sullivan, and Kane earned a hit.
• Ramos collected a team-high two RBI, while Sullivan tallied one. 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Game 2

• Colby-Sawyer opened the nightcap by scoring a pair of runs on four hits to take the early 2-0 lead, but the Chargers' advantage was short-lived as a single down the left field line from Ron Losacano (Old Lyme, Conn.) evened the game at 2-2 in the top of the second.
• The Chargers regained the lead in the bottom of the third as the hosts scored its third run of the game on a successful squeeze bunt.
• The pitchers held the advantage for the next three innings, as neither team was able to generate any offense.
• The Falcons broke through in the top of the seventh as Losacano led off the frame with a single down the left field line. A sacrifice bunt from Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) moved Losacano to second base before Jefferson unloaded on a fastball and launched a tape measure homerun over the right field fence to give AMC the 4-3 advantage.
• The Chargers evened the score at 4-all in the bottom of the seventh behind a sacrifice pop-up into the outfield that was snared by Sullivan at first base, allowing the runner from third to cross home plate.
• The Falcons took the lead back in the top of the eighth after scoring two runs on two hits. Kane worked a walk and advanced to second base on a wild pitch before a double from Anthony Broadhurst (Stratford, Conn.) allowed Kane to score. Losacano then drove a one-out single into right field to score Broadhurst and expand the visitor's advantage to 6-4.
• In the bottom of the ninth, the Chargers sandwiched a strikeout around a pair of singles to put runners on first and second with one out. A balk moved the runners to second and third before a single to left field brought both runners home and tied the game at six.
• A stolen base and an errant throw put a runner on third before a mishandled flyball scored the seventh run for the Chargers and handed Albertus the 7-6 setback. 

ON THE MOUND
WP: Kam Lovelette (W, 1-2) | 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0ER | 0 BB | 1 SO
LP:  Alex Kozlowski (L, 0-1) | 1.1 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 2 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Losacano tabbed a team-high three hits for three at-bats, while Riccio scored two-for-three.
• Three Falcons each had one hit: Jefferson, Kane, and Broadhurst.
• Losacano also collected a team-high three RBI, while Jefferson had two RBI.
• Broadhurst recorded one RBI.
• Jefferson recorded his seventh home run of the season.

UP NEXT
The baseball team celebrates Senior Day on Wednesday, April 19th, with a home non-conference doubleheader against the Wolves of Western Connecticut State University. Game times are set for 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with seniors being honored in between games.