FRANKLIN, Mass. - Vance Ward (Norwalk, Conn.) had three hits for the Albertus Magnus College baseball team, but the Falcons lost an 18-6 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game to Dean College on Tuesday afternoon.

Ward finished the day 3-for-5, including a double, with an RBI and a run. Troy Piascik (East Haven, Conn.) was 2-for-5 with two RBI and Anthony Abate (Naugatuck, Conn.) was 2-for-5 with a run.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Dean 18 | Albertus Magnus 6

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-20, 4-10 GNAC) | Dean (10-22, 3-13 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first after the team had five hits in the inning Abate and Shawn Smith (Shelton, Conn.) both singled and Piascik drove Abate in with a single of his own. After a single from Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.) loaded the bases, Ward got his first hit of the day, beating out an infield single. Albertus left the bases loaded.
• The Dean offense came alive in the second and third innings as they took a 9-2 lead. Jacob Paschetto tied the game with a two-run home run,  the first of his three home runs. The Bulldogs took the lead on an RBI single by Rylan Secovich.
• Dean used a six-run third inning to take control of the game, as the first four batters reached base safely. Joey Bossinas hit a two-run singled followed by Paschetto's second two-run homer of the day. Dean added two more RBI singles in the inning.
• The Falcons got a run back in both the fourth and fifth innings on a wild pitch that scored Ward and an RBI single from Piascik, respectively
• The Bulldogs scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings as Paschetto hit a grand slam in the sixth for his third home run of the game. In the seventh, Nick Amendolar hit a two-run homer that made it a 17-4 game after the seventh inning.
• Albertus scored its final two runs in the top of the eighth courtesy of two errors by the Dean defense.

ON THE MOUND

Albertus

• Jack Angelo (East Haven, Conn.) (L, 2-2) 2.0 IP | 3 Runs | 2 ER | 5 Hits | 0 BB | 0 K
• Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) 0.0 IP | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 2 Hits | 1 BB | 0 K
• Tyler Harger (North Haven, Conn.) 2.0 IP | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 3 Hits | 1 BB | 0 K
• Croy Mastropietro (Prospect, Conn.) 3.0 IP | 8 Runs | 7 ER | 7 Hits | 2 BB | 1 K
• Aaron McIntyre (East Haven, Conn.) 1.0 IP | 1 Run | 1 ER | 2 Hits | 0 BB | 2 K

Dean

• Domenic Brazeau (W, 1-4) 7.0 IP | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 11 Hits | 2 BB | 8 K
• Zach Handfield 1.0 IP | 2 Runs | 1 ER | 1 Hit | 1 BB | 1 K
• Dylan Altermatt 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 0 BB | 1 K

AT THE PLATE

Albertus

• Vance Ward 3-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 RBI | 1 Run
• Troy Piascik 2-for-5 | 2 RBI
• Anthony Abate 2-for-5 | 1 Run
• Adriel Espada (Bridgeport, Conn.) 2-for-4 | 1 2B

Dean

• Jacob Paschetto 3-for-4 | 3 HR | 8 RBI | 3 Runs
• Gavin Goss 3-for-5 | 2 Runs | 2 RBI
• Nick Amendolara 2-for-5 | 1 HR | 2 RBI | 3 Runs
• Joey Bossinas 2-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI | 3 Runs

NOTEWORTHY

• It was the first three-hit game for Ward this season as he currently holds a six-game hitting streak.
• Espada now has a 12-game hitting streak.

UP NEXT

The Falcons go on the road to take on Gordon College in a non-conference game on Friday, April 26 at 3 p.m.