DANBURY, Conn. - Jason Sullivan (Meriden, Conn.) notched his 100th career hit as the Albertus Magnus College baseball team split with Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in a doubleheader season finale. Albertus took game one, 5-0 before losing game two, 8-2.
Sullivan's milestone hit came in the fourth inning of game one as he singled to lead off the inning. It was his second hit of the game as he also had an RBI double in the first inning. Adriel Espada (Bridgeport, Conn.) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run and Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) also doubled while scoring two runs in the first game. Albert Molina (Terryville, Conn.) pitched a complete game throwing seven innings and allowing just five hits with two strikeouts.
In game two, WCSU scored six runs in the bottom of the second enroute to the win. Elijah Spataj (Cheshire, Conn.) was 2-for-4 with a run in the game.
GAME 1
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 5 | WCSU 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (12-22) | WCSU (7-27)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Albertus jumped on the board with two runs in the top of the first as Espada led off the inning with a single and advanced to third on an error, and scored on a groundout by Spataj. Galarza and Sullivan followed with back-to-back doubles to take a 2-0 lead.
- After giving up two hits in the bottom of the first, Molina retired six straight batters and the Falcons' offense gave him some more run support, scoring a run in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by King Rivera (Bridgeport, Conn.).
- Two more runs crossed the plate in the top of the fifth as Anthony Abate and Galarza both reached on errors, putting runners on the corners. A wild pitch then scored Abate and another error off the bat of Tyler DeSanty (West Haven, Conn.) gave Albertus the 5-0 cushion.
- Molina allowed just two hits the rest of the game and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth to preserve the shutout.
ON THE MOUND
Albertus
- Albert Molina (W, 4-4) 7.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 5 Hits | 0 BB | 2 K
WCSU
- Sam Capetanaks (L, 1-5) 7.0 IP | 5 Runs | 2 ER | 7 Hits | 2 BB | 2 K
AT THE PLATE
Albertus
- Jason Sullivan 2-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI
- Adriel Espada 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 Run
- Eric Galarza 1-for-4 | 1 2B | 2 Runs
WCSU
- Nicholas Moeller 2-for-3
NOTEWORTHY
- Sullivan became the 20th member of the 100-hit club at Albertus.
GAME 2
THE BASICS
FINAL: WCSU 8 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (12-23) | WCSU (8-27)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Moeller put WCSU on the board in the first with an RBI single before Rivera answered for Albertus with an RBI single of his own.
- In the bottom of the second, the Wolves' bats produced six runs as the first six batters reached base before an out was recorded. Pietro Baia had an RBI double and Stanley Roman hit a two-run double to highlight the inning for WCSU.
- The Wolves added one more run in the bottom of the third as Anthony Piazza hit his second RBI single of the game. Albertus added a second run in the top of the fifth as Sullivan reached on an error that scored Spataj.
ON THE MOUND
Albertus
- Tyler Baldwin (L, 0-1) (New Britain, Conn.) 1.2 IP | 7 Runs | 5 ER | 7 Hits | 1 BB | 0 K
- Riley Corgan (New Milford, Conn.) 3.2 IP | 1 Run | 1 ER | 6 Hits | 0 BB | 3 K
- Aaron McIntyre (East Haven, Conn.) 0.2 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 0 BB | 1 K
WCSU
- Zacharu Schilling 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 2 BB | 2 K
- Jimmy Muthersbaugh (W, 1-2) 1.0 IP | 1 Run | 1 ER | 1 Hit | 2 BB | 0 K
- Luke Paluska 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 0 BB | 0 K
- Zachary Barry 1.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 Hits | 1 BB | 0 K
- Max Grewel 1.0 IP | 1 Run | 0 ER | 0 hits | 0 BB | 1 K
- Kenneth Firlings 2.0 IP | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 1 Hit | 1 BB | 1 K
AT THE PLATE
Albertus
- Elijah Spataj 2-for-4 | 1 Run
- King Rivera 1-for-1 | 1 RBI
WCSU
- Anthony Piazza 2-for-3 | 1 Run | 2 RBI
- Nicholas Moeller 2-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI
- Connor Gannon 2-for-4 | 2 Runs
NOTEWORTHY
- Albertus won the season series, 3-1 against the Wolves.
- The 12 wins for the Falcons were the most since 2019. They also increased their win total by three from last season.
