HAMDEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Mitchell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilt on Saturday at Rochford Field, 15-4 and 13-3.
Shawn Smith (Shelton, Conn.) hit a homer in game one and Adriel Espada (Bridgeport, Conn.) was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in game one.
GAME 1
THE BASICS
FINAL: Mitchell 15 | Albertus 4
RECORDS: Albertus (3-10, 0-3 GNAC) | Mitchell (10-12, 3-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Albertus starting pitcher Albert Molina (Terryville, Conn.) set down the top of the order of the Mitchell lineup in the first inning and the Falcons were able to put a run on the board in the bottom half on an RBI groundout by Anthony Abate (Naugatuck, Conn.).
- Espada gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead on an RBI single that scored Colin Telford (Branford, Conn.), who singled to lead off the bottom of the third inning.
- Mitchell tied the game in the top of the fourth on RBI singles by Braiden Alaimo and Chas Terni, Jr.
- Smith launched his second homer of the season - a two-run shot - to put Albertus up once again, 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
- The Mariners took the lead in the top of the fifth on a two-run homer in the top of the fifth by Kennth Miller, Jr. Miller, Jr. then followed it up with another homer in the top of the seventh to take a 6-4 lead.
- Mitchell blew the game open with six runs in the top of the eighth, which included a two-run double by Terni, Jr. The Mariners added three more runs in the ninth.
ON THE HILL
Albertus
Albert Molina (L, 1-3) 5.1 IP | 7 Hits | 5 Runs | 5 ER | 3 BB | 0 K
Ryan Green (Torrington, Conn.) 1.2 IP | 3 Hits | 6 Runs | 6 ER | 4 BB | 1 K
Tyler Baldwin (Cromwell, Conn.) 2.0 IP | 5 Hits | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 1 BB | 3 K
Mitchell
Chris Gibbs (W, 3-2) 7.0 IP | 5 Hits | 4 Runs | 4 ER | 4 BB | 7 K
Jacob Quiles 1.0 IP | 0 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K
Ethan Chavez 1.0 IP | 0 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K
AT THE PLATE
Albertus
Shawn Smith 1-for-4 | 1 HR | 1 Run | 2 RBI
Adriel Espada 2-for-4 | 1 Run | 1 RBI
Mitchell
Kenneth Miller, Jr. 2-for-4 | 2 HR | 4 Runs | 3 RBI
Chas Terni, Jr. 2-for-4 | 4 RBI
Ryan Dennis 3-for-5 | 3 Runs
GAME 2
THE BASICS
FINAL: Mitchell 13 | Albertus 3 (7 innings)
RECORDS: Albertus (3-11, 0-4 GNAC) | Mitchell (11-12, 4-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Mitchell jumped out to a 4-1 lead after the first inning that included a two-run single by Thai-ler Sestokas in the top of the frame. In the bottom of the inning, the Falcons got a run back on an RBI single by Elijah Spataj (Cheshire, Conn.)
- The Mariners scored four more runs in the top of the second to take an 8-1 lead as Terni, Jr. hit the first of his three run homers, a two-run shot.
- Mitchell scored one more run in the third and one more in the fourth on a solo homer from Terni, Jr.
- The Falcons scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth, making it a 10-2 game.
- Miller, Jr. hit his third homer of the day and Terni, Jr. hit his third homer of the game in the top of the sixth to make it a 13-2 game.
- Albertus added one more run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth.
ON THE HILL
Albertus
Riley Corgan (New Milford, Conn.) (L, 0-1) 6.0 IP | 12 Hits | 13 Runs | 12 ER | 5 Bb | 3 K
Toby Marineau (Manchester, Conn.) 1.0 IP | 0 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 1 K
Mitchell
Joshua Scamman (W, 2-2) 5.0 IP | 4 Hits | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 2 BB | 7 K
Mason Rodriguez 1.0 IP | 1 Hit | 1 Run | 0 ER | 1 BB | 1 K
Evan Lipski 1.0 IP | 0 Hits | 0 Run | 0 ER | 1 BB | 2 K
AT THE PLATE
Albertus
Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1-for-1 | 2 BB | 2 Runs
Elijah Spataj 2-for-2 | 1 RBI
Mitchell
Chas Terni, Jr. 3-for-4 | 3 HR | 3 Runs | 5 RBI
Kenneth Miller, Jr. 2-for-4 | 1 HR | 3 Runs | 2 RBI
UP NEXT
The Falcons head to Lasell on Sunday for a 4 p.m. first pitch in a GNAC matchup.
