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American Int'l AMERICAN 8-25
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Winner Assumption ASSUMPTI 18-14
American Int'l AMERICAN
8-25
5
Final
8
Assumption ASSUMPTI
18-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American Int'l AMERICAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 2
Assumption ASSUMPTI 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 X 8 11 2

W: M. Metivier (1-0) L: Gaul, Brandon (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Mendez drives in three in baseball's loss at Assumption

WORCESTER, Massachusetts - The American International College baseball team's last push against Assumption University came up short as the Yellow Jackets fell by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday, April 20.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: Assumption 8, AIC 5
RECORDS: AIC moves to 8-25 while Assumption moves to 18-14
Win: M. Metivier (1-0) Loss: Brandon Gaul (1-3)
LOCATION: Rocheleau Field - Worcester, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Brandon Gaul: Loss (1-3), 2.1 innings pitched, seven hits, five runs, 44 pitches
Angel Mendez: 3-for-5, three RBI
Michael Nazzaro: 2-for-4, one RBI, one stolen base
Chad Lavelle: 2-for-4, two runs, one double, two stolen bases
Jackson Haker: 1-for-4, one double, one stolen base

Assumption:
M. Metivier: Win (1-0), 1.0 innings pitched, no hits, no runs, six pitches
K. Cox: 1-for-5, three RBI, one run, one double
C. Smith: 2-for-4, two RBI, two runs, one double
J. Berardino: 2-for-4, two RBI, one double
M. Lefrancoi: 2-for-3, one RBI, one run

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Greyhounds scored in their first at-bat to take the 1-0 lead.
  • The Yellow Jackets tied the game in the third when junior Chad Lavelle was on second. Senior Angel Mendez singled to left and Lavelle came around to score.
  • Assumption answered by scoring a run in the third, five in the fourth, and a run in the seventh to take the 8-1 lead.
  • The Yellow Jackets started to chip away in their half of the eighth. Lavelle led the inning with a double before stealing third. Junior Michael Cruz grounded out but the Greyhounds conceded the run for an out. Caffrey singled up the middle before stealing second and scoring on a single through the left side by sophomore Michael Nazzaro to make it an 8-3 game.
  • After junior Jake Timme struck out the side in the eighth, the Yellow Jackets continued to score. Freshman Jackson Haker got things going with a double down the right-field line followed by graduate Anthony Clark reaching on an error on the third basemen. They came around to score when Mendez singled to right-center. It was not enough as the Yellow Jackets fell by a score of 8-5.
NEXT UP:
  • The Yellow Jackets will continue the road swing as they open a four-game series with the University of New Haven on Friday, April 22nd at 3:30 p.m. with a nine-inning game

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