Baseball Manages Split With Binghamton on Saturday in New Britain
Central Connecticut scored three runs in the final two innings in the second game of a doubleheader to give the Blue Devils a 4-3 win and a split against Binghamton on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats won the first game 20-0. With the split the Blue Devils are now 8-6 on the season. Binghamton is 7-9. Central Connecticut returns to action on Sunday at 12 p.m. with a single game beginning at noon against Vermont. The game will be played at Beehive Field in New Britain.
Central Connecticut scored three runs in the final two innings
in the second game of a doubleheader to give the Blue Devils a 4-3
win and a split against Binghamton on Saturday afternoon. The
Bearcats won the first game 20-0. With the split the Blue Devils
are now 8-6 on the season. Binghamton is 7-9. Central Connecticut
returns to action on Sunday at 12 p.m. with a single game beginning
at noon against Vermont. The game will be played at Beehive Field
in New Britain.
In game one the Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second
inning when Corey Taylor homered down the left field line off of
Blue Devil starter Derek
Roberts.
They plated three more runs in the top of the third inning,
including the second home run of the game for Taylor. Kyle Klee
drove in a run and Taylor followed with a two-run home run to left
to up the lead to 4-0.
Binghamton picked up five more runs in the top of the fourth and
chased Roberts from the game. Four different players drove in a
run as the Bearcats sent nine batters to the plate, and took an 9-0
lead. The final run of the inning scored on a throwing error by
reliever Donny
White.
The Bearcats added two more runs in the top of the sixth to up the
lead to 10-0. Peter Bregartner and Klee both hit solo home runs in
the inning to make it 11-0. They scored nine more in the seventh
to finish the scoring.
Roberts pitched 3.1 innings allowing eight hits, eight runs and
struck out one batter. He walked one. Epps led the offense with
his two hits, including his fifth double of the season.
In the second game Binghamton plated the first run of the game in
the top of the first, and led 1-0. Central Connecticut answered
and tied the game with a run in the bottom of the inning. With one
out senior Casey
Walko tripled to right field. He scored on an RBI groundout by
classmate Jay
Schillaci.
The Blue Devils loaded the bases on three consecutive infield
singles in the bottom of the third inning, but a 1-2-3 double play
ended the threat and the score remained tied at 1-1.
The Bearcats took a 2-1 lead with a run in the fourth. Ken Jacobi
doubled home a run to give Binghamton the one-run lead. In the
fifth inning they added their third run of the game following
back-to-back hits, including an RBI triple by Jim Calderone.
Central Connecticut freshman right hander Todd
Savatsky pitched 4.1 innings allowing five hits and three
runs. He was relieved by Chris
Chagnon with one out in the fifth inning, Chagnon retired the
final two batters of the inning with a runner on third.
The Blue Devils tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a
two-run home run by Tri, his second of the season. Tri hit his
shot to deep center field with two outs and a man on first, tying
the game at 3-3.
The winning run scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh
inning on a ball hit by Epps. With men on first and second and two
outs the error allowed the winning run to score, giving CCSU the
4-3 win.
Chagnon pitched the final 2.2 innings for the Blue Devils and
retired all right batters that he faced. In 8.2 innings of work
this year he has allowed no runs and just five hits. He struck out
three of the eight batters he faced. He is now 2-0 on the
season.
Walko had three hits and a run scored in game two. Epps added a
double and Schillaci had a hit and an RBI. Tri's two-run home run
was his second of the season.
The Blue Devils return to action on Sunday at noon hosting Vermont
at Beehive Field.