Baseball Scores Four Ninth Inning Runs to Top Rhode Island 7-5
Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, the Central Connecticut baseball team scored four runs in the final frame to win on the road, 7-5, on Tuesday in Kingston, RI. The win is the second straight for Central, and improves their overall record to 8-8-1 on the season. They return to action on Friday in Northeast Conference action at Monmouth beginning at 3 p.m.
Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, the Central Connecticut
baseball team scored four runs in the final frame to win on the
road, 7-5, on Tuesday in Kingston, RI. The win is the second
straight for Central, and improves their overall record to 8-8-1 on
the season. They return to action on Friday in Northeast
Conference action at Monmouth beginning at 3 p.m.
Central struck first with three runs in the top of the first
inning. Junior Mitch
Wells singled in a pair of runs and senior Pat Epps
scored on a passed ball to give the visitors the lead. The Rams
plated two in the bottom of the inning off of Blue Devil freshman
starter Jesse
Frawley to cut the lead to 3-2.
The Blue Devils trailed 5-3 heading into the top of the ninth
inning. They scored four runs, including two with two outs and the
score tied at 5-5, to earn the non-conference victory.
Sophomore Tyler
Caserta capped the win with a two-RBI single with two outs in
the ninth inning. He finished the game with a pair of hits and his
two RBI. Wells also added two RBI in the first inning to help in
the victory.
Junior A.J.
Lowers and freshman J.P.
Sportman each had RBIs in the ninth inning.
Junior lefty Jason
Foster earned the victory on the mound, pitching two innings
and striking out two while facing just six batters. Sophomore Donny
Crook pitched two innings allowing just one run. Frawley
pitched five innings allowing nine hits and four runs while
striking out one.
The Blue Devils return to NEC action this weekend on the road at
Monmouth beginning on Friday.
