Six-Run Sixth Lifts Baseball by Mount St. Mary's on Friday

Central Connecticut opened the weekend with an 8-2 win at Mount St. Mary's on Thursday in Northeast Conference action at Straw Family Stadium. The Blue Devils broke open a tied game with a six-run sixth inning  to give senior Andrew Braun all the support he would need.

GAME ONE INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 8, Mount St. Mary's 2
Records: CCSU (20-11, 17-8 NEC), MSM (9-25, 5-16 NEC)
Location: Straw Family Stadium | Emmitsburg, MD
Pitching Record: W: Braun (7-1) | L: Florio (0-1) | Sv: - -

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils opened the scoring with an unearned run in the third inning. With the bases loaded, Matt Bertochi would score on a misplayed ball put in play by senior Buddy Dewaine to make it 1-0.
• After a homerun by Thomas Brmley tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, CCSU came back with six runs in the sixth inning. Central put on two runners with one out before freshman Elliot Good singled to drive in a run and make it 2-1. After a walk loaded the bases, Bertochi singled home a run and freshman Michael Torniero was hit by a pitch to force in another run and make it 4-1. Junior Jay Devito followed with an RBI-single and an error on the play allowed another run to score and make it 6-1. Freshman Noah Martinez followed with a sac fly to left to make it 7-1.
• Mount would plate a run in the sixth, but CCSU got it back in the seventh when senior Dave Matthews managed to swipe home after a strikeout to make it 8-2.

NUMBER TO KNOW

18.1 - Braun has not allowed a walk in his last 18.1 innings across three starts.

NOTES

• Braun allowed two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings. He struck out seven without allowing a walk. In 10 appearances this season, he has not allowed more than one walk in a game. He has 62 strikeouts to just five walks on the year.
• Braun has posted four games of at least seven striktouts and no walks allowed this season.
• Junior Dylan Sabia pitched 2.0 innings in relief and allowed just one hit, while recording two strikeouts.
• Bertochi, Devito and Good each had two hits for the Blue Devils. Bertochi added a pair of runs and an RBI.
• Matthews scored two runs.
• CCSU has won seven straight against Mount St. Mary's dating back to 2019.

UP NEXT

The teams will play again on Friday in a 1:00 p.m. contest.