Baseball Scores Nine in the 8th to Drop UMES, 13-4, on Saturday

The Central Connecticut baseball batted around in the eighth inning to down Maryland Eastern Shore, 13-4, on Saturday in New Britain. The Blue Devils hit a pair of homeruns and broke a tie game with nine runs in the eighth inning to win their second straight game.

The Blue Devils and Hawks will play on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 13, Maryland Eastern Shore 4
Pitching Record: W: Hutchinson (1-0) | L: Prather (0-3) | Save: - -
Records: CCSU (8-17, 7-10 NEC), UMES (0-28, 0-14 NEC)
Location: CCSU Baseball Field | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils opened the scoring in the second inning. Hunter Pasqualini doubled to lead off and moved to third on a single by Aidan Redahan. A wild pitch allowed Pasqualini to score the first run. After a pair of walks loaded the bases, Brady Short doubled in two runs to make it 3-0. Another wild pitch allowed the fourth run of the inning to score.
• The Hawks would chip away at the deficit with two runs in the fifth inning. UMES opened the inning with a walk and a double to put runners in scoring position. Jason Brown hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the first run. Danny Sadler, Jr. would score on a wild pitch to make it 4-2.
• UMES would tie the game in the seventh inning. With runners on the corners with one out, Anders Brown drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make it 4-3. With runners on first and second, Bronson Taylor singled to right and drove in the tying run.
• The Blue Devils broke the tie, batting around and scoring nine runs in the eighth inning. Joe Rios and Bo Yaworski would hit back-to-back pinch-hit doubles, resulting in the first run of the inning. After Central loaded the bases with one out, Gianno Merlonghi would single in a pair of runs. Pasqualini would hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 11-4. Two batters later, Rios would get his second hit of the inning with a two-run homerun to centerfield to make it 13-4.

NOTES

• CCSU leads the all-time series, 26-0-1
• Pasqualini went 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs.
• Brady Short, Aidan Redahan, and Rios each added two hits.
• Short, Merlonghi and Rios drove in two runs each as well.
• Sam Hutchinson earned the win after throwing 1.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts.
• Vincent Spizzoucco made his first start of the season and allowed two runs on three hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils and Hawks will play on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

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