Baseball Wins Fifth Straight; Downs Mercyhurst on Friday

The Central Connecticut baseball team extended its winning streak to five games, with a 14-3 win over visiting Northeast Conference opponent Mercyhurst University, Friday afternoon in New Britain, CT. The Blue Devils scored in every inning, including posting 11 runs in the opening three frames.

Drew Munn threw five scoreless innings for the Blue Devils, fanning three, to earn the win.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 14, Mercyhurst 3
Pitching Record: W: Drew Munn (2-0) | L: Aiden Kelley (2-4) | Save:  - - 
Records: CCSU (9-3; 6-1 NEC), Mercyhurst (4-16, 3-4 NEC )
Location: CCSU Baseball Stadium | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• Bo Yaworski drove a ball up the middle, with the bases loaded, to score Chris Brown and Aidan Redahan to give CCSU a 2-0 lead with one out in the home portion of the first inning. Two batters later Colby Brouillette singled to right field to plate Brown for the 3-0 lead.
• Mercyhurst loaded the bases in the top of the second before inducing a two-out ground ball to shor stop to eliminate the threat.
• CCSU tacked on three in the home part of the second, thanks in part to a two-out, two-RBI double from Brown. Brown advanced to third on a bunt single from Yaworski and scored on a fielding error by the Lakers, to give the Blue Devils a 6-0 advantage.
• The Lakers again threatened in the top of the third inning, loading the bases with one-out, before Munn induced a 4-6-3 ground ball double play from Lance DiBeradin.
• In the bottom half of the inning the Blue Devils took advantage of an error and three wild pitches to plate five runs and build the advantage to 11-0.
• CCSU added runs in each of the next two innings, with an RBI from Redahan in the fourth and a solo homerun from Brouillette in the fifth inning.
• Mercyhurst broke through in the top of the sixth inning, when Joe Trivisonn punched a 3-2 pitch through the right side to plate two runs. Eric Chorba followed with a single to right field that scored another to make it 13-3.
• Brady Short walked to lead off the home sixth, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a fielders choice ground ball by Yaworski.

NOTES

• Central has won six straight conference games.
• The Blue Devils collected 10 hits as a team, the sixth straight game with 10+ hits.
• Brady Short, Aidan Redahan, and Chris Brown each reached base four times in the game.
• Kyle Gordon, Bo Yaworski and Colby Brouillette each had two hits.
• Drew Munn won his second straight start. He tossed 5.0 shutout innings, striking out three and scattering four hits.
• The meeting was the first between the schools.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils play the middle game of a three-game set with the Lakers Saturday at 1:00 pm.