Springfield, Mass. (March 26) -- The Assumption College baseball team dropped a 4-3 final in 11 innings to American International College at AIC Park on Tuesday afternoon.

The Greyhounds jumped ahead with a two-out run in the first inning. Senior Shane Keddy (Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Tech) got the inning started with a single through the left side. He followed that up by stealing second and was advanced to third on a single by Billy Johnson (Auburn, Mass. / Holy Name).

Johnson then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. The play also allowed Keddy to score, giving Assumption a 1-0 lead.

The Yellow Jackets answered with a run in the bottom of the frame to tie the score at one.  AIC then took a 2-1 advantage in the third inning, capitalizing on a passed ball by the Greyhounds. After five scoreless innings, the Greyhounds went into the top of the ninth inning trailing by a run.

Senior Joe Lopes (Warwick, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken) led off the top of the ninth with a single through the left side. Sophomore Ryan Connelly (West Roxbury, Mass. / Boston Latin) pinch ran for Lopes. The sophomore advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Michael Panza (West Haven, Conn. / Notre Dame) and then came around to tie the score on a double by junior Bret Clark (Bristol Conn. / Bristol Central).

After a scoreless 10th inning, the Greyhounds went ahead on another RBI single by Clark, giving the Greyhounds a 3-2 edge. Clark again drove in Connelly for the second time in three innings.

The Yellow Jackets struck twice in the bottom of the frame for the 4-3 win. Senior Dan Bradley (Moodus, Conn. / Hale Ray) took the hard luck loss, allowing one earned run over 3.1 innings of work out of the bullpen.

Clark went 4-for-5 with two RBI on the day. He raised his batting average to .382 on the season with the four-hit day.

The Greyhounds fall to 3-12 on the season and will return to play against Saint Anselm College on Thursday, March 28. The Greyhounds will play a doubleheader at Bryant University starting at 12:00 p.m. in Smithfield, R.I.

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