WORCESTER, Mass.—The Assumption University baseball team saw their losing streak to five straight, as the Greyhounds dropped two games to Southern New Hampshire University Sunday afternoon at H.L. Rocheleau Field.
THE BASICS
Game One Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Assumption University 2
Game Two Score: Southern New Hampshire University 12, Assumption University 9 – 11 Innings
Records: Greyhounds (2-23, 1-9 NE10), Penmen (15-7, 6-1 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game One Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Assumption University 2
Both starting pitchers controlled the game's pace, as both offenses were held quiet for the first few innings. Southern New Hampshire jumped out a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, as Nater Wachter had an RBI single before Jackson Marshall drove in a pair with a double to right.
Assumption would have to wait until the bottom of the eighth, as he plated
Cody Smith with an infield single. The Greyhounds' second run would come later in the frame, as
Chris Klein scored on a wild pitch. That would be all the Hounds could establish at the plate and would drop game one 3-2.
Game Two Score: Assumption University
Southern New Hampshire was the first team to score, as they plated four runs in the top of the first inning. Assumption responded in the bottom of the frame, as
Jamison Howland had a bases-clearing triple to right field before scoring on a Tony Salvatti RBI ground out.
Jack Barry put the Hounds up 5-4 with an RBI double in the bottom of the second before SNHU regained the lead with two in the top of the third.
Assumption tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, as
Patrick McManus tagged and scored off a sacrifice fly by Smith. Salvatelli regained the Blue and White lead, doubling home
Chris Klein in the top of the fifth. Luca Giallongo tied the game in the top of the sixth as the SNHU speedster stole home.
The game remained tied until the 11
th inning when the Penmen scored five times in the top of the frame before the Greyhounds scored twice and fell 12-9.
UP NEXT:
- Assumption at Saint Michael's, Saturday, April 5, 12:00 pm.
- SNHU vs. Saint Anselm College, Wednesday, April 2, 3:00 pm.
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