Baseball records home opening victory over Bates College

BANGOR, Maine – The Husson College baseball group returned to profitable methods on Wednesday afternoon after choosing up a 8-2 victory versus Bates School on the Winkin Sports activities Advanced. 

The Bobcats (2-12) opened the scoring within the second inning as Ben Gesmondi homered to proper middle subject. They appeared to stretch their lead within the subsequent inning with the bases loaded and no one out however the Eagles’ protection ended that menace. Again-to-back strikeouts by sophomore Chris Naylor then a groundout to freshman Tyler Michaud stored Bates with the lone run. 

The Eagles (5-10) have been in a position to make use of that momentum on offense as they outscored the Bobcats, 7-1, via the rest of the sport. The Eagles took the lead within the backside half of the second as sophomore Jackson Curtis and senior Ethan Stoddard each drove in runs through sacrifice flies. 

Bates scored their remaining run of the competition within the subsequent half inning earlier than the Eagles would rating three within the fifth inning. With runners on second and third; junior Joshua Scott ripped a triple into middle subject to attain each runners then scored on a RBI groundout by Stoddard. 

Within the sixth inning, senior Tyler Parke destroyed the baseball over the middle subject wall for a two run homer because the Eagles prolonged their result in 7-2. 

Senior Kobe Rogerson capped off the scoring within the eighth with a single as sophomore Ryan Robb closed the sport out within the ninth for the 8-2 victory. 

Naylor made his fourth begin of the season and went three innings as he earned a no determination. Senior Jake Gregoire picked up the victory after pitching three scoreless innings. Sophomore Harrison Lendrum and Robb mixed for a scoreless remaining three innings.

The baseball group returns to the diamond on Saturday as they host the College of Maine at Presque Isle for a non-conference doubleheader on the Winkin Sports activities Advanced with first pitch of recreation one scheduled for midday time.