WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University baseball team (8-6) recorded their second walk off of the week as they topped Worcester State (4-9) 4-3 on Sunday afternoon from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• Worcester State took an early 2-0 lead off a two-RBI single and in the bottom of the first, junior Samuel Farrell and senior Anthony Keefe each singled and stole a base, but were left on base.
• After the Lancers added another run in the top of the second, graduate student Steven Mooney and Farrell each reached base in the bottom of the inning, but again Worcester State got out of the jam.
• Senior Casey Gorczyca pitched a scoreless third, fourth, and fifth inning and in the bottom of the fifth, Mooney singled to center field.
• After a scoreless sixth, junior Corey Giannelli came in to replace Gorczyca in the seventh and got out of a bases loaded jam to keep it a 3-0 game.
• In the bottom of the eighth, Clark's bats came alive as senior Ryan Caulfield doubled to right field, first-year Brayden Hollinrake singled to left to create a first and third situation for senior Connor Rulnick.
• Rulnick tripled to right center to plate Caulfield and Hollinrake to make it a 3-2 game before sophomore Tyler Jones hit a sacrifice bunt to score Rulnick and tie the game at 3-3.
• Senior Nate Bonini tossed a scoreless top of the ninth and in the bottom of the ninth, Mooney singled to first base, Farrell doubled to left field, and senior Anthony Keefe was intentionally walked to load the bases with no outs.
• Sophomore Carter Doran, who came in to pinch run for Mooney came around to score as Caulfield hit a single to center field as Clark walked off with a 4-3 win.

Inside the Stats

• Rulnick went 1-3 with a two-RBI triple, a run scored, and a walk drawn.
• Caulfield was 2-5 with a walk off single and a run scored.
• Farrell and Mooney each recorded two hits.
• Gorczyca pitched 6.0 innings, struck out six batters, and only allowed two earned runs.
• Giannelli tossed two scoreless innings and struck out a pair of batters,
• Bonini earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning pitched.

What's Next

Clark will return to the field on Tuesday with a home contest against Lesley beginning at 3:00 p.m.