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Salzillo 3 MM
10
Winner Clark University CLARK UN 7-2
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Mass. Maritime MASS. MA 2-5
Winner
Clark University CLARK UN
7-2
10
Final
6
Mass. Maritime MASS. MA
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Clark University CLARK UN 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 15 3
Mass. Maritime MASS. MA 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 14 2

W: Borden, Sean (1-0) L: S. Wooley (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Scores Four in Extras to Beat Mass. Maritime, 10-6

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – The Clark University baseball team (8-2) plated four runs in the top of the 10th as the Cougars came away with a 10-6 victory in extra innings over Mass. Maritime (2-6) on Friday afternoon from Hendy Field.

How it Happened
  • Graduate student Casey Gorczyca took the bump for Clark and tossed a scoreless first inning before junior Alfonso Jalil singled after fellow junior Brayden Hollinrake drew a walk, the Bucs got out of the second.
  • After another inning with no runs allowed by Gorczyca, Clark took a 2-0 lead when graduate student Ryan Caulfield belted a two-run homer to left field that plated senior Carter Doran.
  • Mass. Maritime scored two runs in the bottom of the third before the Cougars responded with RBI's from both Doran and graduate student Billy Sullivan as Clark took a 4-2 advantage.
  • The Bucs tied the game in the bottom of the fifth off a wild pitch and in the top of the sixth, Jalil came around to score on an error and Doran singled to drive in sophomore Michael Salzillo as the Cougars led 6-4.
  • Sophomore Jacob Kline pitched a scoreless seventh before the Bucs tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single.
  • Senior Sean Borden took the bump for Clark in the ninth and after allowing a pair of base runners got out of the inning with a strikeout.
  • In the top of the 10th, Salzillo roped an RBI double, Doran belted a two-RBI double to left field, and Sullivan drove in a run to take a 10-6 lead into the bottom half of the inning.
  • Sophomore Brendan Bruun closed the door on the Bucs in the bottom of the 10th with a scoreless inning as Clark recorded a 10-6 win.
Inside the Stats
  • Doran led the team with four hits, including two doubles, drove in four runs, and scored two runs.
  • Salzillo added two hits, stole two bases, and scored a pair of runs.
  • Jalil tallied three hits, including a double, and scored two runs.
  • Caulfield recorded two hits, including a homer, and stole a base.
  • Gorczyca tossed four innings and only allowed two earned runs.
  • Kline also went four innings and struck out six batters.
  • Borden picked up the victory on the bump after a scoreless inning.
  • Bruun closed out the game in the 10th with a scoreless inning.
What's Next
The Cougars will close out their road trip with a doubleheader against the University of Hartford beginning at 11:00 a.m.    
 
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