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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield College baseball team
exploded for 13 runs as it ended its 10-game losing streak with a
13-8 win over Babson College in a New England Women's and Men's
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on a beautiful Thursday afternoon
at Berry-Allen Field.
With the win, the Pride now stand at 4-14, 1-2 in league action,
while the Beavers drop to 10-8, 2-3.
Springfield, which scored 13 runs on just nine hits, took
advantage of some Babson miscues as the visitors committed seven
errors in the game. The Pride only scored in four innings, but used
five runs in the third, third in the sixth, four in the seventh,
and a single run in the eighth to score its most runs since it
plated 15 against Roger Williams on March 14.
Luke Gabordi, Drew Michael, and John Procopio each had two hits
on the day, while Jamie Mackie drove in a pair of Springfield runs.
For the Babson attack, Billy Besinger was
outstanding, going 4-6 with two RBI, while Billy
Miller went 2-4 with three RBI.
Teddy Kusiak picked up his first collegiate win on the mound as
he threw 4 2/3 innings of relief, giving up four earned runs on
five hits. Brian Harris was effective in the final two innings as
he allowed just one hit.
Michael O'Brien suffered his first loss of the
season as he gave up six runs, four earned, off just five hits
while striking out five and walking three in five innings of work.
The Beavers opened the scoring in the second inning as they
plated four runs on three hits. Miller highlighted the inning as he
crushed a two-run double, while Besinger tacked on an RBI single in
the frame as Babson jumped out to a 4-0 lead.
The Pride came right back in the bottom of the third, scoring
five runs on three hits. Mackie singled in the first two runs for
Springfield with a two-out hit that got the rally started. With the
bases loaded Gabordi hit what should have been the final out but
instead turned into a bases clearing error.
Babson rallied to tie the score in the top of the fifth with an
RBI single off the bat of Besinger, scoring Peter
O'Toole. However, Springfield took the lead for good with
three runs in the top of the sixth inning. Michael led off the
inning with a solo homer, as he crushed a 3-2 pitch over the left
field fence.
In the seventh inning, Gabordi scored the first of four
Springfield runs after an infield single by Joe Rivera. SC added on
three more in the stanza as it took advantage of another Babson
error to grab a 12-5 lead.
The visitors didn't go away, adding three runs in the eighth on
a pair of RBI doubles and a sac-fly. However, Harris came in to
close the door on the game as the Pride picked up its first win
since March 19.
NOTE: Taken from a Springfield College press release.
