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Box Score 2 Springfield, Mass.-April 11, 2015- The Springfield College baseball team split a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference doubleheader with Clark University on Saturday afternoon on Berry Allen Field. The Pride dropped game one, 6-4, before picking up the 6-1 victory.
Springfield moves to 3-16 overall, 2-8 against NEWMAC opponents. Clark slides to 7-10, 4-4 in conference play. The Pride will compete on Sunday April 12th in doubleheader against conference foe Wheaton College, game times are 12:00pm and 3:00pm.
Game 1 - Clark 6, Springfield 4
Clark earned the first run of the day in the top of the second to get on the board first. Michel Eglow (Delmar, N.Y.) singled to left field, followed by another single to right from Adam Chochrek (Foxboro, Mass.). With runners on first and second Tyler Hutchinson (Greene, Maine) laid down a bunt, which allowed all runners to reach their respective bases safely. The next batter, Jack Kenney, aired out a sac flyl to leftfield to plate Eglow from third.
Clark would score three more runs in the top part of the fourth. The rally was fueled by a double roped off the bat of Hutchinson. Kenney followed-up with a single to put runners on the corners for Daniel Lima (Manchester, Conn.), and after a throwing error that allowed Hutchinson to score, Zach Richall (Tyngsboro, Mass.) found a gap to collect another single for Clark. With the bases juiced, Kyle Bonicki (Waterbury, Conn.) dribbled the ball to second, which plated Kenney from third. The final run of the inning would cross due to an errant passed ball.
The Pride would retaliate in the bottom of the fifth. Collin King (Berlin, Conn.) got things going with a single to center, followed by a walk by Mark Joao (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) and an RBI single to left off of the bat of Corey Wilcox (Montville, Conn.). Steve Starr (Lebanon, Conn.) followed the pack with a single of his own, scoring Joao to put the score at 4-2. The next batter, CJ Monroe (Wolcott, Conn.), advanced Wilcox to third with a deep fly out to right field. and JP Peters (Guilford, Conn.) would produce the final run of the inning, as he connected on a ball to second which forced a fielding error, allowing Wilcox to score.
Chochrek would score the fifth run of the game for Clark in the top part of the seventh. After he singled to center and advanced to second on an infield single, Kenney walked to put runners on first and second. Lima grounded the ball to third which allowed Chochrek to score.
Springfield would respond in the seventh with an RBI bunt single from King. Dan Bergami (Schenectady, N.Y.) reached on an error, and Shane O'Leary (Kings Park, N.Y.) worked a walk to put Bergami on second. King laid down the bunt which moved Bergami to third, and eventually home on an overthrow on the play.
Clark tacked on an insurance run in the top of the 9th after Hutchinson knocked in Chochrek from first with an RBI double.
Wilcox and King led the Pride with three hits in the outing, while Starr and Bergami each pitched in with two hits apiece. For Chochrek had a productive 3-for-4 afternoon, with two runs scored and a walk.
Mike DeMille (East Milton, Conn.) took the loss for the Pride as he surrendered four runs on nine hits.
Patrick Robinson (Watertown, Conn.) pitched five innings to earn the victory, he gave up seven hits and three runs.
Game 2 - Springfield 6, Clark 1
Bonicki got things started in the first inning for Clark after he got on base with a single to left center and move into scoring position after stealing second. David Eschen (New York, N.Y.) singled to shortstop and Matt Asdornvuttik (Winchester, Mass.) singled to left center which pushed Bonicki across the plate.
Springfield responded in the bottom of the second with two runs of its own. Monroe reached base on an error, and moved to second on the throw. Brent Poulin (Atascadero, Calif.) laid down a bunt, arriving safe at first to put two runners on for Anthony Faggiana (Woodbridge, Conn.). The senior was able to get to first after a drop third strike, which allowed Monroe scored on the play to put the score at 1-1. Poulin scored the Pride's second run a ground out by Peter Marsicano (Allentown, N.J.).
The Pride cracked things open in the fifth, when Monroe produced an RBI infield single and Starr crossed on a passed ball. Springfield would go on to tack on two more insurance runs in the sixth after Wilcox produced a run with a single to left scoring Faggiana and Bergami singled to score Marsicano.
Wilcox had another impressive performance as the junior dished out two hits in three at-bats. Bergami and Monroe also had two hit outings for the Pride. Asdornuvuttik led the way for Clark going 1-for-3 with a run batted in a base-on-balls.
The Pride took the ball game 6-1 behind a solid complete game from Tyler Kelly (Absecon, N.J.). The sophomore only surrendered four hits for a run in the outing, as he struck out two batters.
Conor Walsh (Marstons Mills, Mass.) suffered the loss for Clark, as the freshman allowed six runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings pitched.
