Worcester, Mass. – April 21, 2023 – The Springfield College baseball team rallied late from a five run deficit for a 7-5 ten inning win over Clark University on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three game New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) series between the Pride and the Cougars.

Springfield (11-15-1 overall) and Clark (14-17 overall) are now both 5-6 in NEWMAC play with two games left to play in the set tomorrow afternoon which will take place on Archie Allen Field in Springfield beginning at 12:00 pm. The winner of the West Division will secure the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament.

The Pride trailed 5-0 and loaded the bases with two outs in the inning following a ground rule double by Joe Traversa (Pittsfield, Mass.). Cadin Maynard (Waterford, Conn.) plated Springfield's first two runs of the contest on a single through the right side before a two-run double by Ryan Sorgi (Braintree, Mass.) made it a one run contest. In the very next at-bat, Michael Lepere (Beacon, N.Y.) notched the game-tying RBI with a single through the infield before the side was retired.

Ian Benoit (Pittsfield, Mass.) came into the game to pitch for Springfield in the bottom of the eighth and held Clark scoreless for three innings allowing just three batters to reach base.

In the top of the tenth, three straight singles by Michael Barrett (Longmeadow, Mass.), Maynard and Sorgi gave the Pride a 6-5 edge and a sac fly by Cole Zalegowski (North Haven, Conn.) gave Springfield an insurance run heading to the bottom of the frame. Benoit set Clark down 1-2-3 as the Pride earned the come from behind win in game one.

Springfield and Clark will play games two and three of the series tomorrow afternoon in a doubleheader beginning at noon on Archie Allen Field.

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