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Spalding University Athletics

THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SPALDING UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Dillon Sievert
11
Winner Spaulding University SUBSB 12-3
9
UMass Boston UMBBS 8-2
Winner
Spaulding University SUBSB
12-3
11
Final
9
UMass Boston UMBBS
8-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spaulding University SUBSB 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 11 15 0
UMass Boston UMBBS 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 15 1

W: Keating, Jimi (4-0) L: Joey Rogers (2-1) S: Staples, Lane (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Golden Eagles Outlast #1 Ranked Mass-Boston, 11-9

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The Spalding Golden Eagles hung on to win a back and forth game against #1 ranked Mass-Boston, 11-9, Thursday afternoon at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Spalding 11 – Mass-Boston 9
LOCATION: Lake Myrtle Main Field, Auburndale, Fla.
RECORDS: Spalding 12-3, UMass Boston 8-2

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Trailing 3-0, Spalding responded with a four-run third inning to pull ahead, 4-3. Kyle Steven led off the inning with a double down the right field line and scored on an Eric Meyer single through the left side to get the Golden Eagles on the scoreboard. Garett Wilson followed with a single and Dillion Sievert was hit by a pitch to juice the bases. Clay Kelly singled scoring Meyer from third keeping the bases loaded, Joe Hatcher reached on a fielder's choice scoring Wilson and Sievert came home on a Quenton Brownlee fielder's choice for the final run of the inning.

  • After a pair of Beacon runs in the bottom of the third, SU answered with a pair in the top of the fifth to retake the lead. Kelly reached with a leadoff single to right and advance to second following a Hatcher strikeout swinging, and crossed the plate on a Brownlee double down the left field line. Matt Harper followed Brownlee with a double to left center to put the Golden Eagles back in front, 6-5.

  • A Hatcher single through the left side brought Wilson across the plate for a second time put SU ahead, 7-5, heading into the bottom of the sixth.

  • Mass-Boston matched it with a run in the bottom of the sixth, but Spalding scored four more runs in the top of the seventh to take an 11-6 lead. Evan Trentman tripled to left center scoring Harper for the first run of the inning, and Sievert capped off the inning with a three-run home run scoring Trentman and Meyer.

  • After two runs scored in the bottom of the ninth, relief pitcher Lane Staples entered with bases loaded and two outs. The right-hander struck out UMB's Sal Frosceno for the final out the game ending the Beacons rally attempt.

    • STAT LEADERS
  • Dillon Sievert led SU with a team-high three runs batted in going 2-for-4 at the plate, including the game deciding three-run home run.

  • Eric Meyer went 3-for-4 with one RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.

  • Clay Kelly, Evan Trentman and Garrett Wilson each finished with a pair of hits.

  • Jimi Keating (4-0) escaped with his fourth victory of the season allowing seven runs, on 13 hits, while striking out eight batters in 6.1 innings pitched.

  • Lane Staples earned the save striking out the only batter he faced to end the game.

    • FOR THE FOES
  • Ryan McCormick was red hot at the plate going 4-for-5 with five RBI.

  • Joey Rogers (2-1) suffered the loss allowing six runs, five earned, on nine hits, while striking out four batters in 4.1 innings pitched.

    • UP NEXT
  • The Golden Eagles head to Crestview Hills, Ky. Wednesday, March 21 to take on Thomas More at 6:00 pm EST.
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