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BASEBALL: Team squanders leads, swept in doubleheader
by Andrew Ng
Staff writer
Sports | 4/15/08
Posted online at 2:47 AM EST on 4/15/08
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Two extra-inning losses later, the Judges face a critical point in their season.
Keene State senior shortstop Ryan Jones' walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Owls an 8-7 comeback victory in the second game after rookie left fielder Bobby Doyon's three-run walk-off home run gave the Owls a 6-3 win in the first game. The Judges won against Bridgewater State 5-4 last Friday and at Tufts University 3-2 last Tuesday, but lost at Worcester Polytechnic Institute 13-12 last Wednesday. They are now 11-10 this season.
"We probably should have won both games," first baseman Drake Livada '10 said. "They're a really good team. It would have been two big wins for us, and to lose both games the way we did in extra innings was really tough on the team."
The Judges led 7-2 in the fifth inning of the second game and 3-0 in the fourth inning of the first game, but were unable to close out the Owls either time.
"We've lost a bunch of one-run games, and being able to capitalize on those opportunities is a key element we need to focus on for the rest of our games," relief pitcher Pat Nicholson '11 said.
In the second game, the Judges had a five-run fourth inning, fueled by a two-run home run by catcher Artie Posch '10 and an RBI triple by captain and shortstop Malcolm Cone-Coleman '08. The runs gave the Judges a 5-2 lead, and they added two more runs to their lead in the sixth inning.
"Everyone hit the ball well. The wind was howling out to right field, and we were able to take advantage of that by hitting a home run and a couple of triples," assistant coach Bryan Lambert '05 said.
Starting pitcher Drew Brzozowski '10 allowed just two runs in the first five innings but struggled in the sixth inning, giving up a three-run home run to senior outfielder Greg Ford that made the score 7-5.
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