Spring Break
BASEBALL: Team's hot start cools in Arizona
by Eli Harrington
Staff writer
Baseball | 2/24/09
Posted online at 4:25 AM EST on 2/24/09
/ Last updated at 8:24 PM EST on 2/24/09
The setting sun in the desert landscape last Saturday night marked the end of the baseball team's inaugural trip to Peoria, Ariz., a trip that began with two wins and ended in a three-game losing streak.
The final two of those losses occurred last Saturday as the Judges fell to Hastings College (Nebraska) 8-3 in the afternoon and 6-2 against Washington and Lee University (Virginia) in the nightcap. The Judges also lost to Washington and Lee 7-4 last Friday after beginning the trip with an 11-8 win over Whitworth College (Washington) and a 19-15 victory over Hastings last Thursday, putting the team's record at 2-3 to start the season.
The trip was a first for the Judges, who normally do not begin their season until March. It was financed exclusively by fundraising money and donations accumulated by parents and team supporters. They raised over $25,000 in under a year, according to Associate Director of Athletics Lynne Dempsey.
The Judges' bats fell silent last Saturday afternoon, scoring only three runs against Hastings after previously scoring 19 runs in their last meeting.
"We were taking way too many strikes, especially fastballs, early in the count; [we were not] not being aggressive enough and it showed," infielder Nick Gallagher '09 said.
Pitcher James Collins '09, who had recorded a save in the victory against Whitworth just two days earlier, took the loss for Brandeis to fall to 0-1 on the season.
The frustrations continued for the Judges in the rematch against Washington and Lee, who had beaten Brandeis 7-4 the day before. Captain and outfielder Mike Alfego '09 and infielder Tony Deshler '11 paced the Judges with two hits apiece, but the offense only managed to push across two runs in the defeat.
Pitcher Justin Duncombe '11 started the game and, despite surrendering five walks, only allowed one run through five-and-two-thirds innings. The Judges led 2-1 entering the sixth inning, but Duncombe was lifted in favor of fellow left-handed reliever Alex Tynan '12 after Washington and Lee tied the score.
The final two of those losses occurred last Saturday as the Judges fell to Hastings College (Nebraska) 8-3 in the afternoon and 6-2 against Washington and Lee University (Virginia) in the nightcap. The Judges also lost to Washington and Lee 7-4 last Friday after beginning the trip with an 11-8 win over Whitworth College (Washington) and a 19-15 victory over Hastings last Thursday, putting the team's record at 2-3 to start the season.
The trip was a first for the Judges, who normally do not begin their season until March. It was financed exclusively by fundraising money and donations accumulated by parents and team supporters. They raised over $25,000 in under a year, according to Associate Director of Athletics Lynne Dempsey.
The Judges' bats fell silent last Saturday afternoon, scoring only three runs against Hastings after previously scoring 19 runs in their last meeting.
"We were taking way too many strikes, especially fastballs, early in the count; [we were not] not being aggressive enough and it showed," infielder Nick Gallagher '09 said.
Pitcher James Collins '09, who had recorded a save in the victory against Whitworth just two days earlier, took the loss for Brandeis to fall to 0-1 on the season.
The frustrations continued for the Judges in the rematch against Washington and Lee, who had beaten Brandeis 7-4 the day before. Captain and outfielder Mike Alfego '09 and infielder Tony Deshler '11 paced the Judges with two hits apiece, but the offense only managed to push across two runs in the defeat.
Pitcher Justin Duncombe '11 started the game and, despite surrendering five walks, only allowed one run through five-and-two-thirds innings. The Judges led 2-1 entering the sixth inning, but Duncombe was lifted in favor of fellow left-handed reliever Alex Tynan '12 after Washington and Lee tied the score.
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morgan
posted 3/12/09 @ 10:04 PM EST
I don't usually like reading about basebll...but this young man's writing was interesting enough to make me want to read more ....
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