Gordon College Baseball returned to the diamond this afternoon for a road twin bill against the Lesley University Lynx where the home team took both games from the Fighting Scots by scores of 8-3 and 12-7.

Game One

• A Jonathan McIntyre sacrifice fly brought classmate CJ Demers across the plate to put the Fighting Scots on top, 1-0. 
• In the bottom of the third, Lesley strung together four hits to score three runs for their first lead of the afternoon, 3-1.
• Lesley continued to add to their tally after a rain delay to widen the gap to 8-1 going into the seventh.
• Alex Carl stepped up to the plate with one on and one out in the seventh, and the senior belted out his first career hit as a Fighting Scot in dramatic fashion with a two-run homer over the left field fence (8-3). However, Lesley maintained control to secure the win.

Game Two

• Lesley jumped out to a quick 10-1 advantage after two innings in the night cap.
• Tyler Wilson recorded the second homer of the day for the Scots with a grand slam to right field in the top of the third (10-5).
• In the top of the fourth, Demers connected on a two-RBI single to bring it to a 12-7 game.
• The umpires called the game after five innings due to fog as Lesley took the win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Jonathan McIntyre capped off his career with 143 games played and 146 hits.
• CJ Demers concludes his tenure as a Scot with 164 hits, in 151 games played with 107 RBI's and a program record 19 home runs.
• Robert Dunkle most recently eclipsed the 100-hit threshold in his 133 games played with 80 RBI's.
• Evan Clark nearly doubled his batting average from a season ago (first season as a Scot), including 28 hits in 31 games.
• Jacob Blake has been clutch throughout his career, most notably in walk-off wins against Curry and Suffolk.
• Zack Fay has made 40 appearances from the rubber with a career-high 17 strikeouts in 34.0 innings of work in 2023.
• Versatile and adaptable veteran, Jacob Hitchcock made noise at the plate this season for six hits and four RBI's in 31 plate appearances.
• Luke Yamashiro made 12 appearances in his accelerated career at Gordon with six strikeouts.
• Alex Carl launched his first home run as a Scot in his final day wearing the jersey.
• The Fighting Scots graduate nine seniors in  Jacob Blake, Alex Carl, Evan Clark, CJ Demers, Robert Dunkle, Zack Fay, Jacob Hitchcock, Jonathan McIntyre, and Luke Yamashiro.