WENHAM, Mass.- The Gordon College baseball team suffered a pair of setbacks to Roger Williams Saturday afternoon at J. Tec White Field, falling 8-6 and 11-6.
GAME ONE
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 6, Roger Williams 8
Records: Fighting Scots (8-17, 2-6 CNE) | Hawks (10-12, 3-5 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gordon grabbed a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning.
- Roger Williams responded with five runs in the top of the third to capture a 5-2 advantage.
- The Fighting Scots produced one run in the home half of the third inning to cut the deficit to 5-3.
- The Hawks added a run in the fourth to reclaim a three-run edge, 6-3.
- Gordon answered with one run in the bottom of the frame to trim the gap to 6-4.
- Roger Williams tacked on one run in the top of the fifth inning to push its lead to 7-4.
- The hosts scored one run in the seventh to narrow the margin to 7-5.
- The Hawks plated one run to take an 8-5 lead in the eighth inning.
- Gordon manufactured a run in the bottom of the ninth before Roger Williams secured an 8-6 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CJ Massella (Blue Bell, Pa.) notched two hits, two stolen bases, and one run scored.
- Tyler Wilson (Lynn, Mass.) posted three runs scored, one base knock, and a stolen base.
- Blake King (Easton, Maine) finished with two RBIs, one hit, and one run scored.
- Cael Smith (Junction City, Kan.) added a pair of RBIs.
- Kevin Whalen (Lynn, Mass.) tossed four innings in his team-leading sixth start and recorded two strikeouts. Hunter Simpson (Prospect, Conn.) threw three innings of relief before Michael Pelletier (Clinton, Conn.) and Casey Watson (Chester, N.H.) each worked one frame.
GAME TWO
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 6, Roger Williams 11
Records: Fighting Scots (8-18, 2-7 CNE) | Hawks (11-12, 4-5 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gordon captured a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Carter Shin (Burlington, Ont.) and Cam Wilbur (Dighton, Mass.) both belted solo home runs.
- Roger Williams scored twice in the top of the second to knot the contest at 2-2.
- The Fighting Scots plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the second to regain a two-run edge, 4-2.
- The Hawks generated two runs in the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4.
- Gordon chalked up two run in the home half of the fourth to control a 6-4 lead.
- Roger Williams picked up a run in the fifth to slash the deficit to 6-5.
- The visitors produced three runs in the sixth inning on a three-run homer to claim an 8-6 advantage.
- The Hawks tacked on three runs in the top of the eighth to widen the margin to 11-6.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Carter Shin (Burlington, Ontario) finished with three RBIs, two hits, and a run scored.
- Cael Smith (Junction City, Kan.) and Tyler Wilson (Lynn, Mass.) each collected two hits.
- Blake King (Easton, Maine) added two runs, one RBI, and a base knock.
- Caleb Stuart (Chelmsford, Mass.) started on the bump and pitched four innings while striking out five batters. Matt Pancurak (Medford, N.J.) worked two innings of relief Jacob Bettencourt (Attleboro, Mass.) tossed three innings.
ON DECK:
Gordon travels to Endicott April 14.