McDaniel 10, Worcester State 5
Winter Haven, FL --- Worcester State committed three miscues in
a seven-run third inning and McDaniel College pounded out 15 hits
as the Green Terror defeated the Lancers 10-5 on Friday afternoon.
WSC evens out their record to 5-5 while McDaniel improves to 7-4 on
the season.
Facing the top of the order in the bottom of the third, senior
Craig McBride (Attleboro, MA) allowed the first
two runners to reach on a single and a throwing error to first.
After senior Harold Baines (St. Michaels, MD-RF) put McDaniel up
1-0 on a solo bag, McBride loaded the bases on a walk following a
strikeout. Fourth-year Troy Tipton (Hanover, PA-DH) then came
through for the Green Terror as he hit a three-run double to left
with the last two runs scoring on a high throw that came in from
the infield.
McDaniel scored three more runs in the frame taking advantage of
another infield miscue as freshman Kyle St. Thomas
(Bridgewater, MA) came into the game and stopped the bleeding after
allowing just one runner on a ground-out.
Worcester State clawed their way back into the game with four runs
over the next two innings highlighted by a solo home run by junior
Tyler Magnell (Leominster, MA-3B) in the fourth
and a two-run dinger by classmate Nick Caparell
(N. Attleboro, MA-RF) in the fifth to bring the Lancers within
three runs of the lead (7-4).
But the Blue and Gold wasted opportunities in the sixth and
seventh to close the gap. In the seventh WSC took advantage of an
infield error, plating a run and putting runners on second and
third with one out, but Worcester State sent a runner home too
early and grounded out to end the inning.
The Green Terror touched St. Thomas for a pair of runs in the
sixth and senior Andy Cunningham (Leicester, MA)
for another in the seventh to break the game open for the Green
Terror.
McDaniel junior Brian Rosato (Narvon, PA) earned his second
victory of the season as he tossed five innings giving up just four
runs on six hits. Rosato also tallied five strikeouts and walked
one batter. Freshman Danny Snight (Silver Spring, MD) helped shut
the Lancers down over the last four innings as he picked up his
first save allowing a run on three hits.
McBride’s record drops to 1-2 in the setback in 2 1/3
innings of work as he yielded seven runs (four earned) on seven
hits. McBride also registered four strikeouts and two walks in his
second start of the 2009 campaign.
Caparell, senior Matt Hart (N. Easton, MA-CF) and
junior Nick Dortona (Malden, MA) each went 2-for-4
and combined for four runs scored and three RBIs.
Tipton went 3-for-5 as he crossed the plate once and added a
plated run while Baines and junior classmates Jon Zimmerman
(Princeton, NJ-2B) and Andrew Worm (Easton, MD-1B) each notched a
pair of hits for McDaniel.
The Lancers close out their annual Florida trip against St. Thomas
College (MN) in a double-header tomorrow at 1 PM. Junior classmates
Joey Lucier (Brockton, MA) and Mike
Borowiec (Spencer, MA) take the hill for the Blue and Gold
against the number 26th team in the latest D3Baseball.com poll.