Tommy Fogarty
4
Elmira ELMIRA 0-13, 0-4 Empire 8
9
Winner Stevens STEVENS 10-9, 3-1 Empire 8
Elmira ELMIRA
0-13, 0-4 Empire 8
4
Final
9
Stevens STEVENS
10-9, 3-1 Empire 8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elmira ELMIRA 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
Stevens STEVENS 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 X 9 14 2

W: Roy Iversen (2-0) L: Gulino, Noah (0-3) S: Drew Hanke (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Strands 12 Runners on Base in E8 Loss vs. Stevens

Score: Stevens Institute of Technology 9, Elmira College 4
Records: Stevens (10-9, 2-2 E8), Elmira (0-13, 0-4 E8)
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey -- Dobbelaar Field

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- A six-run fifth inning doomed the Elmira College baseball team in Wednesday's midweek matchup against Stevens Institute of Technology, as the host Ducks overcame an early deficit and held on late for a 9-4 Empire 8 Conference win.

The Soaring Eagles were outhit 14-to-6 but exhibited tremendous patience at the plate to earn a season-high 11 walks. Those bases on balls helped Elmira score one run in the second, third and fourth innings. In the top of the second inning down 1-0, two walks and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for EC. Joey Florio '20 then grounded into a fielder's choice to drive in the tying run. The Soaring Eagles nearly added a second run in the frame, but Tommy Fogarty '20 was tagged out at the dish when he tried to score on a wild pitch thrown by Stevens starter Chandler Brierley.

Brierley's day ended in the top of the third, as he once against loaded the bases with three walks and plunked Fogarty for the second consecutive plate appearance to drive in the go-ahead run. A Bryce Plante '18 RBI groundout in the fourth made it a 3-1 score in favor of Elmira, but the margin wasn't large enough to outlast the home half of the fifth.

Lefty Noah Gulino '19 took the mound with a two-run lead in relief of Nick Sampogna '18, who twirled 4.0 innings of one-run ball in his second appearance of the year. Gulino needed just five pitches to induce back-to-back ground balls, but with two outs, the Ducks smacked seven consecutive hits and scored six runs off of the southpaw pitcher. Just like that, Elmira's 3-1 advantage vanished and turned into a 7-3 deficit.

The Soaring Eagles had a prime opportunity to strike back in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Jansen Crossley '20 was dealt a full-count walk, moved up to third on a failed pick-off and scored on a Fogarty base knock. However, with a pair of runners on base, Florio was caught looking at strike three, and Fogarty was tagged out in a rundown between second and third in the ensuing at-bat to end the inning.

Although the Ducks tacked on two more runs in the eighth, walks nearly sparked an Elmira rally. In the top of the ninth, Crossley and Jack Volpe '20 were each issued a base on balls, which were sandwiched around a Fogarty line-drive base hit. Alas, the bases were left full, as Stevens reliever Drew Hanke picked up the save by fanning the final two batters to end the game.

News and Notes
  • Elmira's loss on Wednesday extended the team's 13-game skid to open the 2018 campaign.
  • The Soaring Eagles left a season-high 12 runners on base against the Ducks.
  • The 11 walks issued by the Stevens pitching staff mark the most surrendered by an opponent this spring.
  • Dennis Rudolph '18 reached base in four of his five plate appearances by going 1-for-2 with three walks.
  • Rudolph has been on base in all 13 games this season with hits in eight consecutive outings.
  • Plante extended his on-base streak to 10 straight games.
  • Fogarty posted season highs with two hits and two RBIs.

Up Next
Elmira's E8 road trip will continue on Friday, March 30, when the Soaring Eagles open a three-game league series against Utica College at 3:00 p.m. in Utica, New York.


 
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