James Delaney '22 fields a ball on the hop in the outfield vs. Canton (2021)
3
Elmira College ELMIRA 5-25, 3-13 E8
14
Winner Utica College UTICA 15-13, 8-7 E8
Elmira College ELMIRA
5-25, 3-13 E8
3
Final
14
Utica College UTICA
15-13, 8-7 E8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Elmira College ELMIRA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 2
Utica College UTICA 1 2 4 0 2 5 X 14 14 0

W: D. Parslow (2-1) L: Millross, Michael (0-2)

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Elmira College ELMIRA 5-26, 3-14 E8
15
Winner Utica College UTICA 16-13, 9-7 E8
Elmira College ELMIRA
5-26, 3-14 E8
1
Final
15
Utica College UTICA
16-13, 9-7 E8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Elmira College ELMIRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
Utica College UTICA 3 4 0 0 5 3 X 15 13 1

W: James Roeschlaub (2-2) L: Kruis, David (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Handed A Pair of Losses at Utica on Thursday

UTICA, N.Y. -- Utica College outhit the Elmira College baseball team, 27-to-8, en route to a sweep of Thursday's Empire 8 Conference doubleheader against the Soaring Eagles.

The Soaring Eagles (5-26, 3-14 E8) fell in the first contest by a 14-3 final score before the Pioneers (16-13) took game two, 15-1.

Utica 14, Elmira 3
Joe Morrone '22 had the most productive outing by a Soaring Eagle in the early game. The slugging first baseman hit 2-for-3 with a triple, one run, and one RBI. Myles Littlejohn '24 and Shane Hake '21 each finished 1-for-2 with one RBI. EC's only other hit came from Devin Truman '23, who produced his first career base knock as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.

Elmira took the game's first lead, thanks to an RBI single from Morrone in the top of the first. Utica, however, plated the next seven runs and led 7-1 until Hake lifted a sac fly into left that drove in Plaisted in the fourth.

The only other run produced by the Soaring Eagles came in the sixth. Morrone led off in the inning with a three-bagger over the head of the center fielder. Littlejohn picked up the RBI with a sac fly two batters later.

Utica's offense never relented, however, and the Pioneers tacked on seven more runs in the last two innings.

Utica 15, Elmira 1
The Pioneers picked up right where they left off as their batters continued to punish Elmira's pitching staff. Three runs in the first and a four-spot in the second allowed Utica to jump ahead and quickly put the game out of EC's reach.

Although the Soaring Eagles logged only three hits, two of them went for extra bases. Colin McLaughlin '22, who hit third in the lineup, was 2-for-2 with a double, one walk, and one RBI. Mason Ryan '22 also doubled and ended the nightcap 1-for-3 with Elmira's only run scored.

News and Notes
  • In the early game, Morrone recorded his team-leading 10th multi-hit performance of the season.
  • McLaughlin moved into a tie for second on the team with his seventh multi-hit game in the nightcap.
  • McLaughlin added two more stolen bases and ranks third all-time in single-season history with 17 so far in 2021.
  • Delaney was walked twice in the second contest, adding to his team lead with a single-season record 25 free passes.
  • With two walks on Thursday, Plaisted moved into second place on the single-season leaderboard with 22.

Up Next
Elmira's regular-season series against the Pioneers comes to an end on Saturday, May 8, when the Soaring Eagles travel to Utica for a 1:00 p.m. bout.

 
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