PEORIA, Ariz. - On February 20, Brandeis'
University baseball team suffered their first loss of the season to
Washington and Lee University, 7-4. With the loss, Brandeis
falls to 2-1 on the year, while Washington and Lee moves to 3-0
with the victory.
The Judges produced the first run of the game in the first
inning on a single by sophomore DH Pat Nicholson
(East Walpole, Mass./Walpole) which drove in junior 1B
Drake Livada (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape
Elizabeth) who reached on an error. After the first inning,
the Judges were shut down by Washington and Lee starting pitcher
Andrew Henderson (Atlanta, Ga./Pace). Henderson pitched
seven-and-a-third innings, allowing only one earned run on four
hits, and one walk. Once going down 1-0 in the first inning,
his team's offense helped him out as they put up five runs in the
first three innings.
Going into the sixth inning the Judges were down 7-1.
Brandeis senior 2B Nick Gallagher (Southboro,
Mass./St. John's) started the offense with a single to
centerfield. Livada followed that up with a double to
centerfield which scored Gallagher from first base. Rookie 3B
Jon Chu (Hollis Hills, N.Y./Bronx Science)
produced the third hit of the inning. Chu and Livada would
not cross the plate as Henderson closed the door by getting
Nicholson to ground into an inning-ending double play.
It remained a 7-2 score as both teams produced no offense in the
seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth Brandeis, came up a
little short as they scored two runs on three hits and left a man
on base. The three hits were produced by sophomore C
Zach Wooley (Argyle, Texas/Jesuit College Prep.),
senior CF Mike Alfego (Shrewsbury, Mass./St.
John's) who moved Wooley to third on a double, and sophomore LF
Jeff Dennis (Newton, N.H./Sanborn Regional) who
had an single to left field that drove in Wooley. Rookie RF
Kenny Destrempts (Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee) then
grounded out to second base which scored Alfego. This was the
last run Brandeis would get across the plate as the contest
finished with a final score of 7-4.
Brandeis will travel to Florida to start up UAA competition on
March 10-14 and play five games in four days.
