SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The Brandeis baseball team suffered its
second-straight setback by a 4-1 score, falling to Western New
England College in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The
second contest was called off because of rain.
Brandeis (11-16) got off to a quick start, scoring in the top of
the first. Sophomore SS Tony Deshler (Pepperell,
Mass./Lawrence Acad.) led off with a single and moved to
second when rookie 3B Jon Chu (Hollis Hills, N.Y./Bronx
Science) was hit by a pitch. Junior DH Drake Livada (Cape
Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) bunted the runners to second and
third, and junior 2B Jon O'Brion (Portland,
Maine/Portland) singled home the first run of the game.
Unfortunately for the Judges, WNEC sophomore Evan Michaud induced a
double-play ball to get out of the inning and was able to stay out
of trouble the rest of the way, allowing just four more Brandeis
baserunners.
WNEC (17-10) went on to score four runs off Brandeis junior
Kyle Ritchie (Brewster, Mass./Nauset Reg.) on wild
pitches. That included two unearned runs in the bottom of the first
and single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Ritchie allowed
just four hits in 5.2 innings of work. Two of his four runs allowed
were unearned, and he walked five and struck out four. Because of
rain, the second game of the scheduled doubleheader was called off.
A make-up date is not yet available.
The Judges open a three-game homestand on Wednesday afternoon
against WPI at 3:30 p.m.
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