WALTHAM, Mass. - The Brandeis University baseball team dropped
both ends of a doubleheader to #6 Trinity College (Conn.) in Sunday
afternoon's matchup. The Judges had a 4-2 advantage going
into the sixth inning of the first game before giving the game up
and losing 10-4. In the second game, the Bantams scored eight
runs in the top of the fifth to go on to win, 13-3. With the
loss, the Judges drop to 15-21 while Trinity moves to 24-4 on the
year.
The story on the day was the duo of the Bantams' three and four
spot hitters. Senior C Sean Killen (Greenfield, Mass./Greenfield)
and junior 1B Kent Graham (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) went
7-for-15 combined with six runs scored and eight RBI.
Brandeis senior P James Collins (s. Boston, Mass./
BB&N) gave up only three earned runs in five innings
with a win lined up before Trinity gave him the no-decision.
He struck out four and gave up seven hits. Brandeis picked up
a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the second inning after Trinity had
scored one run in each of the first two innings. The
highlight of the inning was a two-RBI double by Brandeis C
Artie Posch (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) to put the
Judges ahead 3-2. Posch was then driven in by a sacrifice fly
to centerfield by rookie CF Sean O'Hare (Southampton,
Mass./Hampshire Regional).
Trinity would be held scoreless until the top of the sixth
inning as the Bantams scored three runs to go up 5-4. They
added to their 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh as they put up a
five spot to go onto win, 10-4. The Bantams starting
sophomore P Andrew Janiga (Ellington, Conn./Ellington) threw a
complete game with seven strike outs and scattering five Brandeis
hits.
In the second game Brandeis fell down early, as Trinity scored
three runs in the first two innings. Brandeis got on the
board in the bottom of the third to score two runs on a
O'Hare two-run home run to centerfield. The
Bantams answered again in the top of the fifth inning. They
would score eight runs on seven hits as 12 batters stepped to the
plate in the inning.
The Judges have five more games remaining and look to rebound at
Amherst on April 27, at 4:00 p.m.
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