University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, May 19
Amherst, Mass.
12 P.M.
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Baseball Outlasted by Davison, 5-2 in 10 Innings
May 19, 2017 | Baseball
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts baseball was deadlocked with Davidson in a scoreless game through nine innings, but the Wildcats (27-23, 13-11 A-10) managed to plate five in the 10th to take the season finale from the Minutemen (15-32, 8-16 A-10), by a 5-2 margin. The contest marked the final game for retiring UMass head coach Mike Stone and the program's seven-member senior class, who were honored with pregame ceremonies on Friday at Earl Lorden Field.
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Both squads worked out of bases loaded jams in the sixth to preserve the scoreless deadlock. UMass had Cooper Mrowka reach with a one-out single in the ninth and move to second on a ground ball. Freshman Nolan Kessinger was then ruled out at first on a close play to end the inning that extended the game into extras.
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A leadoff infield hit by Jake Sidwell, a sacrifice bunt and a walk to Tyler Agard set up an RBI single by Cam Johnson that gave Davidson a 1-0 lead in the top of the 10th. Will Robertson and Brett Centracchio followed with back-to-back doubles that scored three more for the Wildcats and Eric Jones drove in Davidson's fifth run with a single through the right side.
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UMass broke up the shutout with a two-out, two-run home run by senior Jon Avallone in the bottom of the inning, but the Minutemen were unable to complete the comeback.
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In his final game in a UMass uniform, senior Mike Geannelis went 9.1 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts and took the loss (5-7). Reliever ZJ Zabinski earned the win (2-1) for Davidson, retiring both batters he faced in the ninth.
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The Minutemen finished the contest with six hits, including two from Avallone (2-for-5) and two from Mrowka (2-for-3).
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For continued coverage of UMass baseball, follow the team on Twitter @UMassBaseball and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassBaseball.
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Both squads worked out of bases loaded jams in the sixth to preserve the scoreless deadlock. UMass had Cooper Mrowka reach with a one-out single in the ninth and move to second on a ground ball. Freshman Nolan Kessinger was then ruled out at first on a close play to end the inning that extended the game into extras.
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A leadoff infield hit by Jake Sidwell, a sacrifice bunt and a walk to Tyler Agard set up an RBI single by Cam Johnson that gave Davidson a 1-0 lead in the top of the 10th. Will Robertson and Brett Centracchio followed with back-to-back doubles that scored three more for the Wildcats and Eric Jones drove in Davidson's fifth run with a single through the right side.
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UMass broke up the shutout with a two-out, two-run home run by senior Jon Avallone in the bottom of the inning, but the Minutemen were unable to complete the comeback.
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In his final game in a UMass uniform, senior Mike Geannelis went 9.1 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts and took the loss (5-7). Reliever ZJ Zabinski earned the win (2-1) for Davidson, retiring both batters he faced in the ninth.
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The Minutemen finished the contest with six hits, including two from Avallone (2-for-5) and two from Mrowka (2-for-3).
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For continued coverage of UMass baseball, follow the team on Twitter @UMassBaseball and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ZABINSKI, ZJ (2-1)
L: Geannelis, Mike (5-7)
Batting:
2B: ROBERTSON, Will 1 ; CENTRACCHIO, Brett 1 ; JONES, Eric 1
RBI: JOHNSON, Cam 1 ; ROBERTSON, Will 1 ; CENTRACCHIO, Brett 2 ; JONES, Eric 1
SH: BAZIN, Max 1 ; AGARD, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOHNSON, Cam 1 ; ROBERTSON, Will 1 ; CENTRACCHIO, Brett 1 ; SIDWELL, Jake 1 ; AGARD, Tyler 1
CS: BAZIN, Max 1
Batting:
HR: Avallone, Jon 1
RBI: Avallone, Jon 2
SH: Robinson, Dylan 1 ; Kessinger, Nolan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Avallone, Jon 1 ; Hart, Eddy 1
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