University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
6-5, 0
Richmond
13-8, 0
Richmond Takes Series Opener From Baseball, 17-5
March 23, 2018 | Baseball
Spiders use big seventh inning to cement victory
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Nine different Minutemen registered hits and Massachusetts' five runs came from five different players. Cooper Mrowka had a pair of RBIs while Ryan Lever, Nolan Kessinger and Thomas Pipolo drove in a run apiece.
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The Spiders struck first when D.J. Lee sent a sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the second inning, scoring Anthony Forte. Richmond would then extend its lead to 5-0 with a four-run fourth inning.
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Massachusetts would answer in the top of the fifth with a four spot of its own. An RBI single by Lever scored Marcus Fry before Kessinger worked a bases-loaded walk to narrow the deficit to 5-2. Mrowka then stepped to the dish and sent the first pitch through the left side, allowing Lever and Keith Linnane to come home.
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Richmond would add one more in the last of the fifth and two in the sixth inning, before ultimately cementing the victory with a seven-run seventh and a pair in the following frame.
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In the top of the eighth UMass plated its final run when Pipolo earned his first RBI as a Minuteman via a sac fly in a pinch hit situation.
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Richmond's Jacob Lamb (3-0) earned the win in relief. Justin Lasko (1-1) received the loss for UMass, going five innings and being charged with six runs (three earned) on nine hits and three walks, striking out four in the process.
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UMass falls to 6-5 after Friday's game and 0-1 in Atlantic 10 play, while Richmond is now 13-8 (1-0 Atlantic 10).
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The sides will play the middle game of their three-game series on Sat., March 24 with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. at Pitt Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LAMB, Jacob (3-0)
L: Lasko, Justin (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Evangelista, Brett 1
RBI: Lever, Ryan 1 ; Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Mrowka, Cooper 2 ; Pipolo, Thomas 1
SF: Pipolo, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lever, Ryan 1 ; Voghel, Justen 1 ; Evangelista, Brett 1 ; Fry, Marcus 1 ; Linnane, Keith 1
HBP: Smith, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: SCHMIDT, K. 1 ; PLANTIER, T. 1 ; FORTE, A. 1 ; SCHULEFAND 1
RBI: CAPRA, Vinny 1 ; BRUMBAUGH, D 3 ; BRUHL, Sage 1 ; PLANTIER, T. 3 ; FORTE, A. 2 ; SCHULEFAND 1 ; LEE, D.J. 3
SF: FORTE, A. 1 ; LEE, D.J. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CAPRA, Vinny 2 ; BRUMBAUGH, D 1 ; ADAMS, Kyle 3 ; SCHMIDT, K. 1 ; BRUHL, Sage 3 ; COOK, Justin 1 ; FORTE, A. 2 ; SCHULEFAND 2 ; LEE, D.J. 2
SB: CAPRA, Vinny 1 ; SCHULEFAND 2 ; LEE, D.J. 2
CS: BRUMBAUGH, D 1
HBP: ADAMS, Kyle 1 ; BRUHL, Sage 1 ; SCHULEFAND 2
