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Big Fourth Inning Propels Incarnate Word Over Minutemen
March 12, 2019 | Baseball
Norton clubs first home run of 2019 season in Tuesday afternoon setback
SAN ANTONIO – University of Massachusetts baseball was unable to overcome a pair of big innings as the Minutemen were defeated at Incarnate Word, 19-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Sullivan Field. UMass is 4-4 following the loss and the Cardinals move up to 10-7 on the season.
Senior Alec Norton went 3-for-3 at the plate for the Minutemen including a two-run home run, his first of the 2019 season. Redshirt freshman Collin Shapiro and redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto each turned in 2-for-4 days with a run scored apiece. Shapiro has also reached base safely in all eight games this season.
After UIW initially claimed a 2-0 lead in its half of the first inning, UMass answered with three in the following frame. Junior Nolan Kessinger put the Minutemen on the board with a sacrifice bunt that scored redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto, then two batters later, Norton sent the first pitch he saw over the left field wall for a two-run shot.
But the Cardinals would tie the score at three-apiece in the bottom of the third before regaining the lead in the fourth for the remainder of the afternoon. UIW put up a six-spot in the fourth, later adding one run in the seventh and nine in the eighth inning.
Shapiro scored UMass' final run of the day in the top of the eighth as a result of a ground out.
The win on the mound went to UIW's Tyler Miller (1-3) and freshman Kevin Dow (0-2) took the loss for the Minutemen.
UMass is back in action on Wed., March 13, taking on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a 7 p.m. Eastern Time tilt.
For the latest news and updates around UMass baseball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UMassBaseball.
Senior Alec Norton went 3-for-3 at the plate for the Minutemen including a two-run home run, his first of the 2019 season. Redshirt freshman Collin Shapiro and redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto each turned in 2-for-4 days with a run scored apiece. Shapiro has also reached base safely in all eight games this season.
After UIW initially claimed a 2-0 lead in its half of the first inning, UMass answered with three in the following frame. Junior Nolan Kessinger put the Minutemen on the board with a sacrifice bunt that scored redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto, then two batters later, Norton sent the first pitch he saw over the left field wall for a two-run shot.
But the Cardinals would tie the score at three-apiece in the bottom of the third before regaining the lead in the fourth for the remainder of the afternoon. UIW put up a six-spot in the fourth, later adding one run in the seventh and nine in the eighth inning.
Shapiro scored UMass' final run of the day in the top of the eighth as a result of a ground out.
The win on the mound went to UIW's Tyler Miller (1-3) and freshman Kevin Dow (0-2) took the loss for the Minutemen.
UMass is back in action on Wed., March 13, taking on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a 7 p.m. Eastern Time tilt.
For the latest news and updates around UMass baseball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UMassBaseball.
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