University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 14
Amherst, Mass.
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Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Baseball Bested By Richmond, 6-2, In Game One
April 14, 2023 | Baseball
Minutemen and Spiders gear up for game two on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts baseball dropped a 6-2 contest to University of Richmond on Friday afternoon at Earl Lorden Field.
Will MacLean led UMass, going 3-for-5 on the day, followed by Steve Luttazi, who went 2-for-3. Carter Hanson and Sam Hill also tallied a hit each, including Hill's double. Michael Toth and Justin Blumenthal recorded an RBI apiece, while Luttazi and Hill scored the two runs fro the Minutemen.
After a scoreless opening frame, Massachusetts got on the board first in the second. Hill led off with a double to left center field, before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Toth claimed first on a hit-by-pitch, with Blumenthal stepping up to the plate. Blumenthal grounded out to the shortstop, allowing Hill to score from third, making it a 1-0 contest.
Richmond tied up the game in the third with a RBI single to right center field. The Spiders pulled ahead, 2-1, in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly, before another sacrifice fly extended their lead to 3-1 at the top of the sixth.
UMass closed the gap back to one on a sacrifice fly of its own. Luttazi singled to right field to start off the Minutemen, before another single from Hanson through the right side put runners on second and first. A sacrifice bunt from Hill positioned Luttazi at third and Hanson on second, and a sacrifice fly from Toth pushed Luttazi across the plate.
Richmond scored another run on a RBI single in the seventh, to make it a 4-2 game, before a two-run homer for the Spiders gave them the final score of 6-2.
Renn Lints (0-1) took the loss for Massachusetts, giving up two hits on four hits, walking four and dealing two strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work. Brock Weirather (3-2) received the winning decision for Richmond, going seven complete innings, and allowing only two runs on seven hits and striking out three.
UMass and Richmond prepare for game two on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m., at Earl Lorden Field.
Will MacLean led UMass, going 3-for-5 on the day, followed by Steve Luttazi, who went 2-for-3. Carter Hanson and Sam Hill also tallied a hit each, including Hill's double. Michael Toth and Justin Blumenthal recorded an RBI apiece, while Luttazi and Hill scored the two runs fro the Minutemen.
After a scoreless opening frame, Massachusetts got on the board first in the second. Hill led off with a double to left center field, before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Toth claimed first on a hit-by-pitch, with Blumenthal stepping up to the plate. Blumenthal grounded out to the shortstop, allowing Hill to score from third, making it a 1-0 contest.
Richmond tied up the game in the third with a RBI single to right center field. The Spiders pulled ahead, 2-1, in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly, before another sacrifice fly extended their lead to 3-1 at the top of the sixth.
UMass closed the gap back to one on a sacrifice fly of its own. Luttazi singled to right field to start off the Minutemen, before another single from Hanson through the right side put runners on second and first. A sacrifice bunt from Hill positioned Luttazi at third and Hanson on second, and a sacrifice fly from Toth pushed Luttazi across the plate.
Richmond scored another run on a RBI single in the seventh, to make it a 4-2 game, before a two-run homer for the Spiders gave them the final score of 6-2.
Renn Lints (0-1) took the loss for Massachusetts, giving up two hits on four hits, walking four and dealing two strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work. Brock Weirather (3-2) received the winning decision for Richmond, going seven complete innings, and allowing only two runs on seven hits and striking out three.
UMass and Richmond prepare for game two on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m., at Earl Lorden Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brock Weirather (3-2)
L: Lints, Renn (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jared Sprague-Lott 1 ; Johnny Hipsman 1
HR: Jordan Jaffe 1
RBI: Jason Neff 1 ; Jordan Jaffe 3 ; Jake Elbeery 1 ; Mikey Kluska 1
SF: Jason Neff 1 ; Jake Elbeery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jared Sprague-Lott 1 ; Johnny Hipsman 1 ; Jason Neff 1 ; Alden Mathes 1 ; Jordan Jaffe 1 ; Jake Elbeery 1
CS: Mikey Kluska 1
HBP: Alden Mathes 1
Batting:
2B: Hill, Sam 1
RBI: Toth, Michael 1 ; Blumenthal, Justin 1
SH: Hill, Sam 1
SF: Toth, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Luttazi, Steve 1 ; Hill, Sam 1
HBP: Luttazi, Steve 1 ; Toth, Michael 1
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