Baseball Slugs Past Curry, 14-13

MILTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team collected a 14-13 win at Curry Monday afternoon.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 14, Curry 13
Records: Lions (3-8) | Colonels (3-8)

                               
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene chalked up four runs in the top of the first inning to grab a 4-0 lead. Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) crushed a grand slam to drive in Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.), Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.), and Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
• Curry responded with three runs in the bottom of the first to cut the deficit to 4-3.
• The Lions produced three runs in the second to reclaim a four-run edge, 7-3.
• The Colonels scored once in the home half of the second inning to narrow the margin to 7-4.
• Eastern Nazarene manufactured six runs in the third to stretch its advantage to 13-4.
• Curry answered with six runs in the third to pull to within three, 13-10.
• The hosts tallied two runs in the fourth inning to trim the gap to 13-12.
• The Colonels leveled the contest at 13-13 with one run in the fifth.
• Eastern Nazarene regained control of the lead with one run in the top of the eighth inning, 14-13. O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) raked a two-out single to plate Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) from third base for the go-ahead run.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

• Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) racked up five RBIs, three hits, two runs scored, and a stolen base.
• O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) posted three hits, two runs scored, and one RBI.
• Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) finished with four stolen bases, three runs scored, two base knocks, and one RBI.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) notched two hits, two RBIs, and a pair of runs scored.
• Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) chipped in with two hits, two runs scored, and one RBI.
• Colby Rohr (Highland Village, Texas) tossed two innings and fanned one batter in his third start on the mound. Liam Bruskewicz (Granite Springs, N.Y.) worked three innings of relief before Michael Monteforte (Wilmington, Mass.) hurled two scoreless frames of relief. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) pitched two scoreless innings and registered six strikeouts in his first appearance out of the bullpen.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene heads to UMass-Boston March 21.