Baseball Suffers Two Setbacks to SUNY Cobleskill

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team absorbed a pair of one-run losses to SUNY Cobleskill Friday at Adams Field, falling 9-8 and 10-9.

GAME ONE
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 8, SUNY Cobleskill 9
Records: Lions (6-16-1, 4-3 NAC) | Fighting Tigers (10-17, 6-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene tallied three runs in the top of the first inning to seize a 3-0 lead. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) crossed the dish as O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) reached base on an error. Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) roped a two-out double to left-centerfield to drive in O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) and Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.).
• SUNY Cobleskill responded with one run in the bottom of the first to cut the deficit to 3-1.
• The Lions tacked on two runs in the third to widen the gap to 5-1. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) motored home from second base as Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) reached on an error. Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) landed a single in centerfield to knock in Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.).
• The Fighting Tigers manufactured seven runs in the fifth inning to claim a 9-5 advantage.
• Eastern Nazarene scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to narrow the margin to 9-8. Brandon Mercado (Stoughton, Mass.) crossed the dish on a defensive miscue. Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) launched his second home run of the year, a two-run blast to plate Kelvin Cortez (Corona, N.Y.).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) notched three hits, scored two runs, and stolen one base.
• Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) posted two base knocks and three RBIs.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) finished with two RBIs, one hit, and a run scored.
• Kelvin Cortez (Corona, N.Y.) added one base hit and one run scored.
• Luke Descheneaux (Lowell, Mass.) pitched his first complete game of the spring and recorded a pair of strikeouts.

 
GAME TWO
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 9, SUNY Cobleskill 10
Records: Lions (6-17-1, 4-4 NAC) | Fighting Tigers (11-17, 7-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene chalked up three runs in the bottom of the first to establish a 3-0 lead. Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) scampered home from second base on a failed pickoff attempt. O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) belted his second homer of the season, a two-run shot to drive in Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.).
• SUNY Cobleskill scored twice in the third inning to trim the deficit to 3-2.
• The Lions added five runs in the fourth to stretch their lead to 8-2.
• The visitors produced three runs in the top of the fifth to narrow the gap to 8-5.
• SUNY Cobleskill generated four runs in the sixth inning to seize a 9-8 edge.
• Eastern Nazarene responded with one run in the home half of the sixth to knot the game at 9-9. O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) raked a single up the middle to score Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) from third base.
• The Fighting Tigers produced the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh to capture a 10-9 lead.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) racked up three base hits, four RBIs, and one run scored.
• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.), Brandon Mercado (Stoughton, Mass.), and Ruddy Vidal (Barahona, Dominican Republic) all chipped in with one hit, one RBI, and one run scored.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) scored three runs and swiped a base.
• Liam Bruskiewicz (Granite Springs, N.Y.) tossed five innings and registered one strikeout in his fifth start of the year. Andiover Feliz (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), Kelvin Cortez (Corona, N.Y.), and Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) all made relief appearances.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene and SUNY Cobleskill will wrap up the season series April 20 with a doubleheader.