Baseball Falls to Husson, Downs Lesley in NAC Tournament

COBLESKILL, N.Y.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team suffered a 4-1 setback to top-seeded Husson before earning a 7-3 win over Lesley to stave off elimination in the North Atlantic Conference Tournament Thursday.

ENC VS. HUSSON
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 1, Husson 4
Records: Lions (12-20-1) | Eagles (21-10)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Husson tallied three runs in the bottom of the first inning to claim a 3-0 lead.
• Eastern Nazarene plated one run in the fourth to trim the deficit to 3-1.
• The Eagles tacked on a run in the sixth to regain a three-run advantage, 4-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) notched a pair of base hits.
• Ruddy Vidal (Barahona, Dominican Republic) added one hit while Michael Monteforte (Wilmington, Mass.) collected one RBI.
• Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) scored the Lions' lone run.
• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) pitched six innings and registered five strikeouts while surrendering one earned run. Liam Bruskewicz (Granite Springs, N.Y.) worked two scoreless innings of relief.

ENC VS. LESLEY
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 7, Lesley 3
Records: Lions (13-20-1) | Lynx (23-16)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene produced two runs in the home half of the first inning to snag a 2-0 edge.
• The Lions added two runs in the second to double their advantage to 4-0.
• Eastern Nazarene scored twice in the fourth inning to stretch the margin to 6-0.
• Lesley manufactured a pair of runs in the fifth to cut the deficit to 6-2.
• The Lions picked up a run in the bottom of the eighth to push their lead to 7-2.
• The Lynx chalked up one run in the top of the ninth inning but Eastern Nazarene held on to prevail 7-3.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) and Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) both notched two hits, one RBI, one run scored, and a stolen base.
• Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) finished with one base knock, one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base.
• O'Neil Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) posted one hit, one RBI, and a run scored.
• Matthew Serrata (Ozone Park, N.Y.) scored a pair of runs and stolen one base.
• Luke Descheneaux (Lowell, Mass.) hurled his second complete game of the spring and registered five strikeouts.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene will face the loser of Saturday's Husson vs. SUNY Cobleskill winners'-bracket matchup May 10 in an elimination game.