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Baseball Stumbles at Bridgewater State Friday
March 22, 2024

Baseball Stumbles at Bridgewater State Friday

BRIDGEWATER, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team endured a 22-4 loss at Bridgewater State Friday.


THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 4, Bridgewater State 22
Records: Lions (3-9) | Bears (5-5)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Bridgewater State tallied one run in the top of the first inning to claim an early 1-0 edge.
  • Eastern Nazarene answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to seize a 2-1 lead. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) laced a double to right-centerfield to drive in Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) followed with a double to knock in Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.).
  • The Bears produced four runs in the third to grab a 5-2 advantage.
  • Bridgewater State added a run in the fourth to push its lead to 6-2.
  • The Bears generated six runs in the top of the fifth inning to widen the margin to 12-2.
  • Bridgewater State plated four runs in the sixth to stretch the gap to 16-2.
  • The Bears tacked on three runs in the seventh to expand their lead to 19-2.
  • The Lions notched one run in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 19-3. Eliel Florentino (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) scurried home from third base on a wild pitch.
  • Bridgewater State chalked up three runs in the top of the ninth to hold a 22-3 advantage.
  • Eastern Nazarene managed one run in the bottom of the ninth inning to trim the margin to 22-4. Matthew Serrata (Ozone Park, N.Y.) scored as Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) reached base on a fielder's choice.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

  • Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) posted one hit, one RBI, and one run scored.
  • Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) recorded one base knock and one RBI.
  • Matthew Serrata (Ozone Park, N.Y.) added one hit and one run scored.
  • Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) tossed three innings and posted four strikeouts. Luke Descheneaux (Lowell, Mass.) worked three innings of relief and fanned one batter. Anthony Ventura (La Romana, Dominican Republic) hurled three innings and notched six strikeouts in his collegiate pitching debut.


LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene treks to Hartford March 27.

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