Baseball loses final series of the season to Saint Anselm
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The American International College baseball dropped a pair of games at Saint Anselm College on Friday, May 6 by scores of 14-13 and 14-2 in non-conference action.
FAST FACTS:
Game 1:
FINAL SCORE: St. Anselm 14, AIC 13
RECORDS: AIC moves to 11-33 while Saint Anselm, moves to 21-22
Win: Avery Mosseau (2-2) Loss: Hayden Mutz (2-1)
Game 2:
FINAL SCORE: St. Anselm 14, AIC 2
RECORDS: AIC moves to 11-34 while Saint Anselm, moves to 22-22
Win: John Donovan (1-7) Loss: Jay Chiappetta (1-3)
LOCATION: Sullivan Park - Manchester, New Hampshire
KEY STATS:
Game 1:
AIC:
Mason St. Pierre: No decision, 5.0 innings pitched, seven hits, eight runs, six strikeouts, 84 pitches
Hayden Mutz: Loss (2-1), 0.2 innings pitches, one hit, one run, 15 pitches
Dalton Quinn: 4-for-4, three RBI, two runs, one home run
Alexander Morse: 1-for-4, three RBI, one run, one double
Michael Nazzaro: 2-for-4, two RBI, two runs, one stolen base
Jackson Haker: 2-for-5, one RBI, three runs
Chad Lavelle: 2-for-5, one RBI, one run
Angel Mendez: 2-for-3, one run, one double
St. Anselm:
Harry MacKinlay: No decision, 4.1 innings pitched, three hits, five runs, 83 pitches
Avery Mosseau: Win (2-2), 1.1 innings pitched, no hits, no runs, two strikeouts, 15 pitches
Mike Borrelli: 3-for-4, five RBI, three runs, three home runs
Matt Collins: 3-for-5, three RBI, three runs, two home runs
Brady Doran: 2-for-4, two RBI, three runs, one home run, one double
Salvatore Pezzolla: 2-for-5, one run
Game 2:
AIC:
Jay Chiappetta: Loss (1-3), 6.0 innings pitched, nine hits, seven runs, three strikeouts, 99 pitches
Kiernan Caffrey: 1-for-2, one RBI, one double
Chad Lavelle: 0-for-4, one RBI
Jackson Haker: 2-for-4, one run
St. Anselm:
John Donovan: Win (1-7), 3.0 innings pitches, three hits, no runs, 47 pitches
Kyle Maurice: 4-for-5, eight RBI, three runs, three home runs
Salvatore Pezzolla: 2-for-5, two RBI, three runs, one home run
Nolan Elmore: 2-for-4, two RBI, two runs, one home run, one triple
Will Panarello: 2-for-3, two RBI, one run, one home run
Brady Doran: 3-for-4, two runs
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1:
- The Hawks scored the first two runs of the game on a home run by Brady Doran to left field in the first.
- The Yellow Jackets cut their deficit in half in the second when senior Dalton Quinn answered with a towering show of his own to left center.
- The Hawks scored the next four runs before Quinn singled through the left side with rookie Michael Nazzaro on second to make it 6-2.
- Trailing 7-2 in the top of the fifth, the Yellow Jackets put a crooked number on the board. With the bases loaded and one out, Nazzaro walked to score freshman Alexander Morse which forced St. Anselm to go to the arm barn. After the change and an out Quinn and junior Chad Lavelle knocked back-to-back singles in which both hits drove in a run.
- Two innings later first-year Kiernan Caffrey drove in classmate Jackson Haker from second on a ground-rule double down the leftfield line. Nazzaro reached third on the double and scored on a wild pitch to make it a one-run game.
- Saint Anselm added an insurance run in the bottom half of the inning before AIC went off for six runs in the eighth. Senior Angel Mendez doubled to center to get the blood pumping and scored on a single through the left side from Haker. He came around when Nazzaro singled to right and the right fielder misplayed the ball. With the bases loaded freshman Austin Bequeath drew a 2-0 hit by pitch followed by a double off the bat of Morse which cleared the bases and gave AIC the 13-9 lead.
- The Hawks chipped away in the eighth and tied the game before Mike Borrelli sent a 3-2 pitch over the fence to end the game.
Game 2:
- The Hawks scored the first nine runs of the game. They had two in the second and the third before adding three in the sixth and two in the seventh.
- In the top of the eighth, the bases were loaded when Caffrey drew a walk. After a pitching change, Lavelle reached on a fielder's choice to score Haker.
- Saint Anselm added five in the eighth to take the game 14-3.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets' 2022 campaign has come to an end.