NASHUA, N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team lost a 12-2 game in seven innings to Rivier University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game on Monday.
The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Falcons.
Eddy Garabito (Norwalk, Conn.) was 2-for-4 with a run. Elijah Spataj (Cheshire, Conn.) had a double and an RBI while Colin Telford (Branford, Conn.) was 1-for-2 with a run.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Rivier 12 | Albertus 2 (7 inn.)
RECORDS: Albertus (6-16 | 1-9 GNAC) | Rivier (9-14, 4-5 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Albertus scored one run in the top of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead. Spataj hit a double down the left field line that scored Garabito, who singled with two outs in the inning.
- Rivier answered with nine runs over the first three innings. JD Normand had an RBI double in the first followed by a two-run single by Luis Tejada to take a 3-1 lead after the first.
- Tejada and Normand each had an RBI as part of a four-run second to make it a 7-1 game. The Raiders added two more in the third inning on RBI singles by Normand and Owen Medlock.
- The Falcons threatened with the bases loaded with one out in the top of the second, but were unable to plate a run.
- Albertus added one more run in the top of the seventh as an error off the bat of Garabito scored Telford, who walked with one out.
- Tyler Baldwin (Cromwell, Conn.) pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just four hits.
- Rivier scored three more runs in the bottom of the seventh as Nathan Innerfield and Tejada each drove in runs with singles.
ON THE HILL
Albertus
Albert Molina (Terryville, Conn.) (L, 1-5) 1.2 IP | 8 H its | 7 Runs | 5 ER | 1 BB | 1 K
Riley Corgan (New Milford, Conn.) 0.2 IP | 4 Hits | 2 Runs | 2 ER | 1 BB | 2 K
Tyler Baldwin 3.2 IP | 4 Hits | 0 Runs | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K
Kyle Hensel (Wolcott, Conn.) 0.1 IP | 2 Hits | 3 Runs | 2 ER | 2 BB | 0 K
Rivier
Jake O'Connor (W, 1-3) 6.0 IP | 6 Hits | 1 Run | 1 ER | 1 BB | 3 K
John Horgan 1.0 IP | 0 Hits | 1 Run | 0 ER | 2 BB | 0 K
AT THE PLATE
Albertus
Eddy Garabito 2-for-4 | 1 Run
Elijah Spataj 1-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI
Colin Telford 1-for-2 | 1 Run
Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1-for-3 | 1 2B
Rivier
Luis Tejada 5-for-5 | | 2 2B | 1 Run | 4 RBI
Nathan Innerfield 4-for-5 | 4 Runs | 3 RBI
JD Normand 2-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 Run | 3 RBI
Kyle Hsu 3-for-4 | 4 Runs
NOTEWORTHY
- Garabito has now hit safely in seven consecutive games.
UP NEXT
The Falcons host New England College in a GNAC game on Wednesday starting at 3 p.m.