Baseball Stumbles at Lasell in GNAC Doubleheader
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Lasell College baseball team swept Anna Maria by scores of 5-2 and 7-2 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader Thursday evening at Stein Field on the campus of Brandeis University. With the wins, the Lasers advance to 12-13 overall and 8-4 in the GNAC, while the AMCATS drop to 7-17 this spring and 2-10 in conference play.
Senior Matt Sammarco (New Canaan, Conn.) led the Lasers with two RBI's and a double on a 3-for-4 performance, while junior Dan Gagnon (Pomfret Center, Conn.) contributed with a triple and an RBI. Senior Aj McKenzie (Pasadena, Md.) went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, scoring one run.
The AMCATS were quick to respond in the next inning, where Andrade singled through the middle to score Gray on the play. However, the visitors' efforts would pan out to be unjustified, as the Lasers packed in two runs in the bottom of the sixth via an RBI from Gagnon and Sammarco to end game one of the twinbill 5-2.
Gagnon and McKenzie continued a strong hitting performance for the Lasers in game two, joined by junior Wes Hurty (Windsor, Conn.), who each knocked in a pair of runs. Junior Skylar Beckerman (Pensacola, Fla.), freshman Dom Mascolo (Waterbury, Conn.) and Tejero each swung into a single for the hosts.