Baseball Splits with Saint Joseph’s

- STANDISH, ME: The Anna Maria baseball team split the day against conference opponent Saint Joseph's College, with a victory coming in game one with a score of 12-5 and a loss in game two of 11-5.

 THE BASICS:

- Date: 4/15/2021

- Score: Anna Maria 12, SJC 5 (Game One), SJC 11, ANM 5 (Game Two)  

- Records: SJC (14-11, 4-2 GNAC), Anna Maria (10-6, 2-2 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Game one started with the Monks jumping out to a 4-0 lead through the contest's first two innings. The AMCATS put together a five-run fifth and a four-run seventh to get the win.

-  Top performers for Anna Maria were Nick Genatossio (Sutton, MA) and Kosta Drosidis (Holden, MA), who both recorded multiple hits in the game. Genatossio was a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI's. Drosidis finished the game going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Jack Marzec (Northbridge, MA) picked up the win on the mound after pitching five innings with just four hits allowed and six strikeouts.

-  Game two was tied 3-3 through three and a half innings. Saint Joe's picked up another two runs in the bottom of the fourth to go up 5-3. The Monks would put the 'CATS away in the sixth with a six-run inning pushing their lead to eight.

- Anna Maria would close out the game, scoring two more in the top of the seventh, coming up short to SJC 11-5.

- Drosidis led the offense in game two with a 2-for-4 performance. He picked up a double and two RBI's. Greg Gehring (Southold, NY) also batted in two more for the AMCATS on a two RBI single.

UP NEXT:

- Anna Maria returns to action on Sunday when they travel to Rivier University for another GNAC doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1 and 3 pm.

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