SENIOR DAY

Game One Score: Clark 2, Emerson 1

Game Two Score: Emerson 10, Clark 3

Game One Pitching Decision: W - Benjamin Spencer (3-0) ; L - Johnny Maffei (1-1)

Game Two Pitching Decision: W - Chris Lowe (3-3) ; L - Michael Carterud (0-1)

Records: Emerson Lions (8-8, 1-1 NEWMAC) ; Clark Cougars (10-5, 1-1 NEWMAC)

Location: Lynn, Mass. (Fraser Field)

Date: April 2, 2022

The Lead: The Emerson baseball team took a senior day split with Clark on a Saturday afternoon that saw the Lions pick up their first NEWMAC victory of 2022. In game one, the Lions were edged out, 2-1. Then in the nightcap, the Purple & Gold exploded for a seven-run seventh to take game two, 10-3. 

Prior to today's doubleheader, Emerson baseball head coach Nicholas Vennochi honored and recognized the Lions' 10 seniors for their hard work ethic and dedication to the program over the last four years. The 2022 graduating class includes Calvin Jacey, Rory Tettemer, Josh Cohen, Ezekiel Telemaco, Lou Davolio, Michael Logerwell, Joe Colucci, Quinton Copeland, Johnny Maffei and Bryan Simmons-Hayes. 

GAME ONE: Clark 2, Emerson 1

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Chris Ferara: 3-4, one RBI
Jake Okamoto: 1-3
Cohen: 1-4
Copeland: 1-4
Davolio: 1-4

PITCHING: Johnny Maffei (L, 1-1) - 9.0 innings pitched, five hits, two runs, three walks & eight strikeouts

CLARK

Zachary Gitschier: 1-3, two runs scored
Matthew Kalinak: 1-3, double, stolen base
Billy Sullivan: 1-4, stolen base
Anthony LoCosto: 1-4
Samuel Farrel: 1-5
Trevor Ham: two RBIs

PITCHING: Benjamin Spencer (W, 3-0) - 9.0 innings pitched, eight hits, one run & six walks

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Maffei tossed three scoreless innings before Clark made their way onto the board in the top half of the fourth frame. Ham sent an RBI sacrifice fly out into left to plate Gitschier to give Clark the 1-0 lead after four.
• Emerson had a chance in the bottom half of the fourth to tie the score with both Davolio and Ferara on the bags and no outs, but Spencer retired the side on three fly ball outs to keep the Cougars' 1-0 edge.
• Gitschier batted a single to begin the visitor's sixth and eventually came around to score again when Ham sent another sacrifice fly into left. Clark now held the 2-0 lead through six frames.
• It was in the home half of the eight when Emerson cut into Clark's lead to put the score at 2-1. 
• Copeland started the inning off with a single up the middle and crossed home all the way from second when Ferara roped an RBI single into center. 
• Colucci smacked a one-out single into center to keep Emerson's comeback hopes alive in their final at-bats in the bottom half of the ninth. With a runner on second, Spencer got the game's last two outs on a stealing attempt at second and a grounder to third as Emerson fell in game one, 2-1.

GAME TWO: Emerson 10, Clark 3

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Copeland: 3-5, one run scored, double & three RBI
Thai Morgan: 2-5, one run scored & two RBI
Jake Hatch: 1-4, one run scored & three run homer
Ferara: 2-4, one run scored
Jacey: 2-3, three runs scored
Matt Nachamie: 2-4, one run scored, double & one RBI
Tettemer: 1-2, one run scored, triple & one RBI

PITCHING: AJ Ortega: 2.2 innings pitched, two hits, two runs, three walks & three strikeouts
Benny Guevara: 3.1 innings, two hits, one run, two walks & six strikeouts
Lowe (W, 3-3): 2.0 innings pitched, one hit & two strikeouts
Simmons-Hayes: 1.0 innings pitched & one walk

CLARK

Carter Doran: 2-3, one run scored
Ethan Belt: 1-2, one RBI
Gitschier: 1-4, two RBI
Trevor Ham: 1-4, one RBI

PITCHING: Max Moss: 5.0 innings, five hits, three runs (two earned) & seven strikeouts
Michael Carterud (L, 0-1): 1.0 innings, three hits, two runs & one strikeout
Andres Hulfachor: .1 innings, three hits, four runs, one walk & one strikeout
Sean Savage: .2 innings, one hit & one run
Cory Gianelli: 1.0 innings, two hits & one strikeout

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Clark jumped on the board in the top of the first when Gitschier batted a single and advanced to second on a defensive miscue by the shortstop and allowed Rulnick to come home. After one inning, the Cougars took the 1-0 lead. 
• Gitschier brought in Sullivan for Clark's second run as he reached on another Emerson error to put the Lions in a 2-0 hole after three frames.
• Emerson began their scoring in the home half of the third frame and were able to cross one to put the score at 2-1 when Copeland roped an RBI single into center. 
• Guevera kept Clark at bay over the fourth and fifth frames and fanned four batters to give Emerson a chance to get back in the game. In the bottom of the fifth, the Lions used a trio of hits to plate two runs to claim its first lead at 3-2.
• Tettemer knotted the score 2-all as he hacked an RBI three-bagger over the right fielder's head to bring in Jacey. In the next at-bat, Copeland laced an RBI single into the right center gap to push Emerson to the one-run lead. 
• Belt leveled the score up in the top of the sixth frame and sent the tying run in on an RBI single that snuck through the left side as the score sat at 3-3.
• Behind a six-hit, seven-run seventh inning, Emerson batted around to bolstered their lead up to 10-3. 
• Back-to-back doubles from Nachamie and Copeland kickstarted the Emerson scoring  before Morgan contributed an RBI single up the middle to bring the Lions lead to 7-3. With one out, Hatch took Savage yard for a three-run bomb to extend the hosts' cushion to seven.