THE BASICS 

Score: WPI 11; Emerson 10

Records: Emerson Lions (8-9, 1-2 NEWMAC); WPI Engineers (11-8, 1-2 NEWMAC) 

Pitching Decision: W – Noah Pins (3-0) L – Ty Bourne (1-2)

Location: Northborough, MA (New England Baseball Complex)

Date: April 5, 2022

The Lead: Sophomore Jake Okamoto led the Lions with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and scored 2 runs; but that was not enough as the Lions fell in walkoff fashion to the Engineers of WPI on Tuesday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Jake Okamoto: 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored

Calvin Jacey: 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored

Quinton Copeland: 2 for 5 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored

PITCHING: 

Benny Guevara: 2 strikeouts through 1.2 innings pitched

WPI

Jacob Hand: 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored

DJ Brooks: 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored

Kyle Johns: 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored

PITCHING:  Noah Pins: 3 strikeouts through 3 innings pitched

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• With 2 outs in the top of the 2^nd, the Lions were able to break the scoreless tie. Junior Matt Nachamie started the 2 our rally with a single through the left side. Senior Calvin Jacey would then walk, followed by a single by Sophomore Ty Bourne; driving in Nachamie.
• Sophomore Jake Okamoto would follow up with a 2 RBI double, plating Jacey and Bourne; giving the Lions a 3-0 lead. An error by WPI's left fielder would bring home Okamoto, extending the Lions lead to 4-0.
• WPI would answer immediately in the home half of the 2^nd when Jacob Hand led off the inning with a solo homerun. That is all the Engineers were able to score in the frame as the Lions held a 4-1 lead after 2 complete innings.
• Emerson would go quietly in the top of the 3^rd inning while a pair of singles and a pair of doubles from WPI would tie the game at 4-4 after 3 innings.
• The Lions would do more 2-out damage in the top of the 4^th inning. Okamoto would have another RBI double, plating Jacey. Senior Quinton Copeland would add a double of his own, driving in Okamoto and give Emerson a 6-4 advantage.
• Emerson's lead would be short-lived once again as WPI even the score at 6-6 in the home half of the 5^th inning.
• The Engineers gave the lead right back to Emerson when an error on a Copeland double into the left-center gap would plate 3 Lions giving them a 9-6 lead.
• WPI cut into the lead in the bottom of the 7^th; scoring a run on a wild pitch.
• Both teams would score a run apiece in the top and bottom half of the 8^th inning; making the score 10-8 after 8 innings.
• WPI rallied in the bottom of the 9^th inning. The Engineers manufactured 3 runs on 3 hits, completing the late inning comeback and walking off on the Lions with a 11-10 win.

UP NEXT

The Lions take on Curry on Thursday April 7^th at 3:00pm.