THE BASICS 

Score: Babson 16, Emerson 2 

Records: Emerson Lions (14-13, 2-5 NEWMAC) ; Babson Beavers (15-9, 5-2 NEWMAC)

Pitching Decision: WP - Tim Noone (4-1) ; LP - Chris Lowe (2-3)

Location: Brockton, Mass. (Campanelli Stadium)

Date: April 14, 2023

The Lead: Junior Ty Bourne finished a perfect 3-for-3 for the Emerson baseball team, but the Lions were upended by Babson, 16-2, to start off the weekend series with the Beavers on Friday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Bourne: 3-3, double

Thai Morgan: 2-3, RBI

Quinton Copeland: 1-3, RBI

PITCHING

Chris Lowe (2-2): nine hits, 11 runs (10 earned), two walks, one strikeout

Alex Nissenberg: .1 IP, one hit, two runs, two walks, strikeout

Russell Silverman: 2.2 IP, two hits, one run, three walks

BABSON

Brant Savage: 3-4, four runs scored, home run, four RBIs

Ryan Noone: 2-3, home run, two runs scored, four RBIs

PITCHING

Tim Noone (W, 4-1):  6.1 IP, eight hits, two runs, four strikeouts

Jimmy Weick: .2 IP

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Babson wasted little time getting themselves an early lead and used back-to-back singles from Noone and Ryan Hvozdovic to gain the 3-0 lead over Emerson in the top of the first. 
• Emerson eyed a five-run deficit after Babson's half of the second capitalized on a defensive miscue and plated two runs when Savage roped a single into left. 
• Sophomore Robby Posio was plunked by a pitch and was followed by Bourne's single into left to put runners on first and second in the bottom of the second to begin a two-out rally for Emerson. 
• Morgan then pushed across Emerson's first run after he hit an RBI single past the third baseman to drive in Posio with the score now at 5-1. 
• The inning continued for the Lions after Copeland was hit by a pitch to load up the bases, but Hatch drove a deep fly ball to right to close out the home team's second inning. 
• Babson pieced together a six-run fourth frame that was highlighted by Noone's three-run homer that landed over the wall in right field and put Emerson in an 11-1 hole. 
• Copeland knocked an RBI single up the middle in the Lions' fourth frame to cross Bourne home and the score sat at 11-2. 
• The top of the fifth had Babson come home four more times behind stealing home and a pair of RBI singles as the score moved to 15-2. 
• Emerson saw their deficit stretch to 16-2 after Savage went yard and launched a solo homer over the left field fence. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson closes out the three-game series out at Babson tomorrow, Saturday, April 15th with a twin bill at Govoni Field starting at 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.