THE BASICS 

Score: No. 15 Wheaton (Mass.) 11, Emerson 3

Records: Emerson Lions (15-17, 3-8 NEWMAC) ; No. 15 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons (25-5, 10-1 NEWMAC)

Pitching Decision: WP - Ryan McCarroll (5-1) ; LP - Chris Lowe (2-4)

Location: Danvers, Mass. (St. John's Prep)

Date: April 21, 2023

The Lead: The Emerson baseball team batted six hits, which included two from junior Blake Benway, in the Lions' 11-3 setback to No. 15 Wheaton (Mass.) on Friday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Benway: 2-4, RBI

Quinton Copeland: 1-3, two runs scored

Briggs Loveland: 1-4, one run scored, RBI

Chris Ferara: 1-3

Matt Nachamie: 1-3, RBI

PITCHING

Chris Lowe (L, 2-4): 6.0 IP, eight hits, seven runs, two walks, seven strikeouts

Angelo Deer: 2.0 IP, three hits, two runs, one strikeout

Joshua Caltabiano: 

WHEATON (MA)

Kevin Matos: 3-3, two home runs, three runs scored, three RBIs

Cavan Brady: 3-5, two runs scored

AJ Guindon: 2-4, one run scored, triple, two RBIs

Nick Giangregorio: 1-4, one run scored, home run, three RBIs

Anthony Teberio: 3-5, two runs scored, two doubles, two RBIs

PITCHING

Ryan McCarroll (W, 5-1): 6.2 IP, three hits, one run, three walks, four strikeouts

Joe Mulhern: 1.0 IP, two hits, two runs, two strikeouts 

Zach Ferris: 1.1 IP, one hit, 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• In the midst of a three strikeout inning for Lowe, Matos took a 3-2 pitch deep just over the right field fence to give Wheaton the 1-0 lead in the top of the second. 
• Wheaton's fourth through sixth saw them push six runs across, highlighted by a four-run sixth that was highlighted by Giangregorio's three-run homer to left to push Emerson's deficit to 7-0. 
• The Lions deficit reached 8-0 in the top of the seventh when Mike Maher drove a deep sacrifice fly to the center field wall to drive in Guindon. 
• A two-out RBI single from Benway crossed Copeland home for Emerson's first run in the bottom of the seventh and moved the score to 8-1. The Lions threatened for more when Ferara drew a two-out bases loaded walk, but Mulhern retired the hosts on strikes. 
• Guindon's sacrifice fly into right allowed Teberio to plate Wheaton's ninth run with the score sat at 9-1 after the top half of the eighth. 
• Emerson used a pair of hits and error by the Lyons in their portion of the eighth to get two runs back and moved the score to 9-3. 
• Copeland came around the score Emerson's second run on Loveland's RBI two-bagger that he drove into the left center gap. Nachamie followed in the next at-bat his own RBI as he drove a single into left to drive in Loveland. 
• Two more runs for Wheaton came in to start off the ninth when Teberio smacked a double into left center to bring home both Matos and Brady as Emerson's deficit was bumped to 11-3. 
• Ferara singled to the shortstop to get a runner on for the Lions in the bottom of the ninth, but the hopes of a comeback disappeared on an inning-ending double play. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson makes their way to Wheaton (Mass.) on Saturday, April 22nd to close out the season series with a twin-bill starting at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.