THE BASICS 

Game One Score: Emerson 7, Coast Guard 6

Game Two Score: Coast Guard 7, Emerson 6

Records: Emerson Lions (13-11, 1-4 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (8-12, 1-4 NEWMAC)

Game One Pitching Decision: WP -  AJ Ortega (2-0) ; LP - Tyler Michlek (0-3)

Game Two Pitching Decision: WP - Aiden Anderson (2-0) ; LP - Quinton Copeland (1-2)

Location: Brockton, Mass. (Campanelli Stadium)

Date: April 8, 2023

The Lead: The Emerson baseball team took the doubleheader split against Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon. In game one, senior Matt Nachamie drove in the game-winning run to help Emerson walk off, 7-6 over Coast Guard. Then in game two, Emerson slipped to Coast Guard, 7-6.  

In between today's doubleheader, Emerson baseball head coach Nicholas Vennochi honored his graduating class of 2023. This year's class includes AJ Ortega, Chris Ferara, Josh Caltabiano, Sam Gutkin, Jake Hatch, Thai Morgan, Matt Nachamie and Owen Anton

GAME ONE: Emerson 7, Coast Guard 6

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Jake Hatch: 3-4, triple, home run, four runs scored, stolen base, RBI

Briggs Loveland: 1-5, one run scored, three RBIs

Chris Ferara: 2-5, double, two RBIs

Matt Nachamie: 1-4, RBI

PITCHING

Chris Lowe (ND): 7.0 IP, eight hits, five runs (four earned), two walks, six strikeouts

AJ Ortega (W, 2-0): 2.0 IP, two hits, one run, one strikeout

COAST GUARD

Jack Steel: 3-5, one run scored, RBI

Richard Barkley: 3-4, double, three RBIs

Justin Stasiak: 2-4, two runs scored

Blake Carroll: 1-3, three runs, RBI

PITCHING

Jack Thigpen (ND): 5.1 IP, eight hits, four runs, one walk, two strikeouts

Tyler Michalek (L, 0-3): 3.0 IP, two hits, three runs (two earned), six strikeouts 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• With Carroll on after being hit by a pitch, he made his way around the bases and plated Coast Guard's first run on a passed ball to give the Bears an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. 
• Emerson used their half of the first to push across two more runs to put themselves in front, 2-1. 
• Back-to-back singles from Copeland and Hatch turned into both of Emerson's runs as the duo crossed home when Loveland's single made its way into right. 
• Barkley sent a two-out single up the middle to plate Carroll for the game-tying 2-all run in the top of the third. 
• In the home half of the third, Emerson sent home another run on another RBI single, this time from Ferara, to plate Hatch for the 3-2 lead. 
• Coast Guard would not go away quietly and tacked on two more runs in the fifth. Barkley drove a two-out RBI two-bagger into the left center gap as the Bears grabbed their first edge of the game at 4-3. 
• Hatch made it a brand new game in the Lions' half of the fifth and took Priddy deep. His sixth home run of the year landed on top of the wall in right center and leveled the score, 5-5. 
• Carroll's RBI single into left brought in Jack Stasiak for the go-ahead 6-5 lead in the seven, but Loveland used the bottom of the frame to drive in Hatch to lock the score once again, this time at 6-all. 
• A two-out single into left from Steel crossed Stasiak in for the seventh Coast Guard run and edged the Bears to the one-run lead at 7-6. 
• Emerson drew up a comeback in the home portion of the ninth and were able to push past Coast Guard, 7-6. 
• Emerson's comeback began when a hit batter and error by the pitcher put two runners on for Emerson in the ninth with one out. Coplend came around from second to plate the tying run thanks to Ferara's double that landed into the left center gap. 
• With runners on second and third with one out, another error committed by Coast Guard helped Emerson triumph as Nachamie's routine grounder was mishandled by the pitcher and allowed Loveland to touch home for the game-winning run. 

GAME TWO: Coast Guard 7, Emerson 6

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Loveland: 3-4, double

Copeland: 1-5, two RBIs

Ferara: one run scored, RBI

Robby Posio: 2-2, two RBIs

PITCHING

Angelo Deer: 6.1 IP, six hits, four runs (two earned), one walk, four strikeouts

Jake Smith: 1.2 IP, two hits, two runs, one walk

Quinton Copeland: 1.0 IP, two hits, one run

COAST GUARD

Charles Red: 3-4, one run scored

Richard Barkley: 1-3, one run scored, two RBIs

Jack Steel: 1-4, one run scored, double, two RBIs

Blake Carroll: 1-4, one run scored, RBI

PITCHING

Raymond Priddy: 4.0 IP, eight hits, four runs (three earned), one walk, one strikeout

Harrison Milbert: 2.0 IP, one hit, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts

Brock Soletti: 1.0 IP, one hit

Aidan Andersen: 2.0 IP, one hit, one walk, one strikeout

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Emerson bats exploded in the home half of the second and quickly gave themselves the 3-0 lead behind a pair of RBI singles from junior Ty Bourne and Copeland. 
• Coast Guard responded in the third when they capitalized on two costly defensive Emerson miscues and chipped the Lions' lead down to one at 3-2. 
• Another untimely error by Coast Guard allowed Hatch to come around for the fourth Lions' run and gave the hosts the two-run cushion at 4-2. 
• A passed ball followed by Steel's sacrifice fly into center leveled the score at 4-all in the top of the seventh. 
• The home half of the seventh saw Emerson one again jump ahead to a two-run lead at 6-4. 
• With the bases full of Lions after sophomore Avery Smith was plunked by Soletti, Posio found the gap in right center and knocked a single to drive in two more runs. 
• Back-to-back singles began the ninth for Coast Guard as runners stood at second and third with one out after a grounder. Both Carroll and Barkley batted a pair of RBI singles to put Coast Guard in front, 7-6. 
• Emerson tried to forge another comeback in the bottom of the ninth and got a runner on with a two-out single from Posio that landed in left. The final out was recorded on a fly ball into right as the Lions' slipped to the Bears, 7-6. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson wraps their season series with WPI on Tuesday, April 11th and trek out to Worcester for a 3:30 first pitch.