EAST BOSTON, Mass. - Baseball faced off against Suffolk University on Monday afternoon. The Patriots' Day matchup saw the hosts defeat the Lions by mercy rule, 16-6, as a six-run eighth inning for Suffolk put the finishing touches on the game.
Briggs Loveland notched three RBIs and
Anthony Santosuosso was credited with two. Six Lions recorded hits in the contest.
Emerson falls to 5-18 this season, while Suffolk improves to 15-12.
Scoring Summary
- 1st Inning: Loveland opened the scoring with a bases-clearing triple, putting Emerson up 3-0. Suffolk responded with four doubles in their first four at-bats, tying the ballgame at three.
- Bottom 2nd: The Rams went up 4-3 after an infield groundout to short drove in a runner on third.
- Top 3rd: The Lions tied the game at four after a throwing error on a Blake Benway grounder to third with runners on first and second.
- 4th Inning: Santosuosso put Emerson up 5-4 on an RBI sac fly to right field. The Rams tied the game on an infield groundout to third base and later took a 6-5 lead on a single to left.
- Bottom 5th: The Rams extended their lead to 10-5 on a sac fly to center field and a three-run triple.
- 8th Inning: Santsuosso made it 10-6 with a single to center field. The Rams scored six in the bottom half of the inning to put the mercy rule in effect.
Inside the Numbers
- Santosuosso: 2-4 (SF), 2 RBI, 1 R
- Loveland: 1-3 (3B), 3 RBI, 1 SO, 1 BB 1 R, 1 SB
- Avery Smith: 1-3, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 SB
- Ty Bourne: 4.2 IP, 8 R (7 ER) 9 HA, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 WP
- Russell Silverman: 2.2 IP, 8 R (7 ER), 6 HA, 3 SO, 5 BB, 2 HBP, 2 WP
Game Notes
- Emerson is winless against Suffolk all-time, with this loss putting the program's record against the Rams at 0-7. Bourne is now 0-2 this season after being credited with the loss.
- Nicholas Favazzo extends his hitting streak to ten games, picking up his 21st base knock of the season with a single in the first inning. Favazzo has also reached base safely in 21 straight games.
Next Up
Baseball travels to Worcester tomorrow for a 3:30 p.m. game against NEWMAC opponent WPI. The Lions are 3-16 all-time against the Engineers but picked up a 9-8 win in the two teams' most recent matchup last Tuesday. The Engineers are 3-4 in conference play, sitting middle-of-the-pack at fourth place in NEWMAC standings.
