Wagner doubled, homered and drove in three for the Lions this afternoon (PHOTO BY Andrew Monson) |
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (April 9, 2026) – Emerson College used a nine run third inning to erase an early four run deficit on its way to a 20-8 triumph over Elms College in seven innings during a non-conference baseball matchup at the New England Baseball Complex this afternoon.
Junior Justin Fields led Emerson's 13-hit attack, which included six extra base hits, by going 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two stolen bases, two runs scored and five RBI. First year Liam Wagner hit 3-for-4 with a double, home run, stolen base, three RBI and three runs scored, while classmate Vincent Fuller batted 2-for-3 with a double, home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore Liam Curley rounded out the Lions with multiple hits at 2-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored and an RBI.
First year Samuel Ravela earned his first collegiate win on the mound, yielding two earned runs (six total) on eight hits with two strikeouts and two walks over four innings. Sophomore Xavier Hall collected his second save after surrendering two unearned runs on two hits with three strikeouts over the final three frames.
First year Aidan Daugherty paced Elms ten hit lineup by finishing 3-for-4 with two RBI, while classmate Matt West hit 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored. First year Jonas Diaz chipped in with two RBI and a stolen base for the Blazers.
Junior righthander Sean Rosemond took the loss (0-1) on the mound for Elms, allowing nine runs, five earned, on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts over two innings.
Fields drove in five with a pair of doubles, two steals and two runs scored (PHOTO BY Andrew Monson) |
Emerson erased a four run deficit after an inning and a half of play by sending 13 batters to the plate in a nine-run bottom of the second, taking advantage of three Elms errors, two walks and a hit batter. Wagner led off with a ground rule double to center and scored the Lions first run on a single through the right side by junior Ethan Chanthompalit. Emerson did the bulk of its damage with two out in the frame, with junior Braeden O'Connell and Fields pushing the Lions in front for good with back to back RBI singles before Fuller provided an exclamation point to the inning with an RBI ground rule double to center.
Fields provided a two-run double to right in a three-run third that extended the Emerson lead to 12-4. After Elms pulled back within six with two runs keyed by a pair of Emerson errors in the top of the fourth, the Lions got one back in the home half with an RBI single through the left side by Curley.
Emerson broke the game wide open and put themselves in position to end the game after seven with a seven-run sixth sparked by a two-run double down the rightfield line by Fields before Wagner launched his first collegiate home run to left to plate three. Fuller followed with his second homer in as many days two batters later to give the Lions a season-high 20-runs to mark its highest single-game total since a 21-14 slugfest win over Vermont State University Castleton on March 7, 2024.
Up Next
Emerson (4-15, 1-6 NEWMAC) returns to the diamond on Saturday when it hosts the United States Coast Guard Academy for a NEWMAC doubleheader at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury at 2:30 p.m. Please note the time change for this game. Elms (8-13, 2-6 GNAC) hosts Mitchell College for a pair of games on Saturday 1 p.m.
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