Baseball: Lasers comeback in game two to split series with Colby-Sawyer

New London, N.H. –  The Lasell University Lasers baseball team split their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader matchup with the Colby-Sawyer College Chargers, 4-6 and 6-4, Saturday at Kelsey Field.

Game 1: Lasell 4 Colby-Sawyer 6

The Lasers got on the board with their first at bats in game one when senior Matthew Bischof (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) hit a sacrifice fly to center field bringing home sophomore CJ Mills (Waltham, Mass.)

The Chargers answered in the bottom half of the inning when junior Ben Brennan (Marblehead, Mass.) singled to shortstop to bring home fellow classmate Tommy Sasso (Grafton, Mass.) and junior Ian Turpel (Cohasset, Mass.) came home on an error by the Lasers.

Lasell grabbed the lead back from the Chargers in the fourth inning, first tying the game on an error off the bat of freshman Jordan Martinez (Naples, Fla.) that brought home sophomore Bryan Baumann (Deerfield, Mass.). Freshman Pierce Clare (Middletown, R.I.) came across to give the lead to the Lasers on a single to right field by sophomore Ross Audet (Swansea, Mass.).

Just like in the first inning Colby-Sawyer had the answer in the bottom half of the inning. Freshman Bailey Camacho (Attleboro, Mass.) tied the game as he singled to center field and freshman Jesse MacGlashing (Pittsfield, N.H.) scored on a Lasell error. The Chargers took the lead back on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Jack Matarese (Ashland, Mass.) that brought home freshman Cross Sierra (Bourne, Mass.)

Lasell evened the game up in the top half of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly to right field by Mills that brought home Clare.

Chargers answered the Lasers again in the bottom half of the sixth as Martarese singled home MacGlashing to give Colby-Sawyer the lead back. Sasso added to the Charger lead with an RBI triple to bring home Martarese and secure a 6-4 victory for Colby-Sawyer.

Sophomore Zach Rodgers (Mashpee, Mass.) got the win on the mound for the Chargers throwing six innings while giving six hits, two earned runs and striking out five. Freshman Erik Rohs (Lovettsville, Va.) got the save for the Chargers giving up one hit in one inning. Martarese led the Chargers with two RBIs and collected a hit and run scored. Brennan and Sasso were the other two Chargers to bring home a run in the game. MacGlashing led Colby-Sawyer with two runs scored.

Freshman Matthew Fletcher (Wethersfield, Conn.) got the start for the Lasers going five innings while allowing three hits, three earned runs while striking out five. Baumann collected two hits for the Lasers and Mills, Audet and Bischof all drove in a run for Lasell. Clare came across to score twice and added a hit in the losing effort.

Game 2: Lasell 6 Colby-Sawyer 4

Unlike game one, it was the Chargers who stuck first when freshman Ben Mensch (Tampa, Fla.) hit a sacrifice fly to right field to bring home Sasso taking an early one-run lead after one inning.

Colby-Sawyer struck again three innings later as freshman Dryden Eliason (Little Compton, R.I.) scored on a passed ball in the fourth. Another run came across in the inning as Sasso singled to right field to bring home Sierra and take a three to zero lead after four.

Lasell got on the board with their next at bats and answered in a big way. Freshman Devon Lapierre (Dover, N.H.) hit a sacrifice fly to bring home the first run. Lasell's second run came home following a Charger error that allowed Martinez to score and make it a one-run game. Freshman Vaun Larisa (Lincoln, R.I.) tied the game up as he crushed a double to right center to bring home Audet and make it a 3-3 game.

Colby-Sawyer quickly answered like they had been all day, taking the lead back in the bottom half of the inning. MacGlashi hit his own double to right center field bringing home Mensch to take the lead back and hold a 4-3 lead with two innings to go.

The Lasers answered the Chargers tying the game up on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Clare in which he was safe at first because of an error by Colby-Sawyer that allowed freshman Griffin Ferreira (Westport, Mass.) to score. Lapierre gave the Lasers their first lead of the game as he belted a double to left center field bringing home freshman Tyler DiNezza (Cranston, R.I.) and Clare. The pitching for Lasell shut down the Chargers for the final two innings as Lasell completes the comeback to win 6-4.

Sophomore Matt Miller (Dracut, Mass.) got the start for the Chargers going four innings, only giving up three hits and striking out two. Sasso and Mensch both went two for three with an RBI and a run scored. MacGlashing had the other RBI for Colby-Sawyer and Eliason and Sierra both came across to score.

Mills got the start on the mound for Lasell going four innings while giving up five hits, three runs and striking out two. Graduate student Chris O'Connor (Duxbury, Mass.) got the win in relief for Lasell throwing an inning, giving up one hit and striking out three. Larisa got his first collegiate save throwing a perfect inning striking out all three batters he faced. Lapierre led the way on offense going one for two but knocked in three of the six Laser runs. Audet and Larisa both also brought home a run each for the Lasers. Bischof, Baumann and Ferreira all had two hits apiece and Clare came home to score twice.

The Lasers will be back in action on Sunday, April 3, when they travel to Suffolk University for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.