MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Castleton baseball team made the short trip north to take on Middlebury College Wednesday afternoon, keeping it close through seven innings before ultimately dropping the 6-2 decision on the road.
 
Evan Keegan had his best outing of the season, going a perfect 3-3 and tying his season-high with two runs. On the mound, Stephen Coffey (0-2) took the loss, allowing four runs — three earned — and striking out two batters through six innings of work.
 
Middlebury (8-7, 1-1 NESCAC) took an early 1-0 lead after one, but a sac fly from Addison Schaub — one of his two RBIs on the day — quickly leveled the game back at one. After enduring a bit of a cold stretch at the plate, the junior has now tallied hits in consecutive games and has three RBIs in his last two contests.
 
The Panthers made it a 3-1 game with runs in the third fourth innings, but Castleton (5-11-1, 0-4 LEC) was able to cut the deficit back to one thanks to an RBI single from Schaub that once again scored Keegan.
 
Middlebury also crossed home plate in the sixth to make it a 4-2 game before ultimately scoring their fifth and sixth runs of the game in the bottom of the eighth to seal the victory and hand the Spartans the 6-2 loss.
 
Castleton will look to get back on track with a rematch against Skidmore College set for Wednesday, April 6. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.