CASTLETON, Vt. – The Vermont State University Castleton baseball team dropped its mid-week match against Little East Conference opponent Keene State, falling 18-1 in seven innings.
The Basics:
- Final Score: 18-1 Keene
- Location: Castleton, Vt. – Spartan Baseball Field
- Records: Keene 13-13 | Castleton 9-17
How it Happened:
- The Owls exploded in the first inning, scoring four runs before the Spartans made a pitching change, then tacking on six more to take a 10-0 lead.
- Castleton's only run came in the bottom of the second.
- Trey LaVigne led off the inning with a walk, followed by two strikeouts from the next two batters. Brendan Shader reached first on an error by the shortstop on his at-bat, with LaVigne advancing to second.
- Tommie Shaw was up next, being hit by the pitch to load the bases.
- With Mikey Raby Jr. up to bat, all three runners on base took advantage of a passed ball, with LaVigne coming home to give the Spartans their only run of the day.
- The Owls scored two more runs in the top of the third, stranding the Spartans in scoring position in the bottom half of the inning.
- Keene tacked on their final six runs in the top of the fifth, taking an 18-1 lead.
- Keaton Nann and the Spartan defense shut down the Owls in the top of the sixth before going down in order to end the inning.
- Castleton came up at the bottom of the seventh, with one-half inning left to continue the game.
- With the first two batters out, Raby was walked. Tyler Dubreuil stepped up to the plate, and Raby stole second to put a runner in scoring position, but Dubreuil grounded out to end the game.
Top Performers:
Nick Lescarbeau,
Michael Malloy, and
Kevin Hewlett notched one strikeout each, walking a combined four batters.
What's Next
The Spartans host Williams College tomorrow (April 16) for the second game of their back-to-back days at home, first pitch is set for 4 p.m.