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Carter Chapman winding up to throw a pitch on the mound
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Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 5-11
12
Winner Clark University CLARK UN 10-4
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
5-11
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Final
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Clark University CLARK UN
10-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 10 1
Clark University CLARK UN 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 0 X 12 14 3

W: James Rabbitt (1-0) L: Lescarbeau, Nick (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Bested by Cougars

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Vermont State University Castleton baseball team fell in a mid-week non-conference road contest against the Cougars of Clark University, 12-4.

The Basics:
  • Final Score: 12-4 Clark
  • Location: Worcester, Massachusetts – Granger Field
  • Records: 10-4 Clark | 5-11 Castleton
How it Happened:
Castleton opened the scoring Thursday afternoon with one runner on as Trey LaVigne reached first on a fielding error, and Tommie Shaw was able to cross home plate as Castleton took a 1-0 lead. At the bottom of the first, the Spartans retired the Cougars in order and did the same at the bottom of the second. Clark struck at the bottom of the third with two runs scored on back-to-back batters as they took a 4-1 lead.

Castleton found success at the plate at the top of the sixth, as Justin Strozyk sent a single through the right side with two runners on, bringing in Jack Humbach as the lead was cut to two (4-2). Joe Castellano added to the Spartans' lead with a double through the left side to bring Tripp Shytle in, while Lucas Sinacola was thrown out at home for the tying run as Castleton trailed by one (4-3).

The Cougars jumped out to a 6-3 lead at the bottom of the sixth, before Castleton went down in order at the top of the seventh. Clark exploded for six runs at the bottom of the seventh as the lead was now 12-3 before the Spartans had the chance to put more runs on the board. Christian Giannone notched a sacrifice fly out to right field at the top of the eighth, allowing Humbach to score for the fourth and final run of the game for the Spartans. Castleton's defense shut down Clark at the bottom of the eighth, with one more chance to put more runs on the board, but were unsuccessful as the Cougars took the 12-4 win.

Top Performers:
  • Strozyk led the Spartans with three hits, adding one RBI.
  • Humbach and Shytle notched two hits each.
  • Kyle Wilson and Carter Chapman threw one strikeout each.
What's Next
The Spartans open Little East Conference play on Sunday, March 22, with a doubleheader at Eastern Connecticut. Game one is set to begin at 1 p.m.
 
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