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Tommie Shaw leading off first base to try and steal second
6
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 13-28
10
Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN 27-10
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
13-28
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Final
10
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
27-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 9 2
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 3

W: Colin McDonald (9-1) L: Lescarbeau, Nick (4-3) S: Carson Black (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Bested by Huskies in Opening Game of LEC Tournament

GORHAM, Maine – The Vermont State University Castleton baseball team fell in Wednesday's first-round matchup to the host team, Southern Maine, 10-6, as the Little East Tournament got underway. The tournament is double elimination style, which pushes the Spartans to game four of the tournament tomorrow.

The Basics:
  • Final Score: 10-6 Southern Maine
  • Location: Gorham, Maine – Ed Flaherty Field
  • Records: 27-10 Southern Maine | 13-28 Castleton
How it Happened:
The Huskies jumped out to an early 4-0 lead at the bottom of the first inning, before adding on another four runs at the bottom of the second, taking an 8-0 lead before Castleton answered back. With the bases loaded at the top of the third, Trey LaVigne was walked to bring in one run, while Sebastian Vazquez reached first on an error on the next at-bat to allow Tommie Shaw to score (8-2). Tripp Shytle was then hit by a pitch to bring in Justin Strozyk as the lead was cut to five (8-3).

Southern Maine added on two more runs at the bottom of the third on a two-run home run as they would score their eventual final runs of the game (10-3). As the inning flipped to the top of the fourth, with one runner on, Strozyk doubled to right center field, allowing Shaw to cross home as Castleton now trailed 10-4. The Spartans put the Huskies down in order at the bottom of the fourth, before stranding one runner of their own at the top of the fifth. Castleton's defense yet again retired the side in three batters at the bottom of the fifth, putting the Spartans up to bat.

With the bases loaded following two singles and LaVigne being hit by a pitch, Jack Humbach entered the game to pinch hit, launching a single to left field to bring in Carter Dickinson and Shaw as Castleton was able to cut the deficit to four before the end of the sixth (10-6). Castleton turned a double play at the bottom of the sixth to retire the Huskies before more runs could be added to the board, but the Spartans were unable to find more runs of their own as Southern Maine took game one of the tournament 10-6.

Top Performers:
  • Shaw led the Spartans with three hits, and Strozyk added two of his own.
  • Humbach led the team with two RBIs.
  • On the mound, Nick Lescarbeau notched one strikeout.
What's Next
The Spartans will play tomorrow (May 7) at 12 p.m. and will face the loser of today's second game, which features Keene State and UMass Boston.
 
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