AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Junior Aidan French (Chicago, Ill.) rapped out four hits and sophomore Matt Perconti (Hancock, Maine) and graduate student Leo Coelho (Marlborough, Mass.) each turned in solid pitching performances as the Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from martin Luther. The Leopards took game one, 3-1, and controlled the nightcap, 10-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME ONE
Offensive Leaders: Matt Bishop (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI)
Pitching Leaders: Matt Perconti (W, 1-0) (1 unearned run, 5K, CG)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME TWO
Offensive Leaders: Aidan French (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI), Kyle Desjardins (2-4, 1 RBI), Kyle O'Neill (2-4), Kyle Litwin (2-4, 2 runs), Nolan Freeman (2-4, 2R, 2 RBI)
Pitching Leaders: Leo Coelho (W, 1-0) (5 IP, 0R, 6K)
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game One):
- A one-out error led to Martin Luther's one run of the contest, which came in the first inning. Senior Aaron Roeseler (Watertown, Wis.) reach on the miscue and came around to score on a double off the bat of classmate Caleb Christopher (Sharpsburg, Ga.).
- Wentworth did all of its scoring in the bottom of the inning as French led off with a tripe and scored when sophomore Nolan McManus (Milton, Mass.) doubled him home. Sophomore Kyle Desjardins (North Granby, Conn.) reached on an error and he and McManus both scored on a double from sophomore Matt Bishop (Boston, N.Y.).
- The Knights threatened in the top of the fifth inning, putting runners on first and second, thanks to a single and a walk, respectively. On a sacrifice bunt attempt, Perconti made a diving catch of a popup and doubled the lead runner off. After a single put runners back on first and second, he got a pop up to end the inning.
- Wentworth had runners on second and third with one out after junior Kyle Litwin (Jacksonville, Fla.) walked and went to second on a sophomore Nolan Freeman (Braintree, Mass.) bunt single. Both moved up 9 feet on a French sacrifice bunt, however, a strikeout ended the inning.
- Perconti picks up the win (1-0) as he allowed one unearned run on seven hits and struck out five. At the plate, Bishop was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game Two):
- After a scoreless first inning, Wentworth put up eight runs over the second and third innings and never looked back. IN the second inning, Freeman singled home sophomore Kyle O'Neill (Haverhill, Mass.) who had led off with a single. McManus plated Litwin and Freeman with a two-run single of his own, while French scored on an RBI single from Desjardins. With runners on first and second, McManus stole home as Desjardins was caught stealing second.
- With runners on first and second in the third inning, Freeman delivered a single, scoring sophomore Matt Masciadrelli (Westfield, Mass.) who had led off the inning with a single. After Freeman and Litwin, who had singled, each moved up 9 feet on a wild pitch, French drove them both home.
- Desjardins led off the sixth inning with a single and went to third on a Bishop double. With one out, Masciadrelli reached on a fielder's choice where an error allowed Desjardins to score to make it 10-0.
- Martin Luther got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth inning when sophomore Jonas Lindemann (Egg Harbor, Wis.) drove in junior Callahan Diersen (New Ulm, Minn.). The Knights added two more in the bottom of the seventh inning, including when Christopher delivered an RBI single.
- Coelho pitched five shutout innings, allowing six and striking out six. French was 3-for-4 with two RBI while Desjardins, O'Neill, Litwin, and Freeman each had two hits. Freeman also drove in two runs.
SERIES NOTES:
- Today marked the first-ever meetings between the two programs.
NEXT UP:
- Wentworth, which evened its record at 3-3, is back in action Wednesday morning against Lesley.
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