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Mariners Fall Short At Gene Cusic Classic

Baseball, softball teams drop games in Florida

Mitchell College fell to the University of Scranton on Monday, with the Royals taking the game 13-6 at the Gene Cusic Classic. The Mariners' softball team also lost games against Richard Stockton College and New Jersey City University. The following information was provided by David Longolucco, sports information director at Mitchell College:

Baseball: Scranton 13, Mitchell 6

Mitchell (1-4 overall) led 5-1 midway through the nine-inning affair but allowed 12 runs over the final four frames. Scranton starter Luke Sheehan pitched 8.0 innings and struck out four to earn the win. Freshman Justin Lemanski (New Britain, Conn./E.C. Goodwin Tech) lasted 5.1 innings on the hill for the Mariners and gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits while striking out six.

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The Mariners scored the game’s first runs in the third inning. With the bases loaded and no outs, freshman Drew Doyle (Mystic, Conn./Fitch) delivered a double to drive in three runs. He later scored on a fielding error to give Mitchell a 4-0 cushion.

After Scranton put up its first run in the top of the fourth, Mitchell answered right back in the home half. Freshman Gavin LaLima (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) came through with a two-out double and then scored on a single by senior Tommy Derosier (Brooklyn, Conn./Killingly). Derosier has now hit safely and driven in a run in all four games he’s played in this season.

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Scranton (6-4 overall) cut the deficit to 5-4 with a three-run sixth inning and scored two more runs in the seventh to take over the lead. The Royals then hit up the Mitchell bullpen for three runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth to finish the contest. The Mariners’ final run in the eighth came on an RBI single by freshman Evan Peck (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) that scored junior Will Charkowsky (Cold Spring, N.Y./Haldane), who finished with a team-high three hits.

Mitchell returns to action at the Cusic Classic against Gettysburg College today at 10 a.m.

Softball: Richard Stockton 6, Mitchell 1; NJCU 10, Mitchell 5

The first game was tied at 1-1 until Richard Stockton (1-0 overall) pulled ahead for good behind a three-run fifth inning. Starting pitcher Jamie Gasko took care of the rest, allowing only three hits over 7.0 innings to propel the Ospreys to victory.

Mitchell trailed 1-0 after the first inning but promptly answered back. Freshman Lindsey Romagnino (Totowas, N.J./Passaic Valley) led off the second inning with a double to right field and took third base on a fielding miscue. She later scored on a wild pitch to tie the score at 1-1.

Senior starter Marissa Thomas (New London, Conn./Saint Bernard) kept the Mariners in the game until the fifth. With two outs and nobody on base, the Ospreys pieced together four straight hits—including three consecutive extra-base knocks—to score three runs. Richard Stockton tacked on two more runs in the sixth on a two-run homer by Grace Long.

Thomas allowed six runs on 12 hits in 6.0 innings of work. She also struck out two and walked one. Romagnino finished with two hits in the game while junior Meghan Burke (Bronx, N.Y./Preston) had the other.

In the day’s second game, Mitchell’s bats produced five runs on 10 hits. Senior Nikki Hoxie (Winsted, Conn./Gilbert School), junior Tiffany Person (Waterbury, Conn./Crosby) and freshman Dylan Riccardi (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) each contributed a pair of hits in the game, including one double apiece.

The Mariners fell behind 3-0 in the first inning but answered with single runs in both the second and third frames. Riccardi delivered an RBI double that scored Hoxie in the second, and senior Brittany Zaccaria (White Plains, N.Y./Maria Regina) tripled in the third and scored on a double steal.

Mitchell gave up three more runs in the fourth and trailed 7-1 before rallying for three runs in the sixth. Senior Shannen Pelletier (Coventry, R.I./Coventry) singled up the middle to drive in two and later scored on a double by Person.

The Gothic Knights (2-0 overall) responded with three more runs in the bottom half of the sixth to seal the victory. Sophomore starter Tricia Tomaselli (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) gave up nine runs (four earned) on nine hits in 5.1 innings.

Mitchell (1-5 overall) wraps up play at the Cusic Classic on Wednesday with games against Olivet and Wisconsin Lutheran.


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