March 2, 2008

Box Score

Augusta, GA - The Adelphi baseball team continued the 2008 season with a double header against Augusta State. The Panthers were blanked in the first game, falling 8-0, and held a 4-3 lead three and a half innings into game two before losing, 7-4. The losses drop Adelphi to 0-3 overall, while Augusta State improves to 11-9.

Game one
The score was knotted at zero after one inning of play, but host Augusta State used a inning opening single and a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead. The Jaguars held the Panthers scoreless in the top of the third and then loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning. Alex Walker cleared them with a home run, that gave Augusta State a 5-0 lead, which turned into an 8-0 win.

McLasky was credited with the loss after throwing four innings, allowing five runs and striking out five. Chris Weidlein was the only Panther to pick up multiple hits, going 2-3.

Game Two
Adelphi took a 1-0 lead after just a half inning when a Weidlein walk turned into a run thanks to a Ryan Boelsen double to right. Augusta State countered with three runs in the bottom of the first on a double and a single.

The Panthers knotted the game at three in the third. With one out Weidlein singled, scoring Matthew Kenney. Boelsen followed that up with a single, scoring Mike Testani. A Testani two out single in the fourth gave Adelphi their first lead of the game, 4-3 when Mike Mongiello crossed the plate.

However Augusta State would knot the game at four in the bottom of the fourth and then tack on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth before claiming a 7-4 win.

Mike Scudero was credited with the loss, pitching 4.1 innings, giving up six runs, three earned and striking out two. Boelsen was strong at the plate, going 3-4 with two RBI, while Testani was 2-4 with one RBI and one run scored.

Adelphi returns to action on Sunday, March 2 when they close out a four game set with Augusta State.