Vassar College Baseball Splits Final Home Twinbill

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Vassar College Baseball team split its final home doubleheader of the season as the Brewers fell in a 2-0 pitcher’s duel in game one against Wesleyan before bouncing back with a 8-5 win over the Cardinals in the nightcap.

Vassar’s record moves to 13-18 overall while Wesleyan moves to 12-20 on the season.

Game 1 – Wesleyan 2 Vassar 0 (Seven Innings)
Wesleyan opened the scoring in the second as Sam Hensinger knocked in a run with a single and put runners on second and third with one out but Vassar junior Will Darrell recorded back-to-back strikeouts to limit the damage.

Vassar’s biggest threat came in the third as first year Eric Wallick singled and classmate Nick Kreatsoulas walked to put runners at first and second with no outs.

The Cardinals starter Shamus Kelly escaped the jam with a groundout double play and a groundout to second to keep the Brewes off the scoreboard.
Wesleyan added an insurance run in the top of the seventh on a RBI infield single from James Marsden to extend the lead to 2-0.
Vassar threatened in the bottom of the seventh after loading the bases with two outs but Cole Perkin escaped the rally with a groundout to seal the 2-0 victory.

For The Brewers
First year Ethan Fox-Fernandez and Wallick had a hit apiece.

Darrell took the tough luck loss as he went five innings, allowing five hits, one run, two walks and struck out four.

Junior Sage Roy-Burman tossed two relief innings, giving up two hits, one run and struck out three.

For The Cardinals
Marsden finished 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI while Cole Sipes tallied two hits.

Hensinger knocked in a run with a hit along with Kato Mangum and Sebastian Ortiz each having a double and a run scored.

Kelly earned his fourth win of the season after tossing four shutout innings, allowing two hits, two walks and struck out one.

Perkin notched his first save of the season behind three scoreless relief innings and striking out three.

Game 2 – Vassar 8 Wesleyan 5 (Seven Innings)
The Cardinals struck for three runs in the top of the second as Mangum scored on an error, Marcus Jang plated a run on a double and Ortiz knocked in a run with a single to make it 3-0.

Jonah Timmons’ RBI single expanded the lead to 4-0 in the top of the third for Wesleyan.

Vassar countered with three runs in the bottom half of the third following Kreatsoulas scoring on an error and first year Jack Biskupiak knocking in two runs with a double to cut the lead to 4-3.

The Brewers took its first lead of the game in the fifth as junior Noah Stockman singled down the third base line with two outs to put VC ahead 5-4.

VC posted three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth on a two-RBI triple from senior Jensen Bergman and a RBI single from Biskupiak to push the lead to 8-4.

Wesleyan threatened in the seventh as Tucker DeWolf scored on a wild pitch and the Cardinals sent the tying run to the plate but first year Noah Sternberg entered with two outs and induced a fly out to earn his first save of the season.

For The Brewers
Biskupiak notched a 2-for-3 day with a double and three runs batted in while Bergman tallied a triple, three runs scored and two RBI.

Kreatsoulas posted two hits and a two run scored along with Stockman recording a hit and two runs batted in.

Fox-Fernandez added a hit and a run scored while first year Garrison Sobo registered a hit.

Junior Grant Maryott took a no-decision as he went the first 2.2 innings, allowing six hits, four runs (three earned), a walk and struck out two.

First year Eric Wallick earned the win as he went 2.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits, one run, three walks and three strikeouts.

Sternberg picked up his first save of his career after getting the final out of the seventh inning.

For The Cardinals
Marsden went 2-for-3 with a run scored while Timmons totaled two hits and a RBI.

Jang, Ortiz and Hensinger all notched a hit and a run batted in.

Marsden took a no-decision after throwing three innings, allowing one hit, three runs (no earned), four walks and struck out one.