New Haven, Conn. – Pat Egan tossed seven scoreless innings to lead Southern Connecticut State University to a 9-2 win over the Le Moyne College baseball team on Thursday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference action at The Ballpark at SCSU.
The Owls scored the only runs they would need on three hits and one Le Moyne error in the bottom of the third inning. After shortstop Ethan Joyce and center fielder Matt Burns singled with one out, second baseman Nick Baviello singled to drive in Joyce. Third baseman T.K. Kiernan followed by reaching on a sacrifice bunt to knock in Burns. As Kiernan stole second, the catcher threw the ball away, which allowed Baviello to score from third.
Southern Connecticut State added four runs on three hits in the fourth inning. Right fielder Kyle Holland walked with one out, stole second and then came around to score on a single by Joyce. After Burns singled and Baviello was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Kiernan singled to drive in Joyce and Burns. Baviello then scored on a double-steal with Kiernan.
The Owls tacked on a run on two hits and two Le Moyne errors in the seventh inning. Designated hitter Joe Breen reached on an error by the shortstop and then advanced to third on an error by the right fielder on a catcher T.J. Shea single. After a groundout, Holland singled to knock in Breen.
Le Moyne cut into its deficit with two runs on three hits in the top of the eighth inning. The Dolphins loaded the bases with two outs on a single by freshman pinch-hitter Austin Bouse (Clinton, N.Y./Clinton), a double by sophomore second baseman Brett Charbonneau (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) and a walk by sophomore shortstop Dylan Swetman (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima). Sophomore first baseman Pat Wright (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) followed with a single to drive in Bouse and Charbonneau.
Southern Connecticut State ended the game's scoring with a run on two hits and a Le Moyne error in the eighth. Following a double by Baviello and a single by Kiernan, Baviello scored on an error by the shortstop as first baseman Julian Sobin reached on a fielder's choice.
Junior southpaw Ryan Davis (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) suffered the loss for the Dolphins after giving up seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks over four innings pitched, while striking out one batter. Egan struck out seven, while yielding just three hits and one walk, to earn his second win of the season.
Le Moyne (11-17, 5-4 NE-10, 2-3 SW), which has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, takes on Adelphi University in a doubleheader on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
