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Castleton Holds Off Middlebury

Box Score

Middlebury dropped its home-opener on Forbes Field, falling to in-state foe Castleton by a score of 10-7. The Panthers left 12 men on base in the game, including a pair in the bottom of the ninth inning. Middlebury returns to action on Wednesday, when they host Plymouth State at 3:30 p.m.

Trailing 1-0, Erich Enns tripled in Donald McKillop in the first inning to tie the game at 1-1. Castleton struck for four runs in the third, three of them unearned, taking a 5-1 lead. A two-run single to right center from Ted Mills was the key hit in the inning.

Middlebury answered with three in the bottom of the frame to trail 5-4. Enns singled in Seymour with a shot to right, while the Panthers scored runs on a groundout from Zach Roeder and a fielder's choice from Matt Wassel.

Castleton led 6-4 in the sixth, when they added a pair of runs on an RBI single to right from Ryan Zielinski and a wild pitch. Enns doubled to lead off the seventh, later scoring on a single to center by Wassel to cut the lead to 8-5.

The Spartans gained some breathing room in the ninth with a pair of runs. Cameron Curler doubled in a run, before Mills plated Billy Manley with a SAC fly.

Middlebury left two runners on in the bottom of the ninth, plating a pair with a bases loaded walk from Michael Morris and a balk.

Tyler Erickson earned the win to improve to 2-2 with four innings of work for Castleton. Middlebury starter Scooter Scott suffered his first loss of the season, allowing five runs, two earned, over three innings.

Enns finished the day 3-5 with a double, triple, two runs scored and two driven in. Wassel also had a pair of hits with two RBI. Zielinski paced Castleton with a 3-5 day, scoring two, while Milles went 1-4 with three runs driven in.

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Players Mentioned

Donald McKillop

#25 Donald McKillop

3B/P
6' 0"
Junior
Erich Enns

#22 Erich Enns

OF
6' 4"
Senior
Matt Wassel

#05 Matt Wassel

SS/2B
6' 1"
Sophomore
Michael Morris

#27 Michael Morris

1B
6' 5"
First Year
Scooter Scott

#10 Scooter Scott

P
6' 1"
Junior
Zach Roeder

#20 Zach Roeder

C
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Donald McKillop

#25 Donald McKillop

6' 0"
Junior
3B/P
Erich Enns

#22 Erich Enns

6' 4"
Senior
OF
Matt Wassel

#05 Matt Wassel

6' 1"
Sophomore
SS/2B
Michael Morris

#27 Michael Morris

6' 5"
First Year
1B
Scooter Scott

#10 Scooter Scott

6' 1"
Junior
P
Zach Roeder

#20 Zach Roeder

6' 0"
Sophomore
C
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