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Kyle McCausland
Steve Malley
Kyle McCausland launched a game-winning walk-off home run during the game one victory.
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Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY 13-21
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Winner Middlebury MIDBASE 26-9
Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY
13-21
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
26-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 9 1
Middlebury MIDBASE 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 8 2

W: Gattuso, Gavin (2-0) L: B. Grady (0-1)

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Winner Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY 14-21
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Middlebury MIDBASE 26-10
Winner
Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY
14-21
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
26-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 14 0
Middlebury MIDBASE 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 2

W: J. Capano (1-1) L: George, Emmet (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits Pair Against Trinity In NESCAC Quarterfinal Round

The Middlebury baseball team rallied past Trinity 6-5 in extra innings during the opening game of the NESCAC Quarterfinal's best-of-three series before falling 5-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap. The teams will square off Sunday morning with a trip to the NESCAC Championship weekend on the line.
 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Panthers moved into the lead in the third. With the bases loaded, Kyle McCausland came up clutch, knocking a single through the right side to plate Zip Malley and Sammy Smith for a 2-0 edge.
  • The Bantams threatened in the fifth as they loaded the bases with a pair of walks sandwiched around a base hit, but Panther pitcher Justin Lessing got out of the jam, inducing a groundout to shortstop to preserve the Middlebury lead.
  • Trinity jumped in front in the seventh. Aidan Stern singled and Dylan Schnitzer reached on a Panther miscue before Sean Meth lifted a home run to left center to give the visitors a 3-2 advantage.
  • The hosts tied the game in the bottom of the frame with a two-out rally. Beau Root singled through the right side before stealing second and third. Chris Borter was hit by a pitch and swiped second to put two runners in scoring positions. McCausland rolled a ground ball to shortstop, but an errant throw allowed everyone to reach safely and Root to come home, making it 3-3.
  • The Bantams restored its edge in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Tanner Fairchild and a double-steal that allowed Fairchild to cross home plate for the 5-3 advantage.
  • Middlebury pulled back within one (5-4) in the bottom of the inning whenLucas Flemming ripped a pinch-hit line drive to center to score Andrew Ashley.
  • The Panthers knotted the score at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth. McCausland led off with a walk followed by a single from Mitchell Schroeder. Baker Angstman loaded the bases with a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly by Ashley evened the contest.
  • In the bottom of the 10th with two outs and a 3-1 count, McCausland blasted a solo home run just over the outstretched glove of Trinity center fielder William Sawyer to give the hosts a 6-5 victory.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Panthers took the lead in the bottom of the opening inning when Schroeder drove in Borter and McCausland with a base hit to center to bring the score to 2-0.
  • Trinity cut the deficit in half in the fourth. Tyler Bernstein led off with a double into the right center gap and Jack Mathews followed with a base hit up the middle to bring in Bernstein and make it 2-1.
  • The Bantams took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on a pair of run-scoring singles by Jack Ryan and Bernstein.
  • Middlebury answered in the fifth whenFlemming led off with a double just inside the left field line and David Byrne brought Flemming across home plate with a booming double off the top of the left field fence to tie the score (3-3). 
  • In the seventh, Trinity's Sawyer led off with a double down the left field line and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt before coming home on a sacrifice fly by Bernstein for the 4-3 edge.
  • The hosts leveled the score in the bottom of the ninth. Schroeder began the frame with a double that tailed into the right field corner. Cooper Bohlig pinch ran for Schroeder and stole third, before sliding home safely on a bunt single by Angstman to tie the game at 4-4. 
  • In the 10th, the Bantams took a 5-4 advantage on a run-scoring single by Stern and were able to stifle the Panther hitters in the bottom of the frame to escape with the 5-4 victory.
NOTES
  • Lessing struck out 13 batters over seven innings of work during the opening game, which moves him into fourth place in Middlebury's single-season record books for strikouts. 
  • In game two, Tross fanned eight hitters.
  • Root scored one run during the pair of games, giving him 41 for the season and moving him into a tie for fifth place in Panther single-season history.
  • The programs met for the 36th and 37th times in the all-time series.
Middlebury and Trinity return to Forbes Field on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for the deciding game with the winner moving on to the NESCAC Semifinals.
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