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The Panthers huddle before a game earlier this season.
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Winner Vermont State Lyndon VTSUL 2-5
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Middlebury MIDBASE 4-4
Winner
Vermont State Lyndon VTSUL
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont State Lyndon VTSUL 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 7 2
Middlebury MIDBASE 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 1

W: N. Bigelow (2-0) L: Gilmartin, Zander (0-1) S: A. Bustamant (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Middlebury Downed By VTSU Lyndon 6-4

The Middlebury baseball team grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, but Vermont State University Lyndon (VTSU Lyndon) answered with five runs in the fifth and held on for a 6-4 triumph on Thursday.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Hornets looked to score in the top of the third. Evan Duncan laced a two-out double that one-hopped the wall in center field, before moving to third on a wild pitch, but Middlebury pitcher Nico Tambascia struck out the next batter and ended the opportunity.
  • The Panthers took a 1-0 edge when Kyle McCausland launched a home run over the left-field wall in the bottom of the fourth.
  • Lyndon answered with five tallies in the fifth, sparked by a two-run triple down the right-field line from Carter Paquette to plate a pair. Sean Dunton brought Paquette home on a fielder's choice to make it 3-1, Matt Gonyeau drew a walk with the bases loaded and a double play pushed across the fifth run for a 5-1 Hornet advantage.
  • Lyndon tacked on a single run in the sixth. Dale Ostermann reached on an infield single to shortstop and later touched the plate on a fielder's choice to give the visitors a five-run lead (6-1).
  • Middlebury cut the deficit to 6-3 in the seventh. Carter Chi started the stanza with a single and Issac Rosario walked before the duo stole second and third. Brian Olson roped an opposite-field base hit to left, driving in both runners.
  • In the home half of the ninth, Joe Basso began the inning with a double into the right-field corner and later scored on a Lyndon fielding error to pull within two (6-4). Hornet pitcher Alberto Bustamante closed the door by recording a flyout to earn the save.
NOTES
  • McCausland, the program's career leader in home runs, tallied his 30th in a Panther uniform. He also moved into a fourth-place tie with his 158th base hit.
  • Olson finished with a season-high two RBI, while Rosario matched his career best with two walks.
  • The programs played for the first time since 2019 and the fourth time overall. 
Middlebury kicks off its spring trip to California with a doubleheader on Saturday against #23 California Lutheran. The first pitch of the twinbill is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern.
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