The Middlebury baseball team built a 7-1 lead in the third inning and coasted to a 13-3 seven-inning triumph over Skidmore on Friday. During the contest, Kyle McCausland became the program's career leader in doubles.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Panthers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Aiden Han smacked a leadoff single to right field and advanced to third on a two-base hit by McCausland. Han crossed the plate on a groundout from Anthony Pelligrini.
- Eddie Galvao knotted the contest at 1-1 with a solo home run to left-center field during the second.
- Middlebury regained the advantage in the third stanza, tallying six runs on four hits to build a 7-1 cushion. Gus Parker had an RBI single to left field and Will Ashley blasted a two-run roundtripper over the left-center wall to highlight the surge.
- The visitors added to their lead a stanza later. Nathan Samii brought home Han on a double to left center and McCausland touched the plate on a bases-loaded walk by Pablo Spielman-Rodriquez to make it 9-1.
- Samii scored the Panthers' 10th run of the contest via a fielder's choice off the bat of Carter Chi.
- In the bottom of the fourth, Galvao cut the deficit to 10-2 with an RBI double that plugged the right-center field gap.
- Middlebury added to its lead during the fifth. Han crossed the plate on an Owen Fox sacrifice fly to right field for an 11-2 ballgame.
- During the bottom half, Trey Bourque tallied Skidmore's third run with a solo homer over the left-field wall.
- McCausland increased the Panther lead an inning later, lifting a two-run blast to left field for the 13-3 final score.
NOTES
- With his two doubles, McCausland now has 44 in his career, passing the previous program record of 43 held by Donald McKillop '11.
- Christian Zebrowski earned his team-leading fourth victory on the mound.
- Han and McCausland combined for seven hits and eight runs scored.
- Han's five times touching home plate tied a single-game Middlebury record with four others.
- The Panthers earned their 26th victory in the series against the Thoroughbreds.
- With Friday's triumph, the squad surpasses the 20-win mark for the fifth-straight full season.
Middlebury returns to Vermont to host Skidmore in a Sunday doubleheader set to begin at 1:00 p.m.