Box Score
AUBURNDALE, Fla. – March 10, 2014 – The Colby-Sawyer baseball team erased an early 6-1 deficit to beat the Colonels of Curry College, 15-9 at the Lake Myrtle complex on Monday afternoon.
BOX SCORE
Colby-Sawyer improves to 3-2 and will resume play on Wednesday with a doubleheader against Bowdoin. First pitch is at 1:00 p.m. at field five of the Chain of Lakes complex. The Colonels fall to 3-4 and will play Cairn tomorrow at 9:30 am at the Chain of Lakes complex.
Curry struck for six runs in its first at bat, benefiting from a pair of Colby-Sawyer miscues. Tim Lathrop had a single, a run and a RBI in the inning. Philip Perez knocked in a run with a double to left center.
Colby-Sawyer got one run back in the bottom of the first on a RBI fielder's choice from Rob Wallace.
The Chargers then erased the entire deficit in the second inning with five runs to even the game at 6-6. Nathan Frongillo had a two-run double, while Wallace and Vinny Monahan had RBI singles.
Perez gave the lead back to the Colonels with his second RBI hit in as many at-bats forcing a pitching change by the Chargers.
Colby-Sawyer's Lucas Edwards again brought the Chargers even at 7-7 with a run scoring single to center in the fourth.
Curry scored one in the fifth and Colby-Sawyer knotted the game for a third time in the sixth.
A four-run seventh inning gave the Chargers their first lead of the game. Colby-Sawyer recorded four hits and benefited from three Curry errors.
The Colonels would get one back in the eighth, but Colby-Sawyer added three more in the bottom half en route to the 15-9 victory.
Vinny Monahan went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a game best five runs scored to lead the Chargers. Nathan Frongillo was 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. Alex Fredette also scored three times.
Curry had five players with two hits in the game. Philip Perez was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and two RBI. Tim Lathrop also was 2-for-4 and had a team-high three runs scored.
Michael Fazio pitched the final 6 1/3 innings of the game and earned his first collegiate victory. He gave up five hits, one earned run and struck out four. Chris Smith took the loss for Curry.
