NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The Colby-Sawyer baseball squad opened up Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Friday defeating Anna Maria by a 9-2 final.
Rapid Recap
- The Chargers jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning as sophomore Cam Carignan (Rutland, Mass.) singled, stole second and advanced to third before scoring on a balk to open the score. After two more walks first year Sean Roeger (Salem, N.H.) singled home two to give the visitors an opening lead. Sophomore Dylan Watson (Byfield, Mass.) got the start for the Chargers going two shutout innings before allowing a pair of runs on a two RBI single as the AMCATS trailed 3-2 headed into the fourth.
- In the top half of the sixth the Chargers found insurance as sophomore Mike McLeer (Saco, Maine) launched his first collegiate homer to plate sophomore Devin Montalvo (Coram, N.Y.). In the seventh the lead grew more as Roeger plated two more runs as graduate student Cooper O'Brien (Vergennes, Vt.) and Watson scored. The Chargers continued to roll getting two more in the top of the eighth as sophomore Jared Schmitt (Surry, N.H.) homered scoring Montalvo to extend the lead to the final score of 9-2.
On the Mound:
- Watson continued to be dominant on the mound tossing 7.1 innings allowing just two runs on five hits. Junior Jack Mullen (Norfolk, Mass.) closed it out getting the remaining five outs allowing just one hit with a strikeout.
At the Plate:
- Montalvo led the offense with a 3-for-5 day at the plate with a pair of runs scored. Roeger went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Schmitt and McLeer each lifted homers in the win, while Watson added a 2-for-5 day at the plate with a run scored.
Post Game Press:
"Winning always feels great but winning in conference makes it that much better", said sophomore
Mike McLeer (Saco, Maine). "Everyone in the dugout is pulling for each other and we are working as one unit, all together. We played great today and have been for the last couple weeks. Continuing to ride this wave into Sundays game is what we are going to do. The way we are playing we know we can compete with anyone on any given day and that will lead us not only in to Sundays game, but hopefully the rest of the year."
Up Next:
The Chargers will stay on the road to take on Lasell on Sunday with a 3:00 PM start.
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