Saturday, March 7
Baton Rouge, La.
5PM
University of Massachusetts Lowell
4-8
2
at
12
No. 22 LSU
10-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| LSU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 12 | 0 |
3/7/2020 9:17:00 PM | Baseball
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU, ranked 22nd in the country, roughed up UMass Lowell pitching for the second day in a row, Saturday, as they took the middle game of the three game series, 12-2, at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The loss was the fourth in a row for UMass Lowell whose record falls to 4-8. Â LSU, an SEC member, is 10-5. Â The River Hawks are 0-10, all-time, against teams representing the SEC. Â LSU is 11-3 against teams from America East.
"That's a very good team that we were facing and we didn't take care of the details and they know how to take advantage," said UMass Lowell Baseball Head Coach Ken Harring. Â "We've got to do the little things, we've got to communicate and we've got to execute better defensively and offensively."
LSU broke open a close game with two runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth. Â What had been a one-run game was suddenly an eight run River Hawk deficit.
After the home team had built a 3-0 lead after two turns with the bat, the River Hawks had chipped away with a run in the third inning on a two-out RBI double by junior Vinnie Martin (Lodi, N.J.) Â It was Martin's second hit of the ball game. Â He was the only UMass Lowell player to have a multi-hit game. Â Those two hits were half the River Hawk total for the day. Â Martin's batting average continues to climb, now residing at the .459 mark. Â
UMass Lowell narrowed the score further in the fourth. Â A sophomore Gerry Siracusa (Kinnelon, N.J.) double and two walks loaded the bases with nobody out. Â A sacrifice fly brought a run in and the Tiger's lead was down to one, 3-2, but River Hawk scoring was finished, not just for the inning but for the day.
"LSU did a really good job minimizing the damage," according to Harring. Â "We need to put up some crooked numbers. Â We had some opportunities to do so, but haven't this weekend."
Flying a little bit under the radar Siracusa continues to hit the ball hard on a regular basis. Â He had a double and a well hit ball that was tracked down in right field. Â The sophomore's average is sitting at .317.
"He attacks the fastball early in the count," according to Harring. Â "He manages at bats well, he gets to the pitcher before they get to two strikes. Â He's been huge for us, he's had big at bats."
LSU upped their lead to 5-2 in the fourth. Â A two-out single brought two men across the plate. Â
It was in the fifth inning that the verdict was delivered. Â The Tigers sent ten men to the plate and five runs scored on three-hits, two-walks and three-errors. Â It was 10-2. Â LSU added single runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
Five River Hawk pitchers went to the mound in the ball game and all five allowed at least one run. Â Starter grad student Colin Duffley (Manchester, N.H.) took the loss working two innings and allowing four-hits, four-walks and three earned runs.
The bright spot out of the bullpen was freshman right hander Frankie Venezia (Lyndhurst, N.J.) Â He worked two and two-third innings allowing just one unearned run on three hits while striking out six. Â It was his strongest showing of the year.
"He used his breaking ball very well to get strikes," said Harring. Â "The moment doesn't bother him. Â He's got a chance to be really good."
In addition to Martin and Siracusa freshman Keagan Calero (Rochester, N.H.) had a base hit and a run scored.
UMass Lowell and LSU wrap up the three-game series Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Â Sophomore Matt Draper (Lowell, Mass.), coming off a strong six-inning, one earned run outing against Delaware, is expected to go to the mound for the visitors. Â He'll be opposed by Tiger righty A.J. Labas.Â
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Pitching:
W: Landon Marceaux (2-0)
L: Duffley, Collin (1-3)
S: Jaden Hill (2)
Batting:
2B: Martin, Vinnie 1 ; Siracusa, Gerry 1
RBI: Martin, Vinnie 1 ; Gilbride, Jonny 1
SF: Gilbride, Jonny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Calero, Keagan 1 ; Siracusa, Gerry 1
Batting:
2B: Cade Beloso 1
RBI: Cade Doughty 1 ; Hal Hughes 1 ; Daniel Cabrera 3 ; Mitchell Sanford 1 ; Giovanni DiGiacomo 2 ; Drew Bianco 1 ; Collier Cranford 2
SH: Mitchell Sanford 1 ; Drew Bianco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cade Doughty 1 ; Daniel Cabrera 1 ; Cade Beloso 1 ; Mitchell Sanford 2 ; Alex Milazzo 1 ; Giovanni DiGiacomo 1 ; Wes Toups 1 ; Drew Bianco 1 ; Collier Cranford 3
SB: Giovanni DiGiacomo 2 ; Drew Bianco 1
HBP: Cade Doughty 1 ; Mitchell Sanford 1 ; Wes Toups 1 ; Drew Bianco 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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