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Ryan Cesarini Baseball 2023
Kate Maginnis
Ryan Cesarini hit a solo home run on Friday
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Saint Joseph's SJU 17-20, 6-7 A10
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Winner Massachusetts UMASS 16-22, 6-7 A10
Saint Joseph's SJU
17-20, 6-7 A10
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Final
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Massachusetts UMASS
16-22, 6-7 A10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 8 1
Massachusetts UMASS 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 X 8 6 3

W: Bigelow, Leif (3-2) L: Picone, Domenic (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Series Opener at UMass, 8-5

AMHERST, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's baseball team fell to UMass, 8-5, in the opener of a three-game set between the teams at Earl Lorden Field on Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (17-20 overall, 6-7 Atlantic 10) got on the board first, plating a run in the top of the fourth.  Ryan Weingartner got things started with a one-out walk before a single by Owen Petrich put runners at the corners.  Two batters later, Tim Dickinson laced a single through the right side to score Weingartner and put the Hawks on top.
 
• UMass (16-22 overall, 6-7 Atlantic 10) drew level in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Zack Zaetta.
 
• Ryan Cesarini put the Hawks right back on top in the sixth with a solo home run to start the frame; Weingartner followed with a double and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Justin Igoe to make it a 3-1 game.
 
• The Minutemen went ahead in the bottom of the frame on a three-run home run by Carter Hanson, but Carter Jagiela led off the seventh with a single for the Hawks, and pinch runner Joey Gale would come around to score when Weingartner reached on an error to tie the score at 4-4.
 
• Unfortunately for the Crimson and Gray, the hosts would add another three-spot in the bottom of the frame on a two-run single by Hanson and an infield single by Nolan Tichy.
 
• Igoe led off the eighth with a solo home run, but a Kevin Skagerlind single in the bottom of the inning restored the three-run lead, and the Hawks would get no closer in the ninth.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Leif Bigelow allowed one run on one hit in two and two-thirds innings of relief to earn the win, while Hawk starter Domenic Picone was charged with five runs on three hits and four walks while striking out eight to take the loss.  UMass starter Renn Lints allowed four runs on seven hits in six and a third innings.
 
• Dickinson turned in a multi-hit game, while Igoe notched a pair of RBI and Weingartner scored twice.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks and Minutemen will play the middle game of the weekend series at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
 
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