Late Rally Sinks St. Joe's
Holyoke, MA – The St. Joe's Baseball Club fell to the Teddy Bears yesterday at Holyoke Community College in a tight 6-5 contest, decided by a walk-off hit in the final inning. (Cian Callahan photo and graphic)
St. Joe's held a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. However, Teddy Bear's Travis Kagan delivered a crucial two-run double, securing the win for his team.
Despite out-hitting the Teddy Bears nine to eight, St. Joe's couldn't close out the game. Mark Jodoin and Colby Harrington each contributed two hits, and Nate Carillon put St. Joe's on the board with a sacrifice fly in the second. Harrington singled in another run in the third.
Seventh Inning Shift
The bottom of the seventh saw the Teddy Bears score five runs on three hits to take the lead. Kagan's double was the decisive blow in the inning.
Jack Feltovic started for St. Joe's, allowing three hits and no runs over three innings, striking out two and walking none. Sean Rosemond started for Teddy Bear, allowing nine hits and five runs (three earned) over seven innings, striking out four and walking five.
Offensive Efforts
Harrington went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for St. Joe's. Jake Petrin stole three bases, and the team had four stolen bases in total. For the Teddy Bears, Kagan went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and both Kagan and Gochinski collected two hits.
St. Joe's Baseball Club will have a chance to even the score when they play the Teddy Bears at home on Monday.
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