Hartford, Conn. - Junior P Jeremiah Bayer
(Greenfield, Mass.) struck out nine batters, walked none,
and allowed just one unearned run in eight innings of work to lead
the Trinity College Bantams over the visiting Colby College Mules
in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) East
Division baseball action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No.
7 the nation, improves to 19-3 overall and 10-0 in the division
after winning the first of a three-game series this weekend with
Colby. The Mules fall to 5-15 overall and 1-6 in the NESCAC
East. Tomorrow's doubleheader has been moved up from noon to
11 a.m.
Colby jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning after
sophomore John Lerner (Canton, Mass.) scored on an
infield single and junior Ken Kaufman (Lexington,
Mass.) crossed the plate on an error. The Bantams
were silenced by pitcher Matt Moore (Winfield,
Ill.) for the first three innings, before scoring three
times in the fourth on a two passed balls, four walks, and a Colby
error.
Trinity relied on power to break the game open, as junior
OF Matt Sullivan (North Reading, Mass.) connecting
for a solo home run, and senior co-captain 2B Ryan
Piacentini (Portland, Maine) blasted a grand
slam down the left field line later in the inning to
cap a six-run sixth.
Moore allowed eight runs and walked eight batters, but allowed
just four earned runs in seven innings. Trinity freshman
pitcher James Ramsey (Belmont, Mass.) pitched the
ninth, allowing one walk and striking out two to close the
game. Sophomore Jack Abbott (Longmeadow,
Mass.) reached base four times in the game, while junior
1B Kent Graham (Longmeadow, Mass.) and junior
James Wood (Windham, N.H.) each doubled for the
Bantams.
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