WILSON, N.C. (Feb. 17, 2018) – Despite three different Mavericks recording an RBI, the Mercy College baseball team dropped a 6-4 decision to Barton College on Saturday afternoon at Nixon Field.
The Mavericks (1-1) suffer their first setback of the season, while the Bulldogs (5-6) even up the series with the win.
Senior Ralph Pasols (Middletown, N.Y./Orange CC) led the Mavericks going 1-for-3 with two RBI and junior Adonis Garcia (Bronx, N.Y./Monroe College) went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Junior Joseph Sadallah (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) also recorded an RBI going 1-for-4 at the plate. Senior Shaine Carpenter (Florham Park, N.J./Saint Anselm College) and sophomore John Mooradian (Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro) oth went 1-for-3. Freshman Jack Kelly (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) made his first collegiate start on the mound and went 5 1/3 innings with just one earned run allowed in taking the loss.
Barton received an RBI from four different players and Trent Fennell went seven innings with three earned runs allowed to earn the win. Colby Warren pitched the final two innings to earn the save.
A pitcher's duel broke out early on as the score remained 0-0 until the bottom of the sixth. The Bulldogs would break the game open with five runs on four hits and a Mercy error to take a 5-0 lead after six innings. Chase Riker started the scoring off with an RBI single and Colby Warren and Charlie Horne also recorded RBI singles in the frame to increase the score to 4-0. Tate Proctor stole home to conclude the scoring in the inning.
The Mavericks did not give up and responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to make it 5-3. Garcia singled to right center, scoring Anthony Murphy (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill) to put Mercy on the board. Pasols then followed with a two-RBI single through the right side that scored Garcia and Carpenter to get the Mavericks within two. Mooradian singled in the next at bat to put runners on first and third but a groundout to second would end the threat.
Barton increased their lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh when Ricks Dearing doubled and later scored following two wild pitches. Mercy inched closer in the top of the ninth when Sadallah brought home Josue Perez (Bronx, N.Y./Monroe College) from second, but a fly out in the next at bat would end the game.
Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks conclude the series with Barton tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m.
