Lasell Takes Game Two From Baseball, 8-6

WALTHAM, Mass. – Suffolk baseball fell to Lasell, 8-6, in game two of a non-conference doubleheader Sunday at Stein Diamond. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 6 | Lasell 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-26) | Lasell (19-18)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk used three hits and one walk to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Jack Mihalchik led off the game with a double to center. He stole second before Cole Hilliard walked to put runners in the corners for Sam Armbruster, who opened the scoring with one-run single to left field. Luke Thornton followed suit with a base hit to left that scored Hilliard for the two-run margin. 
• Five hits resulted in four Laser runs in the home half of the second that flipped the script in Lasell's favor, 4-2. 
• The Rams stranded one runner in multiple innings but were unable to capitalize. 
• With the combination of little Suffolk scoring offense and Calvin Sanft's two-run double in the bottom of the sixth, the Rams trailed 6-2 in the top of the seventh. 
• Suffolk managed to chip away at that deficit in the seventh. An Armbruster sac fly was responsible for the first RBI, while Thornton collected another with a single through the right side to pull the blue-and-gold back within two, 6-4. 
• After holding the Lasers in the home half of the inning, Suffolk filled the bags in the top of the eighth. Colin Flynn grounded into a double play, however, to keep the two-run gap intact. 
• Lasell managed to add insurance in the home half of the eighth in the form of two runs to restore the four-run margin, 8-4. 
• Another blue-and-gold comeback came in the top of the ninth. Hilliard singled and two batters later Thornton wore a pitch to put two ducks in the pond. Singles by Sebastian Lampert and Mike Mullaney plated the runners and once again the Rams faced a two-run hole. The next two batters went down in order though, to seal the setback. 

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Colin McNeal took the loss as he gave up six runs on 13 hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 6.0 innings. 
• Joey Smith (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) and Jack La Natra (1.0 IP, 1 K) threw one inning of relief for the Rams.
• Sawyer DiMatteo earned the decision in a staff day for the Lasers. He tossed 4.0 innings of scoreless relief with three hits allowed and one K. 
• Shea Caton (3 R, 3 H, 2 BB), Lucas Stogner (1 H,1 K), Chase Curran (2 R, 3 H), Michael Webber (2 H) and Tim Callahan (2 R, 3 H, 1 K) came out of the Lasers' pen. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Mihalchik went 3-for-5 with one double and one run scored. 
• Hilliard put together a 3-for-4 effort with three runs. 
• Armbruster brought in two runs on one hit. 
• Thorton tallied two hits, two RBI and one run scored. 
• Lampert added two hits and one RBI. 
• Mullaney pitched in a 2-for-3 effort with one RBI. 
• Flynn registered one hit and one run. 
• Nick Antoniewicz recorded one hit.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Mihalchik (10 games, 17 hits), Flynn (3 games, 3 hits), Armbruster (2 games, 2 hits) Lampert (2 games, 4 hits), Mullaney (3 games, 4 hits) and Hilliard (3 games, 7 hits) extended their hit streaks.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its home slate Tuesday, April 28 when it welcomes No. 18 Endicott to East Boston Memorial Park for a 3:30 p.m. Conference of New England (CNE) tilt.