
Baseball's Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short at UNC Greensboro
2/16/2019 8:11:00 PM | Baseball
Bobcats Fall in Second Game of Opening Weekend Series, Lutz Leads Way with Two Hits
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Quinnipiac baseball team pulled within three runs of the UNC Greensboro Spartans in the top of the eighth inning and loaded the bases in the ninth but the late-inning comeback fell Saturday afternoon in an 8-2 loss.
Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) drove in Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) with an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning and Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) scored on a Spartan throwing error in the eighth inning to cut the Spartans lead to 5-2.
Following a three-run eighth inning for UNC Greensboro, Quinnipiac loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning with an Ostberg single, Samuel LaChance (Dover, New Hampshire) hit by pitch and Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) walk but could not capitalize before back-to-back strikeouts to close out the game.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, UNC Greensboro 8
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (0-2) | UNC Greensboro (2-0)
LOCATION
UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
NOTES
Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) drove in Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) with an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning and Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) scored on a Spartan throwing error in the eighth inning to cut the Spartans lead to 5-2.
Following a three-run eighth inning for UNC Greensboro, Quinnipiac loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning with an Ostberg single, Samuel LaChance (Dover, New Hampshire) hit by pitch and Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) walk but could not capitalize before back-to-back strikeouts to close out the game.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, UNC Greensboro 8
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (0-2) | UNC Greensboro (2-0)
LOCATION
UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
NOTES
- LaChance recorded his first career hit with a single in the fifth inning and finish the game 1 for 3 with his hit by pitch
- Dylan Lutz (Denver, Colorado) paced the Bobcats with a pair of singles to finish the game 2 for 5, including a lead-off single to start the game
- Cruz recorded an RBI double in his first game of the season for the Bobcats
- Scafariello walked and scored a run while Ostberg singled and scored his first run of the season
- Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) also singled for the Bobcats
- LaChance and Maves each made their first career starts while Gabriel Romano (Wading River, New York) made his first appearance on the mound
- Christian Nicolosi (Stony Point, New York) was impressive in his return to collegiate action as he threw three scoreless innings in relief and recorded one strikeout
- The Bobcats wrap up their three-game series at UNC Greensboro to open the 2019 season Sunday afternoon with first pitch set for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: TRIPLETT (1-0)
L: Enns, Chris (0-1)

Batting:
2B: Cruz, Anthony 1
RBI: Cruz, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Scafariello, Liam 1 ; Ostberg, Ian 1
SB: Lutz, Dylan 1 ; Scafariello, Liam 1
HBP: LaChance, Sam 1

Batting:
2B: HARDISON 1 ; WEBSTER 1 ; CAVENESS 1
RBI: HARDISON 1 ; EMBLER 1 ; WEBSTER 1 ; MADOLE 2 ; KOONCE 1
SH: KOONCE 1
SF: MADOLE 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HARDISON 2 ; EMBLER 2 ; WEBSTER 2 ; KUCHMANER 1 ; WINDISH 1
SB: HARDISON 1 ; EMBLER 1 ; WEBSTER 1
HBP: WINDISH 1
PO: HARDISON 1
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