THE BASICS:
 
- Records: MIT (1-2); DeSales University (1-2)
 
- Scores: MIT 8, DeSales University 7
 
- Location: Fayetteville, N.C. (Armstrong-Shelley Field)
 
- The Lead: On Sunday morning at the Methodist Baseball Invitational, the MIT baseball team picked up its first win of the season as the Engineers defeated DeSales University by an 8-7 final at Armstrong-Shelley Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Bulldogs took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first as JT Anderosky reached on a fielder's choice and eventually scored on a two-out double to left by Joe Grigas for the 1-0 margin. MIT answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame though after a sacrifice fly from senior Jake Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.) and a two-run homer by senior Graham Cartwright (La Jolla, Calif.) that also scored senior Kyle Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.).
 
- After single runs for both teams in the second and another unearned run in the top of the third pulled DeSales within 4-3, MIT put up four runs in the bottom of the third to jump out to an 8-3 lead. All four MIT runs were unearned as the Engineers put up three hits while also taking advantage of a pair of Bulldog errors.
 
- DeSales chipped away at the five-run lead with single runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings and headed to the bottom of the ninth trailing MIT by an 8-6 margin. Sophomore Jimmy Moore (Los Gatos, Calif.) came on for the save for the Engineers and struck out Joey Vaccaro to start the frame. The Bulldogs eventually added a run on a bases-loaded walk before Moore struck out the final two batters to secure the victory and his first career save.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- First-year Eitan Moore (Jerusalem, Israel) went 3-for-4 at the plate, along with two hits each from first-year Zev Moore (Jerusalem, Israel) and junior Teddy Schoenfeld (Boulder, Colo.). For the Bulldogs, Colin Trembley led the way with a three-hit performance.
 
- Junior Karl Meyer (Indianapolis, Ind.) got the start for the Engineers and went three innings, scattering three hits with three runs and two strikeouts. First-year Chase Rubin (Arlington, Va.) earned the victory with three innings of four-hit relief to move to 1-0 on the season, while Moore went one inning for the save. Ryan Rieber took the loss for DeSales as he gave up eight runs and eight hits in 2.2 innings pitched to fall to 0-1.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Thursday, March 2nd as the Engineers travel to nearby UMass Boston for a non-conference matchup beginning at 3 p.m.
 
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