THE BASICS:
 
- Records: MIT (5-7); Misericordia University (16-5)
 
- Scores: Misericordia University 12, MIT 5
 
- Location: Dallas, Pa. (Tambur Field)
 
- The Lead: In non-conference play on Wednesday afternoon, the MIT baseball team dropped a 12-5 road final at Misericordia University in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third following a pair of scoreless innings on the mound for senior Graham Cartwright (La Jolla, Calif.) in his first start of the season. In the bottom of the third, MIT senior Kyle Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.) led off the inning with a walk, advanced to second and third on groundouts and eventually scored on a single to right by his brother Jake Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.) for the 1-0 lead.
 
- After a scoreless third inning, the Cougars struck for a big inning off the MIT bullpen as the team scored eight runs off six hits in the fourth. Leading the offense was a bases-loaded double to left by Jason Sanfilippo that scored three runs before he was thrown out at third trying to stretch the play into a triple. Derrick Vosburg also drove in a pair with a two-out, two-RBI single up the middle that made it an 8-1 game.
 
- The teams traded single runs in the sixth and seventh for the 9-2 score, followed by a three-run bottom of the seventh to stretch the Misericordia lead out to 12-2. In the top of the ninth, MIT scored a single run on an RBI double to right center from Cartwright and a pair on a two-RBI double to left from junior Kennan Gumbs (New York, N.Y.). The Cougar pitcher eventually loaded the bases with Engineers before inducing a line out to center field to secure the 12-5 final.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Junior Saketh Gabbita (Ashburn, Va.) took the loss in relief for MIT as he is now 0-1 on the season. Connor Maryniak picked up the victory for the Cougars as he allowed one run on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts over six innings pitched.
 
- Gumbs led the MIT offense as he was 2-for5 with two runs batted in. Jake Sonandres also drove in two, while Cartwright and first-year Zev Moore (Jerusalem, Israel) each drew a pair of walks. Five Cougars each picked up a pair of hits, including four runs batted in from Sanfilippo.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Saturday, April 1st as the Engineers open NEWMAC play at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The doubleheader is scheduled for a Noon start.
 
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