THE BASICS:
 
- Records: MIT (8-8); Tufts University (11-5)
 
- Score: Tufts University 20, MIT 1
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Fran O'Brien Field)
 
- The Lead: In a non-conference matchup on a windy and cold Wednesday afternoon, the MIT baseball team fell to visiting Tufts University by a 20-1 final at Fran O'Brien Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Jumbos put a five-run second inning and pushed to a 7-0 lead before MIT answered in the bottom of the fourth. Junior Kennan Gumbs (New York, N.Y.) homered for the second straight game and third time this season as his solo to right center made it 7-1.
 
- Tufts closed with multiple runs in three of the next five innings as the Jumbos swept the two-game regular-season series with the Engineers.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Senior Graham Cartwright (La Jolla, Calif.) led MIT with a 2-for-4 performance, while Henry Fleckner paced the Jumbos as he went 3-for-6 with six runs batted in and three runs scored.
 
- First-year Cole Foster (Austin, Texas) fell to 1-1 on the mound for MIT, while Liam Wilson moved to 1-0 on the season with two innings of perfect relief.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Saturday, April 8th as the Engineers host Clark University for a NEWMAC doubleheader beginning at Noon at Fran O'Brien Field.
 
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