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MIT
Malachi Soqui swinging a baseball bat
Aiden Shertzer
15
Winner MIT MIT 10-12
7
Springfield SPRINGFI 7-15
Winner
MIT MIT
10-12
15
Final
7
Springfield SPRINGFI
7-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIT MIT 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 6 1 15 17 2
Springfield SPRINGFI 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 1

W: Hood, Phillip (1-1) L: J. Mayo (1-4) S: Foster, Cole (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Erases Early Deficit, Picks Up 15-7 NEWMAC win at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Senior Reed Tubbs (Pflugerville, Texas) delivered a three-run home run as part of a six-run third inning and senior Malachi Soqui (Castaic, Calif.) singled to drive in a pair of runs as part of a six-run eighth inning, as the MIT baseball team rallied to defeat Springfield College, 15-7, in NEWMAC action at Archie Allen Field. 

THE BASICS:

  • Score: MIT 15, Springfield 7
  • Records: MIT (10-12 Overall. 5-2 NEWMAC), Springfield (7-15 Overall, 1-4 NEWMAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Springfield loaded the bases in the bottom of the first inning to set the stage for a Chris Balchius (Norwalk, Conn.) bases clearing triple that put the hosts up 3-0. The Pride would take a 4-0 lead when Jack Dunaisky (Longmeadow, Mass.) singled to score Balchius with no one out in the inning.
  • Trailing 4-0, MIT sophomore starter Mason Estrada (Covington, La.) locked in, striking out the side to end the threat. Estrada would go on to strike out seven, giving-up five runs, four earned, and walking four over 2.2 innings. 
  • Grad student CJ McCarthy (Pawling, N.Y.) and junior Zev Moore (Jerusalem, Israel) opened the third inning with back-to-back singles before Tubbs closed the MIT deficit to one with his fourth home run of the season. MIT extended its lead to 6-4 later in the inning, as John Spivey (St. Louis, Mo.) drove in a pair of runs before McCarthy drove in Spivey. 
  • Springfield scored a run on a failed pickoff attempt in the bottom half of the inning that made the score 6-5. 
  • MIT was quick to counter, scoring two runs in the top of the fourth thanks to a two-RBI single off the bat of sophomore Louis Hernandez (Glastonbury, Conn.). 
  • With the Engineers leading 8-5 and threatening to pull away in the contest, Springfield got on the board again, as Nate Garafalo (Kinderhook, N.Y.) scored on a wild pitch after reaching base with a lead off triple.
  • MIT held the 8-6 lead until the Engineers put the game out of reach with a six-run eighth inning. Soqui had two hits in the inning, including a two-RBI single to center that capped the six-run rally. Teddy Schoenfeld (Boulder, Colo.), Spivey, Jack Finnegan (Essex, Conn.) and Tubbs all add RBIs in the inning to help MIT take a 14-6 lead. 
  • Both teams scored in the ninth inning. MIT got a run when Schoenfeld drove in Malone and Springfield scored thanks to an RBI single from Dunaisky as MIT took the 15-7 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

  • Spivey finished 3-for-6 with three RBIs. He was one of three MIT players with three hits in the game, along with McCarthy and Soqui.
  • Tubbs matched a career-high with four RBIs, finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of walks and a stolen base. 
  • Nine different MIT players recorded at least one hit in the contest.
  • Senior Phillip Hood (Grapevine, Texas) earned the win, pitching 2.1 innings in relief. Cole Foster pitched four innings to earn the save.
  • Sophomore Josh Mayo (Westfield, Mass.) took the loss for Springfield, giving up five earned over 2.2 innings. 

UP NEXT:

  • The Engineers and the Pride will play again on Tuesday afternoon in Cambridge. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 PM. 

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