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mike ferrett
5
American Internation AICBB 5-14
7
Winner Southern Connecticut SCS 15-5
American Internation AICBB
5-14
5
Final
7
Southern Connecticut SCS
15-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American Internation AICBB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 11 1
Southern Connecticut SCS 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 X 7 12 1

W: Guarino, Nick (6-1) L: Jayden Maynard (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

SCSU Baseball Downs American International, 7-5

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut baseball defeated American International, 7-5, in a non-conference matchup at The Ballpark at SCSU. With the win, the Owls completed the four-game season sweep of the Yellow Jackets and improved to 15-5 on the year while AIC dropped to 5-14 on the season.

SCSU Baseball Highlights vs. American International (Mar. 28, 2023)

Nick Guarino (New Haven, Conn.) won his sixth-straight start after a brilliant six-inning performance against AIC. Guarino gave up seven hits while striking out seven and gave up a solo home run for the only run against him for the day. Mike Ferrett (Hamden, Conn.) was 3-for-5 with three RBI while Andrew Eng (Ridgewood, N.J.) drove in two runs. Billy Sullivan (Village Cottage, N.Y.) was 2-for-2 with three walks and three runs scored.

Guarino retired AIC in order to start the game and then got into a little trouble in the second inning. AIC strung together three hits before he struck out the last two batters he faced in the inning. AIC's Jackson Haker connected for a two-out solo homer in the third, which was the lone run against AIC for the day. From there, Guarino allowed three batters to reach base.

AIC kept Southern off balance through the first four innings. In the fifth, Sullivan worked a one-out walk and moved to second on a single by Colin Mason. After Eng flew out, Ferrett sent a laser to the left-center field gap for a double to plated two runs and gave Southern a 2-1 lead. Connor Goggin (Prospect, Conn.) then sent a shot to dead-center field for a triple that bround Ferrett home and gave the Owls a 3-1 lead.

In the fifth, Chad Fedeli was hit by a pitch and then went to second on a walk by Sullivan. After Mason walked to load the bases to Eng, the Owls' center fielder jumped on a pitch on the outside corner and single the opposite way to score Fedeli and Sullivan.

After Tommy Benincaso pitched a scoreless eighth inning, that saw the Owls' pitcher strike out two batters in the inning, Southern went to closer Tommy Hughes for the two-inning save with a four-run lead. Hughes gave up a two-out, two run homer in the eighth as the Yellow Jackets pulled within two runs. In the ninth, Hughes struck out the lead off batter, then walked a batter, gave up a single before hitting the next batter with a pitch. After a catcher's interference call resulted in another run, a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and a strike out ended the game.

NOTES
  • After a season-opening loss to Lynn, Guarino has been undefeated in six-straight starts. IN his last three, he has given up four earned runs over 18 2/3 for a 1.99 ERA while striking out 22. In his last two outings, Guarnio has allowed one earned run over 12 innings with 15 strikeouts.
  • For the year, he is 6-1 with a 2.59 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings pitched.
  • After a 5-for-6 day against AIC in his last game, Sullivan has now reached base in 10-straight plate appearances against the Yellow Jackets to the tune of 7-for-8 with three walks while totaling five RBI and seven runs scored.
  • Sullivan also leads the team with 27 runs scored and 30 hits.
  • Ferrett has also feasted on the Yellow Jackets in his last two games as he's posted back-to-back three-hit, three-RBI games. In his last two games, both against AIC, he is 6-for-10 with six RBI and four runs scored.
  • Ferrett is currently on a five-game hitting streak. Over his last four games, he is 10-for-19 with seven RBI and seven runs scored. He's also reached base in 17-straight games – the most in the Owls' lineup.
  • In his last two games, Colin Mason is 6-for-10 with five RBI and four runs scored against AIC. Mason boasts a 10-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .405 (18-44) with 12 RBI and nine runs scored. Mason has also reached base in 16-straight games.
  • Jack Drewry recorded a two-hit afternoon against AIC. Drewry has reached base safely in 11-straight games.
  • Eng's two-RBI game gives him a team-high 29 for the season.
Up Next
Southern is back in action on Wednesday, Mar. 29 when it travels to Worcester, Mass. to take on Assumption at 3 p.m. 
 
Gallery: (3-28-2023) SCSU Baseball vs. AIC
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