No. 19/14 Baseball Shuts Out Worcester State, 3-0

WORCESTER, Mass. – The No. 19/14 Amherst College baseball team scored three unanswered runs to defeat Worcester State, 3-0 and record its second shutout of the season Wednesday afternoon at Rockwood Park.
 
RECORDS
Amherst (15-4)
Worcester State (10-13)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the second, Amherst would cross the plate again in the sixth and the seventh to claim the 3-0 shut out win.
• With the bases loaded and one out in the second, Nick Nardone '19 notched a single through the left side to score Conner Gunn '16 and give the Purple & White a 1-0 advantage.
• Amherst would extend its lead four innings later as Anthony Spina '16 followed Gunn's double with a double to right center to make it a 2-0 contest.
• The final run of the game came in the top of the seventh with Harry Roberson '18 recording a single to score Max Steinhorn '18.
• Five different Lancers recorded a hit with Michael Powers and Robbie Fraser each finishing 1-for-3.
• Gunn paced the Amherst offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and two runs, while Roberson and Ariel Kenney '18 each went 2-for-4, with Roberson adding an RBI.
• Owen Gibbons (1-1) took the loss for the Lancers, allowing eight hits and two runs in six innings on the mound. Entering in relief, Neil Begey tossed three innings, allowing three hits and a run while fanning three.
• First-year Wilson Taylor (2-0) pitched a complete game for the Purple & White, allowing five hits and no runs in nine innings. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Amherst held a commanding edge in hits, 11-5.
• Taylor struck out two and walked one, while the Worcester State pitching staff combined for four strikeouts and one walk.
• The Lancers left six runners on base in the matchup, while the Purple & White stranded seven.

UP NEXT

• The Lancers travel to MIT for 3:30 p.m. matchup on April 14
• The Purple & White return to Memorial Field for a 4 p.m. tilt with Eastern Connecticut on Thursday, today, April 14.