No. 25 Baseball Scores Eight Runs in the Third to Down WPI, 15-6

Recap, photo courtesy of Amherst College

WORCESTER, Mass. - The No. 25 Amherst College baseball team rallied back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat WPI, 15-6 in Wednesday afternoon's non-conference tilt at the Class of 1893 Field.

RECORDS
Amherst (20-8)
WPI (25-11)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst recorded two outs on back-to-back batters in it the bottom of the first, however the Engineers would use two walks and three hits to score five runs and take a 5-0 lead by innings end. Taking the batters box with the bases loaded DJ Oullette sent a single to center field to score two, before Steven Gallagher homered to right field a batter later to clear the bases and tally three RBI's.
• The Purple & White began its comeback an inning later to make it a 5-2 contest. Conner Gunn '16 began the inning with a double to left center before Anthony Spina '17 singled to center field to move Gunn to third. With runners on the corners Max Steinhorn '18 sent a shot to center field to score Gunn, before Ariel Kenney '18 hit a sacrifice fly to center to plate Spina two batters later.
• With an eight-run inning in the third, Amherst made it a 10-5 contest as Spina, Steinhorn, Yanni Thanopoulos '17, and Dave Cunningham '16 all notched RBI's for the Purple & White.
• WPI recorded their sixth and final run of the game in the third with Gallagher plating Anthony Capuano with a sacrifice fly to center field.
• Amherst would plate another run in the fourth and two runs apiece in the seventh and eighth to clinch the non-conference win. 
• Thanopoulos and Spina paced the Amherst offense with Thanopoulos finishing 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI's and Spina going 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI's. Steinhorn went 2-for-5 in the matchup with three RBI's.
• Five different Engineers registered a hit for WPI with Steven Gallagher going 1-for-3 with a run and four RBI's.
• Keenan Szulik '16 pitched 0.2 innings in the start for Amherst allowing five runs on three hits, while George Long '17 (2-1) entered in relief and earned the win, giving up one run and two hits while fanning three in 4.1 innings. Drew Fischer '18, Chris Baldi '17, Sam Schneider '18, and Andrew Ferrero '19 each tossing an inning each while combining to go hitless.
• Tabbed with the start Sam Bacchaocchi (0-3) pitched 2.2 innings, allowing seven hits and 10 runs, while CJ Doskocil tossed 2.1 innings in relief, giving up two hits and a run while striking out three. Doug Rives, Mike Duclos, Dan Bettigole, and Drew Gelinas each tossed an inning for WPI, combining for three hits and four runs. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Amherst outhit the Engineers, 12-5.
• The Purple & White pitching staff struck out eight and walked two, while WPI walked nine and fanned six.
• Amherst left seven runners on base, while the Engineers stranded two.

UP NEXT

• WPI hosts Wheaton for a doubleheader on April 30 starting at 12 p.m.
• Amherst welcomes NESCAC West and Little Three rival Wesleyan University to Memorial Field on Friday, April 29. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m.