BRIDGEWATER, Mass. --- Sophomore righthander
Spenser Hatstat (Clinton, MA) allowed two runs in
seven and a third innings of work to lead Bridgewater State College
to a 9-2 victory over UMass Dartmouth in the Bear’s home
opener this afternoon at Alumni Park.
The Bears improve to 6-2 on the season while the Corsairs drop to
1-10 with the loss.
Hatstat picked up his second win of the season in as many starts.
He struck out four, walked one, while scattering nine hits.
Bridgewater spotted UMass a 2-0 lead as the Corsairs plated a pair
of runs in the third inning. Sophomore Jeff Macchi
(Franklin, MA-CF) drove in the first run on an RBI single. Freshman
Ryan McDermott (Pembroke, MA-RF) came across with
the second run of the inning as he scored on the back-end of a
double steal.
Bridgewater cut the deficit in half with a run in the fifth on an
RBI ground-out by senior outfielder Steve Smith
(East Taunton, MA). BSC pushed across four runs in the bottom of
the sixth to take a 5-2 lead highlighted by two-run triple by
junior Brad Koneski (N. Dighton, MA-CF) and on an
RBI single by sophomore Mark Claffey (Bellingham,
MA-3B).
Junior Kenny Downey (Braintree, MA-2B) added
another run for Bridgewater State with an RBI single in the
seventh. The Bears then scored three more runs in the eighth
highlighted by pinch-hit two-run double by senior J.T.
Mooney (North Attleboro, MA-RF). Mooney would later
advanced on an RBI single by Smith and he would come across to
score the Bears third run of the inning on a throwing error.
Freshman Chris Contre (East Bridgewater, MA)
suffered the loss on the mound for the Corsairs. Contre went
five-plus innings allowing three runs on four hits while striking
out one and walking three. Bridgewater State scored six of their
nine runs off of UMass relievers.
Koneski and Claffey each finished the game 3-for-4 for the Bears.
Koneski scored a pair of runs and drove in two RBIs with his big
triple in the sixth. Claffey also scored two runs and drove in one.
Smith went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Macchi, Dave McGuire (Plainville, MA-3B) and
Kevin Narey (Lynn, MA-C) each went 2-for-4 for
UMass. McGuire scored a run while Macchi finished with the Corsairs
only RBI.
The Bears will play their next game tomorrow at Alumni Park as they
will entertain the Suffolk University Rams at 3 o’clock.