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Cruz Hits First Career Home Run, Baseball Drops Game to Toledo in Extras
3/15/2019 8:37:00 PM | Baseball
Bobcats Score Five in Ninth to Force Extra Innings in 9-8 Loss in Spider Invitational
RICHMOND, Va. – The Quinnipiac baseball team score five runs in the top of the ninth inning to ultimately force extra innings Friday but the Bobcats fell to Toledo Rockets at Pitt Field, the home of the Richmond Spiders.
Trailing 7-2 entering the ninth inning, Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) led off the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run to kick off the comeback. Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) sandwiched a walk in between a pair before the Bobcats rallied with two outs in the inning.
Samuel LaChance (Dover, New Hampshire) walked to put runners on first and second before Derek Kasperzyk (Killingworth, Connecticut) pinch-ran for LaChance. Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) doubled down the right field line to score Moskey before Dylan Lutz (Denver, Colorado) doubled down the left field line to score both Kasperzyk and Vulgamore. Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) pinch ran for Lutz and was singled home by Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts).
After Anthony Ambrosino (Howard Beach, New York) got the Bobcats through the ninth and into the 10th, Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) launched a go-ahead home run for the first of his career in the top of the 10th inning to take an 8-7 lead. Quinnipiac could not hold the lead, as Toledo rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 10th to take the win.
Cruz, Ostberg and Vulgamore were all 3 for 5 in Friday's showdown at the Spider Invitational as Cruz belted his second home run. Marrero's ninth inning blast was his second home run of the season.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 8, Toledo 9
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-9) | Toledo (8-8)
LOCATION
Pitt Field | Richmond, Va.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FOURTH INNING
Trailing 7-2 entering the ninth inning, Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) led off the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run to kick off the comeback. Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) sandwiched a walk in between a pair before the Bobcats rallied with two outs in the inning.
Samuel LaChance (Dover, New Hampshire) walked to put runners on first and second before Derek Kasperzyk (Killingworth, Connecticut) pinch-ran for LaChance. Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) doubled down the right field line to score Moskey before Dylan Lutz (Denver, Colorado) doubled down the left field line to score both Kasperzyk and Vulgamore. Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) pinch ran for Lutz and was singled home by Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts).
After Anthony Ambrosino (Howard Beach, New York) got the Bobcats through the ninth and into the 10th, Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) launched a go-ahead home run for the first of his career in the top of the 10th inning to take an 8-7 lead. Quinnipiac could not hold the lead, as Toledo rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 10th to take the win.
Cruz, Ostberg and Vulgamore were all 3 for 5 in Friday's showdown at the Spider Invitational as Cruz belted his second home run. Marrero's ninth inning blast was his second home run of the season.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 8, Toledo 9
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-9) | Toledo (8-8)
LOCATION
Pitt Field | Richmond, Va.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FOURTH INNING
- The Bobcats tied up the game after an early deficit as the Bobcats strung together four hits in five at bats
- LaChance and Vulgamore had back-to-back singles to open the inning before a Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut) fly out to right field moved LaChance up to third
- With runners on the corners, Ostberg singled up the middle to score LaChance and Vulgamore moved up a base
- Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) doubled down the left field line to score Vulgamore from second but the Bobcats could not put any more runs across the board
- Marrero led off the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run for his second long ball of the season
- With two outs and a runner on first, LaChance walked to put a pair of runners on before Moskey scored on a Vulgamore double down the right field line
- After a pitching change, Lutz hit a double down the left field line that scored two runners
- After Maves came in to pinch run, Ostberg singled to center to tie the game
- Cruz put the Bobcats ahead in the 10th inning with a solo home run but the Bobcats could not hang on for the win
- Cruz hit his first career home run with his extra-inning tally as part of his three-hit game
- Vulgamore doubled, scored twice and drove in an RBI and now leads the team with 13 runs and 11 RBIs as well as seven doubles
- Ostberg snapped a 0 for 10 stretch with a 3 for 5 day at the plate on Friday and he drove in two RBIs
- Marrero blasted his second home run of the season and came around to score his 11th run, tied for second on the team with 11 runs scored
- Lutz had two RBIs and a double in his only at bat of the game as he now has hits in four of his last five games
- Lutz already has eight RBIs on the season after his two-RBI day against Toledo.
- The Bobcats return to action on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the second game of the weekend at the Spider Invitational where they will face the Bryant Bulldogs
- Saturday's probable starters are Chris Enns (1-2) vs. Steve Theetge (1-1)
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HAUGH (1-1)
L: Mahoney, Connor (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Huscher, Kevin 1 ; Vulgamore, Evan 1 ; Lutz, Dylan 1 ; Scafariello, Liam 1
HR: Marrero, Andre 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 1
RBI: Vulgamore, Evan 1 ; Lutz, Dylan 2 ; Ostberg, Ian 2 ; Scafariello, Liam 1 ; Marrero, Andre 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moskey, Brian 1 ; LaChance, Sam 1 ; Kasperzyk, Derek 1 ; Vulgamore, Evan 2 ; Maves, Kyle 1 ; Marrero, Andre 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 1
Batting:
2B: SERVELLO 1 ; RYAN 1
RBI: SERVELLO 1 ; MEYERS 2 ; DAVIS, D. 2 ; RYAN 2 ; MURPHY 1 ; JEFFERS 1
SH: JEFFERS 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BOSS 1 ; SERVELLO 1 ; MEYERS 1 ; DAVIS, D. 1 ; RYAN 1 ; SCHWARTZENBE 1 ; THOMPSON 1 ; EITNIEAR 2
SB: SCHWARTZENBE 1
HBP: MEYERS 1
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5
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H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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