Baseball Defeats #15 Preseason Ranked- Lackawanna 2-0 Over the Weekend

The Bryant & Stratton Bobcats hosted their first matchup of the season against the #15 preseason ranked Lackawanna College Falcons on Saturday in a double-header.

Game 1:

The Falcons would open the scoring up in the top of the first inning with 3 runs in the top, to the Bobcats 1 in the bottom. The Falcons would get 1 more run in before the game would flip on its head in the bottom of the second when #3 Jack Starke would hit a home run to centerfield driving in 3 runs. The Bobcats scored six runs on three hits in the inning to take a 7-4 lead.

The Bobcats piled up nine hits in the game. #4 Diego Melendez went 3-5 at the plate to lead the Bobcats in hits. #3 Starke and #4 Melendez each drove in 3 runs for the Bobcats. #6 Joshua Lopez Torres, and #11 Juan Mejias each collected multiple hits. The team had a strong eye at the plate, amassing eight walks for the game, #21 Nathan Maestre, #26 Gavin Whitehurst, #5 Colin Smith, and #3 Starke lead the team with two bases earned on balls. #11 Mejias stole two bases and the team stole 5 bases total in the game and the Bobcats turned 2 double plays in the game.

#9 Derek Arocha earned the win for the Bobcats as he would surrender seven hits and six runs over five innings, striking out five and walking 3.#10 Denny Dietrich, tossed 2 & 2/3 innings of 0 run ball for the Bobcats in relief, the righty gave up 2 hits, striking out 2 and walking 5. #49 Jay Leonard collected the save as the Bobcats were triumphant over the Faclons, 9-6 in game 1.

Game 2:

The Bobcats were the first to get on the board in the first inning when #21 Nathan Maestre singled scoring one run.

The Falcons would tie the game at the top of the second inning, and the Bobcats would take the lead for good in the bottom of the second scoring 5 runs on 3 hits to take a 6-1 lead and the Bobcats added one run in the third when #4 Melendez doubled, making the score 7-1.

The Bobcats tallied ten hits in the game #4 Diego Melendez drove in five runs on three hits to lead the team. #11 Juan Mejia's collected two 2 hits in 3 at bats and #3 Jack Starke led the Bobcats with three walks. Overall the team had a strong eye at the plate tallying 10 walks for the game. The Bobcats ran wild on the base paths piling up 5 stolen bases while not commiting a single error on the field, #46 Jake Dellavechia had the most chances in the field with 9.

#2 Santiago Montez earned the win for the Bobcats as the right handed pitcher allowed three hits and one run over five innings, striking out 4 and walking 4. #44 Deven Shepard threw 2 innings of scoreless ball in relief surrendering one hit, striking out 4 and walking none.