Baseball Drops Series Finale vs. Lesley

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Lesley University salvaged the final game of its weekend series with Mitchell College, winning 3-2 in 10 innings in New England Collegiate Conference action at Stein Diamond.

A day after being outscored 30-0 in a doubleheader sweep, Lesley pulled out a come-from-behind victory when Tyler Plourd singled to left field in the 10th to score Adam Ciampi from second base. The Lynx had trailed 2-0 but scratched across runs in the sixth and eighth to tie the game.

Mitchell got on the scoreboard in the fourth behind an RBI single by freshman Neftali Arroyo that scored sophomore Rafael Garcia. Arroyo later scored with the Mariners second run on a sacrifice fly to center by freshman Jon Padilla.

Lesley got a run back in the sixth on an RBI single by Kevin Hopwood. Mitchell starting pitcher Mike Tandy worked into the eighth inning before the Lynx tied the game off him on a bunt single by Ciampi. Jeff Dowling then took the ball in relief and, with a runner on second with one out, struck out the next two batter to keep the score knotted at 2-2.

Lesley's pitching kept the Mariners without a hit in the ninth and 10th innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Ciampi reached base on a hit by pitch with one out and moved into scoring position on a passed ball.

Tandy gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits over 7.1 innings. He also struck out seven without issuing a walk. Dowling (1-2) took the loss and gave up one run on two hits while striking out three.

Koby Mitchell tossed 1.0 inning of relief for Lesley to pick up the win. Starting pitcher Casey Blanchard threw 9.0 innings and yielded two runs (one earned) on eight hits.

Arroyo, freshman Nova Crespo and junior Marc Dorsi all had two hits each for the Mariners.

Mitchell will next host Eastern Nazarene College for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, April 24 at 3 p.m.