WALTHAM, Mass. –
In a non-league doubleheader Coast Guard could not get the bats going, dropping game one 4-1 and game two 3-2. For Brandeis, the Judges have now won four in a row and climbed back to .500 at 8-8. They will next travel to Norton, MA tomorrow to face Wheaton College in a 1:00 PM game.
In game one, the Bears struck first on a bases-loaded walk by
Ayden Gurevich(Lake Worth, FL), scoring
Carson Cho(Haymarket, VA) who walked to start the rally. After three walks and an error in the first, the Judges defense settled down and held Coast Guard scoreless for the final six innings.
In the first game, CGA only scratched across two hits: singles by
Carson Cho and
Jack Steel(Medford Lakes, NJ).
Wyatt Duthu(Madison, AL) reached safely twice with a hit by pitch and walk with
Kael Godshalk(Bangor, PA) reaching on HBP as well and stealing a base. Godshalk is currently 13th in the nation in hit by pitches with 10.
On the mound for CGA in game one was junior
Raymond Priddy(Chico, CA). Priddy threw 4.2 innings, allowing three runs with six K's.
In game two, the Bears were held scoreless for the first five innings before
Parker Madden(Ruston, LA) broke through with a bang, hitting a solo shot in the top of the frame. Three batters later,
Carson Cho followed suit and gave CGA a 2-1 lead with a solo bomb of his own. Unfortunately for Coast Guard, Brandeis scored in both the 7th and 8th to take a 3-2 lead which would hold as the final.
In a bullpen game on the mound,
Jack Spinnato(Oldsmar, FL),
Harrison Milbert(Kingston, MA), and
Jackson Dorsey(Newark, DE) each threw two innings. Spinnato and Dorsey each allowed one run, with Spinnato striking out two, Dorsey three. Milbert threw two scoreless, striking out four and allowing just two hits. Late in the game,
Tyler Michalek(Haslet, TX) faced just one batter, striking him out to get out of an 8th inning jam.
Wyatt Duthu and
Rick Barkley(Seattle, WA) each had two hits for Coast Guard in game two.
The Bears losses drop them to 7-6 on the season, they will host Merchant Marine Tuesday March 25th at 3:30 PM.