North Dakota State
7-9
UMass
3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
UMass Rallies to Defeat NDSU Baseball, 9-5
3/14/2017 5:45:00 PM | Baseball
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The University of Massachusetts Minuteman defeated the North Dakota State University baseball team, 9-5, in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Tuesday, March 14, at historic Chain of Lakes Stadium in Winter Haven, Florida.
The Bison fall to 7-9 on the season with the loss, while UMass improves to 3-4 overall.
Junior infielder Drew Fearing went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI to lead NDSU offensively. Senior outfielder Ben Petersen added a pair of hits, and junior first baseman Mason Pierzchalski tallied a triple and double to go along with a run batted in. Redshirt junior outfielder Logan Busch added a triple and drove in a run, respectively.
Left-handed reliever Chris Choles (1-1) suffered the loss on the mound for the Bison after giving up two earned runs on three hits with a strikeout and walk in the seventh-inning.
Outfielders Nolan Kessinger and Logan Greene, and first baseman Cooper Mrowka each posted three hits, leading the Minutemen in the batter's box.
UMass reliever Kevin Hassett (1-0) earned the win after giving up one earned run on two hits with a strikeout and two walks in 2 1/3 innings.
North Dakota State is slated to conclude play in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a game against Lehigh Wednesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT) at Webber International University in Babson Park, Fla.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hassett, Kevin (1-0)
L: Choles, Chris (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Lever, Ryan 1 ; Bare, Matt 1 ; Hart, Eddy 1
RBI: Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Lever, Ryan 1 ; Geannelis, Mike 2 ; Mrowka, Cooper 1 ; Greene, Logan 1 ; Bare, Matt 1
SH: Avallone, Jon 1 ; Morris, Dylan 1
SF: Lever, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Avallone, Jon 1 ; Kessinger, Nolan 2 ; Lever, Ryan 1 ; Geannelis, Mike 1 ; Mrowka, Cooper 1 ; Bare, Matt 1 ; Hart, Eddy 2
SB: Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Hart, Eddy 1
Batting:
2B: Fearing, Drew 2 ; Pierzchalski, Mason 1
3B: Pierzchalski, Mason 1 ; Busch, Logan 1
RBI: Fearing, Drew 1 ; Pierzchalski, Mason 1 ; Busch, Logan 1 ; Malec, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fearing, Drew 1 ; Rohde, Tucker 1 ; Pierzchalski, Mason 1 ; Thompson, Carter 1 ; Malec, Jake 1
SB: Petersen, Ben 1 ; Thompson, Carter 1
HBP: Fearing, Drew 1
