Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore Mike Richardson (Hanover, MA) picked a good time to pitch his first collegiate shutout.
Richardson scattered three hits and struck out four while walking two in raising his record to 2-0. He retired 17 of the last 20 hitters and didn't allow a runner past second base.
The Golden Bears (9-3) scored three times in the first inning and added single runs in the second and third to halt a mild two-game losing streak.ÂÂ
Freshman second baseman Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, CT) went 1-for-3 with two runs-batted-in. He had a RBI single in the first and sacrifice fly in the third.
A day after his school-record 43-game hitting streak ended, senior leftfielder Chris Mahoney (Yorkville, NY) went 1-for-3 with a run and sacrifice fly that scored the first run of the game.
