Box Score
Box Score
AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- The Western New England baseball team ended its Florida trip with an 8-1 loss to Southern Maine Friday (Mar. 23) at Lake Myrtle Park.
The Golden Bears, who were 3-5 during their spring break visit to the Sunshine State, are now 5-6.
Senior right-hander
Ben Ives (Portland, MA) hurled a complete game nine-hitter for the Huskies who are now 6-3. He allowed nine hits (all singles) with no walks and four strikeouts in keeping his record perfect at 4-0.
Western New England tallied its only run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by junior third baseman
Mike Rubino (Northford, CT). He finished with two hits along with junior second baseman
Tim Clark (Springfield, MA), and sophomore first baseman
Steve Ambrosino (Laurel Hollow, NY).
The Golden Bears used five pitchers with junior starter
Kevin Jefferies (Cheshire, CT) (0-2) taking the loss.
Junior
Nick Grady (Whitefield, ME) led the Huskies' 10-hit attack with a single, triple and three RBI. Classmate
Tucker White (Deerfield, NH) had two hits and scored three runs, and sophomore
Matt Powers (Portland, ME) chipped in a single, double and run scored.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when freshman
Jake Glauser (Goffstown, NH) belted his first collegiate homer, then added a run in the fourth and four more in the fifth to open up a 6-0 advantage.
Western New England will open its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) schedule with a doubleheader beginning at noon on Sunday (Mar. 25) against Salve Regina in Newport, Rhode Island.
Contact: Ken Cerino, Western New England athletic communications director (413) 782-1227
kcerino@wne.edu
