AUBURNDALE, Fla. – A four-run top of the fourth inning gave Rhodes College all the run support they needed as they defeated baseball by the final of 11-5 Friday afternoon at the Lake Myrtle Complex.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 3, Rhodes College 11

UMass Boston (1-3)
Rhodes College (11-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Rhode got on the board in the top of the first inning, but the Beacons did manage to answer back in the third inning with Josh Lopez driving in the tying run.  Unfortunately, Rhodes would regain control of the lead in the top half of the fourth to jump out to a 5-1 lead.  They then made it a five-run game in the fifth, before sealing the victory in the ninth with three more runs.

The Beacons did not go down without a fight however, as they scored a pair of runs in the bottom half of the final inning.  Charlie Huegi (Sandy Hook, Conn.) recorded the first Beacons homer of the season, a two run shot which scored Fernando Burgos. 

On the hill Bryan Kaufman (Framingdale, N.Y.) was handed the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits in 3.2 innings of work.  Adam Putnam earned the win for Rhodes, after going six complete innings in which he allowed just one run on four hits, while also striking out three.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Friday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between UMass Boston and Rhodes College
• In total seven different pitchers saw action in Friday's loss, while eight different players entered the game
• Luke Nagle (Pembroke, Mass.) went 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Sal Frosceno (Derby, Conn.) and Dan Mantoni (Northbridge, Mass.) each recorded a pair of hits.

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will face Bates College in a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 1:30 pm at Lake Myrtle Park Field #2.