BOSTON, Mass. – A pair of three-run innings would be all visiting UMass Dartmouth would need to get by UMass Boston Baseball in Tuesday afternoon's Little East Conference matchup at Monan Park as the Beacons fell for the first time in LEC play, 7-2, to the Corsairs. UMass Boston is now one of three teams with one loss in the conference alongside Eastern Connecticut State University (9-1) and Rhode Island College (6-1).
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, UMass Dartmouth 7
UMass Boston (17-10, 7-1 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth (14-12, 5-5 LEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Hitting his first collegiate home run, freshman outfielder
Justin Gouveia's solo home run in the first inning off of sophomore pitcher Adam Maher would give the Beacons the early advantage, 1-0. That would be until the third inning when the Corsairs struck for three runs against sophomore pitcher
Ross Dexter as an RBI double by senior outfielder Andrew Bryant and two-run single from junior shortstop Andrew Possi gave UMass Dartmouth the lead for good, 3-1.
Attempting to trim their deficit, a solo home run by senior second baseman
Aidan Blake saw the Beacons creep to within one, 3-2, in the sixth inning before the Corsairs went back to work on the offensive side of the ball. An RBI triple by senior infielder DJ Perron followed by an RBI single from Bryant made it a 5-2 ballgame while Possi tacked on another RBI hit with his double that brough the UMass Dartmouth lead up to four, 6-2.
UMass Boston would threaten in the eighth inning, putting runners on the corners with one out after hits from Gouveia and Blake, but catcher
Craig Corliss would ground into a double play against newly inserted junior pitcher Kevin Moszkowicz to end the frame.
Junior infielder Jared Neikam tacked on a solo home run in the ninth inning before sophomore pitcher Andrew Steinhubel came in to finish off the game for the Corsairs, retiring UMass Boston in order to secure the LEC victory for UMass Dartmouth, 7-2.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Notching his fourth win of the season, Adam Maher went six innings, allowing just two runs on six hits while striking out nine and walking one batter
- Ross Dexter took the loss, going five innings and giving up three runs on six hits while striking out four
- Justin Gouveia went 3-for-4 in the game with his solo home run along with two singles
- Aidan Blake finished 3-for-4 with a solo home run as well and two singles
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston closes their two-game homestand with a rescheduled game against New England College set for tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 PM. The Beacons are 6-1 all-time versus the Pilgrims having won their first five matchups before splitting against them at the 2019 Baseball Super Regional in which UMass Boston would advance to the College World Series.
