Baseball Splits With Illinois College, Thursday
Baseball Splits With Illinois College, Thursday
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Elms College sophomore lefty
Zach LeBarron (Bennington, Vt.) provided a
complete-game, 10-strikeout performance in game one of the Blazers'
doubleheader with Illinois College. Elms won the first game 3-2,
before falling 5-3 in the second contest to complete baseball
action at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers.
With the split, Elms moves to 4-5 on the season.
Game One
LeBarron pitched all seven innings, while freshman outfielder
Stephen Fisher (West Boylston, Mass.) went 2 for 4
at the plate. Sophomore infielder Nicolino Iavicoli
(Hampden, Mass.) and senior infielder Mike Andrews
(Greenfield, Mass.) each registered a hit and drove in a
run to lift the Blazers to a thrilling 3-2 victory.
Game Two
In the second contest, senior right-hander Mike Bieber
(Wading River, N.Y.) hurled six stellar innings and fanned
three batters but took the loss.
Blazers' junior shortstop Brendan Cordeiro (Berkley,
Mass.) sparked Elms' offensive efforts with a 2 for 4
effort at the dish with an RBI and a run scored.
Elms returns to non-conference action on Tuesday, March 23 with a
3:30 p.m. contest at Westfield State College.