NORFOLK, Va. (April 2, 2023)- The Stonehill College baseball team concluded their three-game Northeast Conference set with the Norfolk State Spartans as the Skyhawks fell to the hosts, 8-2 Sunday afternoon at Marty Miller Field.

Standout Performances

• Blaine Lidsky: RBI
• Conor Kiely: extended hit streak to 10 games (one hit)

Key Moments

• Norfolk State jumped out in front first in Sunday's finale as the Spartans posted a three-run second inning highlighted by a two-run RBI single off the bat of Dionte Brown which made it 3-0.
• Stonehill responded in the top half of the third and cut the deficit to two (3-1) when Sam Parks drove in Ryan Douglas who had singled to lead off the inning. 
• However, the Spartans would put the game out of reach as Norfolk State utilized a four-run third (7-1) which featured a two-run RBI single from Cam Mazell which made it 6-1 at the time.
• After scoring another run in the fourth to make it 8-1, the Skyhawks would get a run back in the sixth when Lidsky notched an RBI single to left that allowed Parks to score after he drew a walk that led off the inning.
• Down to their last at-bats in the ninth, Douglas drew a walk to have a runner on however the Spartans ended up getting out of the inning and secured the series sweep.

Pitching Records

Win: Antonio Velasquez (1-4)

Loss: Billy Duff (1-1)

Up Next

Stonehill concludes their six-game road trip with a contest at Northeastern University on Wednesday, April 2 with first pitch set for 3 p.m.

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