AMHERST, Mass. (May 10, 2023)- The Stonehill College baseball team concluded its four-game road trip with a non-conference matchup with UMass Amherst where the Skyhawks fell, 10-6 Wednesday afternoon. 

Standout Performances

• Blaine Lidsky: three hits and RBI (3-5)
• Trey Ciulla-Hall: two hits and RBI (2-5)

Key Moments

• UMass started off quickly as the Minutemen plated scored seven runs in the first three innings. Nolan Tichy highlighted the scoring with his two-run home run in the bottom of the first that made it 3-0 at the time. 
• Stonehill threatened in the top of the fifth when the squad had runners at first and second with two outs after Conor Kiely was hit by a pitch which advanced Taylor Gaspar to second after he singled in previous at-bat. However, Minutemen starter Scott LeSieur escaped the threat when he retired the next batter.
• After Tichy recorded another RBI in the bottom of the fifth, the Skyhawks trimmed the deficit to seven (8-1) after Ciulla-Hall ripped an RBI single to center that allowd Gaspar to score after he walked earlier in the frame.
• The Skyhawks continued their momentum in the eighth when the Purple and White scored five runs (8-6) highlighted by RBI singles from Sam Parks and Lidsky in back-to-back at-bats. For Lidsky, it was his third hit of the day and second game overall this year with at least three hits. 
• However, in the bottom half of the inning, UMass pushed its lead back up to four (10-6) when Jack Peters hit a two-run RBI double up the middle. 
• Down to their last at-bats in the ninth, Mike Swanholm kept Stonehill's rally alive after he capitalized on a Minuteman error. Despite having a runner at first, UMass retired the next two batters and held on for the 10-6 win. 

Pitching Records

Win: Scott LeSieur (2-0)

Loss: Max Brulport (2-2)

Up Next

Stonehill returns home for its last three-game weekend homestand when the squad hosts University of Maryland Eastern Shore starting on Friday, May 12 at 3 p.m.

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