bocchino
Mike Clifton - Kombat Kamera
1
Erskine ERSKINE 0-1
2
Winner Lander LANDER 1-0
Erskine ERSKINE
0-1
1
Final
2
Lander LANDER
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Erskine ERSKINE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
Lander LANDER 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 5 1

W: E. Mauldin (1-0) L: Saathoff, Allan (0-1) S: G. Major (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Erskine Baseball | Fleet drop season opener at Lander, 2-1

GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Erskine College baseball team (0-1) dropped its 2022 season opener on the road against Lander University (1-0) by a score of 2-1 to begin what will be a rain-shortened two-game set at Dolny Stadium this weekend. A go-ahead home run in the 6th inning for the Bearcats proved to be the difference.

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THE SERIES
Lander now leads the all-time series 26-11 and have won five straight in the series.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Both starters cruised through their first inning of work, but Ian Jenkins began the bottom of the second inning with a first-pitch home run to open the scoring and give Lander a 1-0 lead. Erskine starter Allan Saathoff stranded a runner at third base later in the frame as he settled in to keep the Fleet well within striking distance. But, the Fleet offense was held in check through the early innings as Erskine managed just one runner in scoring position through the first five innings. Then, in the sixth inning, Erskine found its breakthrough. A two-out walk drawn by Ashby Smith proved costly for the Bearcats as Cal Bocchino followed it up by ripping a double into the left center field gap to score Smith from first and tie the game at 1. Saathoff kept the Lander offense quiet after the 2nd inning homer, but was bitten by the long ball again in the bottom of the sixth when Vincent Derubeis launched one over the center field fence to put the Bearcats back in front, 2-1. The Fleet had the tying run in scoring position in the eighth inning but were unable to score as Erskine dropped its season opener, 2-1.

THE PLAYER
Cal Bocchino was 2-for-4, including a game-tying RBI double in the sixth inning.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine and Lander were originally scheduled to play a doubleheader at Grier Field on Saturday afternoon but rain has forced the teams to play just one game at Lander on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. to wrap up a shortened two-game series to open the 2022 campaign.
 
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