PHILADELPHIA – The Thomas Jefferson University baseball team (13-13, 3-3 CACC) lost two conference games to Post (19-12, 9-1 CACC) on Sunday.
GAME ONE – L, 8-7
The Rams opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the first, both coming in on bases-loaded walks. Both teams pushed a run across in the second. The Eagles led off the frame with a home run and
Alex Gonzalez recorded a sacrifice fly for Jefferson.
Post took over with a six-run fourth. The Eagles sent 11 men to the plate, registered six hits, and capitalized on an error. The Rams closed the gap to two (7-5) in the bottom of the fourth on
Chris McLean's two-run single up the middle.
Post made it 8-5 with an RBI double in the eighth but McLean singled in another run in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to two again.
Diego Santiago blasted a solo homer with one away in the seventh to get the Rams within one but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.
Quick Hits
Jay Kalieta: 3 BB, 2 R, SB
Chris McLean: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB
Gabe Silva: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Diego Santiago: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Justin Espinal: 1-for-4, R
GAME TWO – L, 8-4
The Eagles struck first with two runs in the opening frame. Jefferson left four men on over the second and third innings, allowing Post to increase its advantage with three runs in the fourth. The first five Eagles reached base and a bases-loaded walk and two-run single upped their advantage to five.
The Rams got two back on
Marquise Wood's two-run single in the bottom of the fourth. However, Post answered with a two-run base hit of its own in the fifth to make it 7-2. In the sixth,
Joe Cencetti scored on an error and
Diego Santiago came home on
Ryan Coyle's sacrifice fly to get Jefferson within three (7-4).
The Eagles tacked on an insurance run in the seventh with a two-out RBI single. The Rams were unable to rally in their last at-bat, going down in order.
Quick Hits
Marquise Wood: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Joe Cencetti: 1-for-2, 2B, R, BB
UP NEXT
Jefferson heads to Adelphi for a non-conference game on Tuesday, April 4
th at 3:30 p.m.