Baseball Dominates Wilmington with Explosive Offense
NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Thomas Jefferson University baseball team (18-8, 10-2 CACC) battled and came out victorious in Sunday's double header against Wilmington University (16-11, 8-4 CACC).
WHAT HAPPENED
GAME ONE: W, 13-2
- Wilmington took an early 1-0 lead on a throwing error by the catcher.
- Jefferson exploded for six runs, Thomas Matuszewski walked, and Justin Espinal singled to start the rally. Jay Kalieta singled in a run, and Justin Egner walked to load the bases. Joshua Lopez was hit by a pitch, bringing in a run. Javon Hernandez delivered the biggest hit of the inning, a 3-RBI double to left center, giving Jefferson a 6-1 lead.
- Jefferson adds four more runs in the fifth inning. Joshua Lopez reached on an error, and Thomas Matuszewski doubled to bring him in.
- Justin Espinal crushed a 2-run homer to right field, extending the lead to 9-2.
- A wild pitch and stolen base by Luis Beato Mora set up another run, making it 10-2.
- In the ninth inning, Jefferson capped the scoring with three more runs. Justin Egner was hit by a pitch, stole second, and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Joshua Lopez lined a 2-RBI single to right field.
Luis Beato Mora singled in another run to push the final score to 13-2.
QUICK HITS
Joshua Lopez: 2-for-4, 3 R, 3 RBI
Javon Hernandez: 1-for-5, 3 RBI
Thomas Matuszewski: 1-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Justin Espinal: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Luis Beato Mora: 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Jay Kalieta: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Justin Egner: 1-for-1, 2 R, 1 BB
GAME TWO: W, 16-2
- Jefferson broke the scoreless tie in the second inning with a five-run explosion, highlighted by Joshua Lopez's three-run home run.
- In the 3rd inning, Thomas Matuszewski homered and Justin Egner singled up the middle, advanced to second on an error, allowing Justin Espinal to score and extend Jefferson's lead.
- Wilmington attempted to respond in the 4th inning with a two-run homer, but Jefferson quickly countered with two more runs in the 5th, including an RBI double from Gabe Silva and a sacrifice bunt by Jay Kalieta.
- The knockout blow came in the 7th inning, as Jefferson capitalized on three Wilmington errors, a wild pitch, and clutch hitting, pouring in seven runs. Kyle Kozlowski, Jay Kalieta, and Thomas Matuszewski all contributed RBI hits, while additional runs scored on errors and a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded.
QUICK HITS
Julio Frometa Gomez: 1-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
Joshua Lopez: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Javon Hernandez: 2-for-5,1 R, 1 RBI
Thomas Matuszewski: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Justin Espinal: 1-for-4, 2 R
Gabe Silva: 3-for-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Jay Kalieta: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI
Justin Egner: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
UP NEXT
Jefferson Baseball will be back on the field on Tuesday, April 1st to go up against Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ. in a double header.
