Waterville, ME – Baseball dropped two close contests to the SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers on Monday, April 18^th, 2025. The final scores were 6-8 and 13-14.
 
How it Happened:
 
Game One

• Both teams traded runs in the first inning after a Cam Haynes single scored Hayden Dippner to make it 1-1.
• The Terriers kept consistent, scoring a single run in the next two innings thanks to Elijah Morton and Jason Bartlett driving home runs.
• Despite the consistency, the Fighting Tigers ralled in the third and fourth innings to take a 6-3 lead.
• Neither team would score until the seventh inning, when the Fighting Tigers scored two to make it 8-3.
• With their backs against the wall, the Terriers swung the game's momentum.
• Haynes sent a monster double down the left field line that scored Dippner to make it 4-8.
• DJ Cagnina followed up with a triple to deep right center field that scored Haynes to make it 5-8.
• Jandre Rivera-Caraballo sent a single to left field that scored Cagnina, but the Terriers ultimately couldn't complete the comeback, with the score ending in a 6-8 loss.

Inside the Stats:

• Cam Haynes – 2 Hits, 2 RBI
• DJ Cagnina – 3 Hits, 1 RBI
• Andrew Pruell – 4 Innings Pitched, 5 Hits Allowed, 7 Strikeouts

 
Game Two

• Both team's bats came alive in game two, with the Terriers scoring the game's first two runs in the bottom of the first inning.
• Dippner scored on a passed ball and Cagnina sent another shot that scored Morton.
• The Fighting Tigers responded by scoring five runs in the second inning, making it 4-5 headed into the third.
• The Terriers got the better of the Fighting Tigers in the third inning, scoring three runs to their two.
• Rivera-Caraballo, Matt Seymour, and Morton all earned RBIs as the Terriers tied things at 7-7.
• Rivera-Carballo would strike again in the fourth inning, scoring Haynes to take an 8-7 lead.
• The Terriers tacked on a combined five more runs in the seventh and eight innings after an inside the park home run from Morton and a home run from Tony Meza to make it 13-8.
• Despite the Terriers best efforts, the Fighting Tigers were able to complete the comeback in the ninth inning and win 14-13.
• There are positive takeaways despite the loss, both Morton and Meza scored home runs, while first year Justin Conn pitched well through six innings.

 
Inside the Stats:

• Elijah Morton – 2 Hits, 4 RBI, Inside the Park Home Run
• Tony Meza – 1 Hit, 1 Home Run
• Jandre Rivera-Caraballo – 2 Hits, 2 RBI
• Justin Conn – 6.1 Innings Pitched, 8 Hits Allowed, 4 Earned Runs, 8 Strikeouts

 
 
What's Next:

• Baseball will be back in action on Saturday, April 19^th, 2025, when they take on the Lesley University Lynx at home in a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM.