Waterville, ME – Baseball swept the Vermont State University Lyndon Hornets at home in a doubleheader contest on Monday, April 21
st, 2025. The final scores were 6-4 and 6-5.
Bryce Bardwell walked off game two with a sacrifice fly.
How it Happened:
Game One
- The Lynx opened up the first inning with a single run, but the Terriers would eventually come back and respond in the third inning.
- DJ Cagnina would hit a sacrifice fly that scored Tony Meza, making it 1-1.
- Patrick Temby then hit a double to deep left field that scored Samuel Keblinsky and Cam Haynes to make it 3-1.
- In the fifth inning Temby struck again, hitting a single that scored Keblinsky, making it 4-1.
- The Hornets would make things interesting in the seventh and eighth innings, eventually tying the game at 4-4.
- In the eighth inning Meza hit a sacrifice fly that scored Matt Seymour, making it 5-4.
- A fielding error from the Hornets allowed Hayden Dippner to score on the next play to make the final score 6-4.
- Pitchers Andrew Pruell and Ankit Shah both played well, combining to strike out 10 total batters.
Inside the Stats:
Game Two
- The Hornets would get off to a hot start in game two, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.
- Bryce Bardwell hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning that scored Haynes, but the Terriers still found themselves down 1-3 headed into the fourth.
- Bardwell and Jason Bartlett both hit doubles that scored a combined three runs to take a 4-3 lead.
- This would last until the fifth inning, where the Hornets gained a run, then another in the top of the sixth to take a 5-4 lead.
- The Terriers were able to battle back, with Morton hitting a sacrifice fly that scored Javier Diaz to tie things at 5-5.
- in the bottom of the seventh inning in a bases loaded situation Bardwell hit another sacrifice fly that scored Haynes, earning a walk-off win, 6-5.
Inside the Stats:
What's Next:
- Baseball will be back in action when they travel to take on Bates College in a single game on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025. First pitch is set for 4:00 PM.