CARLISLE, Pa. - First-year pitchers
Zander Leckszas,
Aidan McElhatton and
Michael Niszczak along with hitters
Freeman Hunt and
Miguel Reich were on full display on Tuesday afternoon as the group played a pivotal part in the Dickinson baseball team posting a 6-4 non-conference win over Saint Lawrence University at MacPhail Field.
Game Information
Final Score - DEVILS 6, Saints 4
Team Records - Dickinson (13-6) | St. Lawrence (4-6)
Pitching Decision - W -
Aidan McElhatton (1-0) | L - JJ Humenay (0-1) | S -
Charlie Bien (2)
Inside the Game
- Dickinson starter Zander Leckszas ran into a little bit of trouble during the top of first as he faced bases loaded with one down, before he forced Willie Landman to bounce into a double play to retire the side. In the home-half of the frame Will Ferris singled and Kyle Bailey walked, but Luke Gartland popped up to first for the final out.
- Following a scoreless second the Saints would strike in the third when a one out walk to Jack Finnegan allowed a single for Eddie Morrissey to drive the runner home. It stayed that way until the last of the fourth when two out walks to Gartland and Reich led to Hunt poking a single into left scoring one to tie the score heading to the fifth.
- McElhatton went to the hill for the fifth and gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases with two away. However, he would get John Donnellan to fly out to Ferris in center for the final out. Boden Driscoll came out of the pen for the bottom-half and set down the first two he faced. Then an infield knock by Ferris and a hit Johnny Bruno provided Bailey the opportunity to pick up an RBI single to right. The next man was Gartland who made it 3-1 thanks to a two-bagger to right field.
- A leadoff single for Max Cloutier and two walks allowed a fielder's choice by Finnegan trimmed one off the deficit. That would then bring Niszczak out of the pen to replace McElhatton and he got Morrissey to groundout to Ethan Sodl at second for the last out. Sodl was then involved in the bottom-half as picked up a one out single to center, before crossing two batters later when Dylan Posencheg collected an RBI single making it 4-2 after six.
- The seventh saw the scoring continue with the Saints grabbing one in the frame on an RBI double down the right field line, before the Red and White notched two themselves. First, Bailey was plunked and Reich singled to leave runners at the corners with one down. Hunt then came up with a sacrifice fly to center, while two more hit batsman gave way to a bases loaded walk to Posencheg giving DC a 6-3 lead into the eighth.
- New arm Charlie Bien posted a quiet eighth, prior to giving up one in the final frame on an RBI single from Cloutier (6-4). He would then secure the save by getting Ethan Harris to fly out to right.
Dickinson Hitting Leaders
- Hits - Ferris (3), Reich (2)
- RBIs - Hunt and Posencheg (2)
- Runs Scored - Six players tied (1)
- Doubles - Gartland (1)
Devils Mound Report
- Leckszas - 3.0 ip, 1 run (earned), 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 strikeout
- McElhatton (W) - 2.2 ip, 1 run (earned), 4 hits, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
- Niszczak - 1.0 ip, 1 run (earned), 1 hit, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
- Bien (S) - 2.1 ip, 1 run (earned), 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
The On-Deck Circle
- Dickinson (13-6) return to MacPhail Field on Saturday for a Centennial Conference doubleheader against Swarthmore College beginning at 12pm.
