CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Carleton College baseball team bats were stymied early on, and the Knights never recovered in a 7-2 setback against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Knights were held to six hits—all singles.
The Stags (11-9) scored three runs in the second inning—including a two-run home run by Marco Castillo—and two more in the third frame. The hosts tacked on single tallies in the sixth and seventh innings.
Meanwhile, Carleton (3-7) did not get a runner past second base until scoring both of its runs in the seventh inning without the benefit of a hit. With one out, the Knights loaded the bases on walks to
Jacob Smith (Sr./McKinleyville, Calif./McKinleyville) and
Aaron Berkowitz (Jr./Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill School) sandwiched around
Steve Antrim (So./Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) getting hit by a pitch.
Aaron Rice (Fy./Evergreen, Colo./Colorado Academy) chased home the first run with a RBI groundout, and after
Sam Zacks (Fy./Glencoe, Ill./New Trier) was also plunked,
Sam Schur (Sr./Calabasas, Calif./Viewpoint) drew a bases-loaded walk to force home Antrim.
Paul Hinton (Sr./Omaha, Neb./Millard West) collected two of Carleton's half-dozen hits.
Henry Connell hurled 6.0 shutout frames for C-M-S in notching his first win.
AJ Staff (Jr./Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge) tossed a career-high 7.0 innings for Carleton.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will conclude its California trip with a pair of games on Saturday, March 26. The Knights will face University of Puget Sound at 11:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. CT followed by a 2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. scheduled first pitch against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
