Box Score

WINTER HAVEN, FL (March 15, 2013) – The Vassar College baseball team held off a determined Medaille College squad, 6-3 Friday morning as they continue their Spring Break quest at the Chain of Lakes Field Complex.

Freshman pitcher Jonathan Hong got his first collegiate start and win, pitching seven innings with two strikeouts. Junior Dave Robbins came in as the ninth inning closer, sitting Medaille's final two batters with runners on second and first.

The Brewers improve to 2-0 and will next play Sewanee: The University of the South on Saturday, March 16 at 2:00 pm in Auburndale, FL. The Mavericks drop to 1-6 and will next travel to Beaver Falls, PA on March 19 for a 1:30 pm double header against Geneva College (PA.).

Senior shortstop Mike Perrone opened the bottom of the first with a single to left field and then stole second. Junior first baseman Brett Zaziski grounded out to Medaille shortstop Jake Tyno, but not in vain as Perrone advanced to third and freshman centerfielder Nick Johnson advance to second.

Junior left fielder Parker Werline doubled to left center, bringing in both Perrone and Johnson for a Vassar, 2-0 lead.

Senior right fielder Sean Morash started the bottom of the second, reaching base on a fielding error by Medaille's Korey Hagen in left field. Senior catcher A.J. Kim was then hit by a pitch from Jordan Wansart, advancing Morash to second. Freshman designated hitter Brooks English sent Morash to third and Kim to second off a sacrificed bunt, followed by Perrone being walked to first for a bases-loaded situation.

Johnson flew out to center for a sacrificed, RBI as Morash managed to tag up and put the Brewers up, 3-0.

The Vassar defense hit a snag as back-to-back singles in the top of the fourth, scored two Medaille runners, closing the gap, 3-2. Ray Burnett brought in Chris Montanez and Tyno scored Mike Volpe.

The next Brewer at-bat resulted in a three-up, three-down inning with Kim popping to the shortstop, English grounding out to second and Perrone flying out to right field.

Cory Bukowski grounded out to Robbins (while he was the starting second basemen), but also scored T.J. Serba who previously tripled to right center, tying the game, 3-3.

Vassar pulled away, scoring on a Morash double down the left line in the bottom of the sixth, a Zaziski triple to right center in the seventh and a Werline sacrifice flyball in the seventh as well.

Tyno and Bukoswki were 3-for-5 for the day with an RBI each. Wansart picked up the loss for Medaille, going six innings and allowing all six runs.

Werline had two hits on his three at-bats with three RBI's for the Brewers. Johnson, Werline and Morash each had a double while Zaziski's triple was the only one for Vassar.