Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Baseball team saw its four-game winning streak come to a close on Wednesday as the Brewers fell 14-6 at home in non-conference action against local rival New Paltz. Vassar's record drops to 9-12 overall while the Hawks improve to 17-8 on the season.

How It Happened

• New Paltz struck for two runs in the top of the first as Dillon Ristano knocked in on a run with sacrifice fly and Wallace Kirkpatrick's RBI double plated Michael Ascanio.
• Vassar cut the lead in half in the bottom half of the inning after junior Jensen Bergman lifted a sac fly to score senior Birch Herring-Jackson, who reached on an infield single.
• The Hawks answered with six runs in the second following a RBI triple from Alex Ouelette, RBI singles from Ascanio, Fabian Apicella and Kirkpatrick and a RBI double from Ristano.
• In the fourth, Vassar tallied two runs after senior Daniel Laderman scored on an error and senior Ricardo Reyna laced an RBI triple to right center to score junior Taison Jemison.
• New Paltz pushed a run across in the sixth following a leadoff walk to Tommy Kreider, who later scored on a sac fly by Ristano.
• The Brewers cut the lead to 9-5 in the sixth on a two-RBI opposite field double from sophomore Will Darrell.
• Ouelette's RBI double down the third base line in the seventh expanded the New Paltz lead to 10-5.
• The Hawks tacked on two runs in the eighth on a RBI single from Ryan Mackle, who came across to score on a throwing error.
• VC scratched out a run in the bottom half of the eighth on a RBI base hit from Herring-Jackson to score senior Luke Barrientos.
• NP closed the scoring in the ninth with Matt Sarni scoring on a RBI groundout from Anthony Pericolosi and Kreider coming across to score on a wild pitch.

For The Brewers

• Jemison went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base while Herring-Jackson added two hits, a RBI, a run scored and a stolen base.
• First year Kyle Donlon recorded his first two collegiate hits along with Darrell adding a hit and two runs batted in and Reyna tallying a triple and a RBI.
• Sophomore Grant Maryott tossed two scoreless innings of relief and struck out two and junior Danny Wellner threw 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.
• Sophomore Sage Roy-Burman took the loss as he lasted 1.2 innings, allowing six hits, eight runs, four walks and struck out one.

For The Hawks

• Ristano finished 2-for-4 with three RBI while Kirkpatrick recorded a 3-for-4 day with two RBI.
• Mackle, Apicella, Ouellette and Sarni all finished with two hits and a RBI along with Kreider tallying a hit, three runs scored and four stolen bases.
• Connor Catania earned the win as he threw four innings, giving up two hits, three runs (no earned), two walks and struck out one.
• Jason Wall picked up the save with three innings of relief, allowing four hits, one run, one walk and struck out one.

Up Next

• Vassar is scheduled to take on Clarkson in a crossover doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
• New Paltz will take on Oneonta in conference play on Friday.