Alex Rausch received his first collegiate start for the Ravens going 3 innings while giving up 5. Nick Fratangeli was first out the pen giving up 1 run through 1 inning of work. Jayden Rodriguez had his first collegiate appearance on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings. Anthony Galli had his first varsity appearance as well as he tossed two shutout innings for the Ravens. Lastly, Nick Vitale tossed a shutout inning of his own in the 9th.
Offensively, the Ravens tallied 21 baserunners from 16 hits, 4 walks, and an HBP. The Ravens got it going in the bottom of the first getting a 4-1 lead early. Nolan Dunn had an RBI single scoring Samson Gerner. Chase Masten kept it going with a two RBI double, scoring David McKinney and Dunn. Shane Lennon got in on the action, having an RBI single of his own to cash in on Masten.
In the bottom of the 2nd, the Ravens would add onto their lead. Dunn had an RBI single with bases loaded to score Luke Franklin. Lennon had a 2 RBI single scoring Gerner and McKinney once again. Dunn later would score on an error by the third baseman to make it an 8-2 ball game. In the bottom of the 9th, Gerner had an RBI single to score the Ravens' last run.
"It was good to be out there with the fellas, came up a bit short but we'll bounce back this weekend." - Alex Rausch
Up Next
The Ravens host Wilson College on March 29th, in a conference doubleheader starting at 12:00pm.