Black Bears Drive in 8, Fall Short at #8 LSU

Saturday, February 19

Baton Rouge, LA

2:30 PM

University of Maine

0-2

Louisiana State University

2-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	8	9	2
LSU	4	1	2	1	5	2	2	0	X	17	17	2

2/19/2022 6:30:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BATON ROUGE, LA – The University of Maine baseball team got the offense going, but came up short at #8 LSU, 17-8.

First Inning: Tigers came out swinging for the fences as Cade Doughty hit a 3-run homer as LSU grabbed the early lead. Gavin Dugas added in an RBI single.

Second Inning: Brayden Jobert added to the Tigers lead with a sac-fly, making the lead 5-0.

Third Inning: Maine would come out and get the bats going in the third. Jake Rainess hit a line drive to left field to drive in Colby Emmertz. Jordan Schulefand followed with a sac-fly, driving in Jake Marquez. Quinn McDaniel capped off the 3-run inning by the Black Bears with a double down the left field line.

LSU would answer back with a pair of runs. Tre' Morgan drove in one with a sac-fly and Dylan Crews drove in the other with a double to right field.

Fourth Inning: Jack Merrifield drove in the lone run of the inning, an LSU score, with a single up the middle.

Fifth Inning: Schulefand got the Black Bears going as he drove in Rainess with a double to deep-left. Schulefand would later come around to score on a wild pitch in the inning.

LSU would respond with a 5-run bottom of the fifth. Doughtry hit a 1-run double to left field to get the scoring going. Jobert would follow up with a 2-run double to right field. Merrifield would cap off the inning with a 2-run single to right field.

Sixth Inning: Joe Bramanti hit his first home-run of the season for the Black Bears as he deposited the first pitch he saw deep into the right field bleachers.

LSU would answer with a home-run of their own by Jacob Berry. Doughtry would also drive in a run on a groundout in the inning.

Seventh Inning: Berry would go deep again for his second home-run of the contest as he drove in the last of the LSU runs on the night.

Eighth Inning: Bramanti kept his big night going for the Black Bears as he roped a double to deep left field, driving in Scout Knotts. Myles Sargent followed up with his first collegiate hit, an RBI single to right field.

Final Score: LSU 17, Maine 8

Noah Lewis took the loss for the Black Bears, surrendering 7-runs, 6 earned. Colin Fitzgerald pitched 3 and 2/3 in relief, allowing 10 runs, all earned, while striking out 5. Lief Bigelow pitched 1 and 1/3 scoreless frames to close out the night, striking out one.

The Black Bears close out the weekend set against the Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 20. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 P.M.

-UMaine-