Rock Hill, SC - The University of Maine baseball team lost both matchups in a doubleheader against Winthrop on Saturday afternoon.
Game 1: First Pitch 1 P.M. (8-0 Winthrop)
Fifth Inning: Winthrop scored the opening run of the game on a throwing error and a second run on a single.
Eighth Inning: Colton Carson was called on in relief midway through the inning. Gianni Gambardella turned in a solid outing across his first 7 innings of work, but got tagged with some runs left on to end his day. He allowed five runs (4 earned) on 10 hits, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.
Winthrop plated six runs in the frame.
Carson allowed 3 runs on 2 hits, 1 walk and 1 strikeout in his inning of work.
Winthrop came away with the victory, 8-0.
Game 2: First Pitch 5:10 P.M. (10-3 Winthrop)
Fourth Inning: Winthrop plated two runs on a double, scored one on a wild pitch and another on a single.
Sixth Inning: Chase Trolaro picked up his first collegiate hit and RBI as he hit a single to center field, scoring Jeph Hadson-Taylor (BB/SB).
Tyler Nielsen began the sixth inning on the mound for Maine. Jason Krieger allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts across his 5 innings of work.
Luc Lavigueur was called on after Nielsen faced just three batters in the frame. Nielsen hit two batters and recorded one out in â…“ innings of work, allowing 1 run.
Winthrop plated one run on a single to left field.
Seventh Inning: Winthrop plated five runs in the frame to take a 10-1 lead.
Gabe Gifford was called on in the frame. Lavigueur allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, 1 walk and 1 strikeout in his 1 inning of work.
Ninth Inning: Jeremiah Jenkins hit his third home run of the season for the Black Bears, a two-run shot to right field.
Gifford went 1 and â…” innings of relief, allowing no base runners and striking out 4.
Maine (1-7) wraps up the weekend series on Sunday against Winthrop. First pitch is scheduled for 2 P.M.
-UMaine-
