Box Score Daytona Beach, FL - The University of Maine baseball team lost a high-scoring affair on Saturday night against Bethune-Cookman, 19-16.
First Pitch: 7 P.M. (19-16 Bethune-Cookman)
First Inning: Maine jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning as Connor Goodman singled home Jake Marquez (E5) and Zach Martin followed him up with a two-run home run to right field. For Martin, the home run was his first of the season and Goodman (1B) scored on the play.
Bethune-Cookman responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame as Jason Kreiger failed to record an out for Maine on the mound. Noah Lewis was called on in relief. Kreiger allowed four runs on 2 hits and 4 walks.
Third Inning: Maine tied the game up at 4-4 as Jeremiah Jenkins hit a solo home run to right field, his second home run of the weekend and fifth of the season. The Black Bears later took the lead as Connoe Goodman (HBP) scored on a wild pitch.
Fourth Inning: Maine added onto their lead as Martin was hit by a pitch, scoring Marquez (2B).
Bethune-Cookman put up nine runs in the fourth inning as they got Lewis out of the game. Maine brought on Tyler Nielsen in relief. Lewis allowed 8 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts across 3 and â…“ innings of work.
Fifth Inning: The Black Bears got five runs back in the fifth inning as Nick White opened up the scoring with an RBI single to center field, scoring Camden MacDonald (BB).
Following a balk that scored Jonathan Gonzalez (BB) and a sac-fly to left field for Marquez, scoring Logan Burrill (BB), Maine capped off the inning with a two-run single to right field by Myles Sargent, scoring White (1B) and Jenkins (IBB).
Bethune-Cookman scored one run on an RBI single to center field.
Luc Lavigueur was called on in relief of Nielsen in the sixth inning. Nielsen allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts in 1 and â…“ innings of work.
Sixth Inning: Bethune-Cookman scored four runs in the frame to make it an 18-11 game.
Seventh Inning: Blaine Cockburn began the seventh inning on the mound for Maine. Lavigueur allowed 4 runs on 1 hit, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts in a 1 and â…“ innings of work.
Eighth Inning: White grounded out to third base, scoring MacDonald (BB) to open up the scoring for Maine in eighth. Marquez kept the scoring going as he hit an RBI Double to left field, scoring Gonzalez (BB).
Jenkins capped off the four-run inning as he launched his second home run of the night, third of the weekend series and sixth of the season, this one being a two-run shot to right field, scoring Marquez (2B).
Bethune-Cookman scored one run on a bases-loaded walk to make it 19-15 heading into the final inning of the night.
Cockburn went 2 innings in relief, allowing 1 unearned run on 1 hit, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
Ninth Inning: Martin (E9) scored on a wild pitch for the Black Bears final run of the night.
Bethune-Cookman came away with the victory, 19-16.
Maine (1-10) wraps up the weekend series on Sunday, Mar. 10 against BCU. First pitch is scheduled for 1 P.M.
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