AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Husson University baseball (3-6) fell to Rochester Institute of Technology (3-5) at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex on Thursday morning, despite a late rally attempt in the bottom of the eighth. 

IN THE ACTION:

Husson starter Ethan Stoddard cruised through the first three innings unscathed, but began to run into some trouble in the fourth. Chris Reilly opened the inning with a double to left field for RIT. After Kyle Terzini reached first, Ian Libby hit a single through the right side, scoring Reilly. A Joey Mylott sacrifice fly brought in Terzini, before a combined effort from three Eagles in the infield produced a double play to escape the inning down 2-0. 

The Tigers continued to chip away at the Eagles in the fifth and sixth innings to cycle through two additional pitchers from the Eagle bullpen and enter into the seventh inning with a comfortable 9-0 lead. 

Husson finally got on the board in the bottom of the eighth as Evan Holzworth and Ethan Daigneault got on base. With one out, Kobe Rogerson stepped up to the plate and rocked a hard shot back to the fence in right center to drive in both of his teammates as he rounded the bases to third. A wild pitch and speed helped Rogerson score Husson's third run of the inning. Brandon Smith and Jonathan Lendrum both doubled to the same spot as Rogerson to add on one more run before the third out, but a scoreless ninth brought the final score to 13-4 with a loss for Husson.  

ON THE MOUND - HUSSON

• Ethan Stoddard got the start and went 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on five hits while striking out two.
• Blake Slicer and Jack Corey pitched a couple combined innings for the Eagles.
• Zach Cowperthwaite pitched 1.1 innings, and gave up two runs on three hits with a walk. 

ON THE MOUND - RIT

• Jack Leahy started on the mound for the Tiers, pitching five shutout innings. He struck out eight and walked two
• Peter Bossinas pitched one scoreless inning and gave up one hit.
• Jon Opalewski threw two innings, giving up two runs on three hits, with four strikeouts and a walk.
• Liam Barry pitched one scoreless inning, giving up a hit. 

OFF THE BAT-HUSSON

• Kobe Rogerson went 2-for-4 on the day with a triple, two RBI and a run scored. 
• Jonathan Lendrum went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI in his first collegiate appearance. He also caught two innings behind the plate for the Eagles.

OFF THE BAT-ROCHESTER INSTITUTE

• Blackall went 4-for-6 with three doubles and three RBI.
• Libby batted 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI
• Terzini hit 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI  

UP NEXT!

Due to some schedule changes in the RussMatt Invitational, the Husson baseball team will no longer be competing against Westfield State University in a doubleheader on Friday, March 13th. The Eagles will close out their spring break trip with a single nine-inning game at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, March 13th versus Medaille College. The game will be held at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex on Field 4.