LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – Senior
Connor Dobson (South Portland, Maine) reached base three times with a pair of hits, but Vermont State University Lyndon topped Plymouth State University, 11-5, in a non-conference baseball game at Skip Pound Baseball Complex on Monday afternoon.
The Panthers trailed 4-0 heading to the top of the fifth, but Dobson's RBI single got PSU on the board. Plymouth State added two more runs in the inning to cut the deficit to one. The Hornets responded with three runs in the bottom half, but Dobson drove in another run in the sixth, and PSU plated one more in the seventh to make it 7-5. VTSU Lyndon, however, tacked on four insurance runs in the eighth, and Plymouth State was unable to rally.
PSU falls to 6-19, while the Hornets improve to 12-21.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 5, VTSU Lyndon 11
- Plymouth State (6-19)
- VTSU Lyndon (12-21)
How it Happened:
- Dobson drew a leadoff walk in the top of the first but was stranded at second.
- The Hornets plated a run in the bottom of the inning.
- Sophomore Ryan Morgado (Brentwood, N.H.) singled to start the second and moved up on a wild pitch but was left on base.
- Lyndon added an unearned run in the third and two more in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-0.
- PSU put runners on the corners with one out in the fifth on an error and single from freshman Login Desrochers (Raymond, Maine). Dobson followed with an RBI single, and sophomore Tony Suarez (Newington, Conn.) singled to load the bases. Graduate student Luke Sokolski (Waterford, Conn.) drove in a run with a base hit, and a Lyndon miscue allowed another run to score. Plymouth State reloaded the bases but the Hornets escaped the jam with the lead intact.
- The Hornets answered with three unearned runs in the bottom of the inning to make it 7-3.
- Dobson's two-out single in the sixth brought in another run.
- In the seventh, Sokolski and senior Owen Baum (Saint Michaels, Md.) singled to open the frame, and an error loaded the bases. The Panthers managed just one run on a fielder's choice by freshman Byron Bell (Fall River, Mass.) to pull within 7-5.
- Lyndon added four key insurance runs in the eighth, and PSU was unable to mount a comeback in the ninth.
By the Numbers:
- Dobson reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored.
- Suarez singled and doubled.
- Sokolski finished 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.
- Senior Cole Johnston (Campton, N.H.) scored twice and stole a base.
- Junior Jack Gintof (Meredith, N.H.) allowed just one earned run over three innings.
- Sophomore Aaron Kent (Keene, N.H.) threw 1.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts the University of Massachusetts Boston in a Little East Conference game Tuesday (Apr. 29) at 2:00 p.m.
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