WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven baseball team scored four runs in the fourth inning as the Chargers posted a 5-2 victory in a Northeast-10 Conference game against the Saint Anselm Hawks on Monday afternoon. With the win, New Haven is now 14-16 overall on the season and is 7-8 in NE-10 play.
Key Players:
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Mike Schettino (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) delivered 6.1 innings of two-run ball. He gave up three hits and struck out four. He did not allow a hit from the second through the sixth inning and at one point retired 11 batters in a row.
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Robert Petrillo (Branford, Conn./Branford) had three hits including two doubles and drove in a run.
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Dylon Grzenda (North Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro) had a pair of RBI.
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Will Aldam (Danbury, Conn./Berkshire School) and
Tim Kennedy (Ridge, N.Y./Longwood) each pitched a scoreless inning of relief with Kennedy picking up his first save.
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How it Happened:
--Scoreless into the fourth, the Chargers broke through with four runs. Keying in the inning were RBI singles from
Jack Zagaja (Merrick, N.Y./St. Dominic) and
PJ Contreras (Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge) and a two-run hit down the line by Grzenda.
--The Hawks cut the lead in half with two runs in the seventh inning.
--New Haven got an insurance run in the eighth inning as
Nick Russo (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) was hit by a pitch and
Nick Perrelli (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) walked in front of Petrillo who singled through the right side to score Russo.
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Up Next:
The Chargers return to Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division play as they travel to cross-town rival Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday, April 27. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.