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Casey Cerruto
3
New Haven NHVN 1-15
16
Winner Sacred Heart SHU 5-16
New Haven NHVN
1-15
3
Final
16
Sacred Heart SHU
5-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
New Haven NHVN 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 1
Sacred Heart SHU 4 0 7 4 1 0 X 16 5 0

W: Graham Willerer (2-1) L: Kostulias, Jesse (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Midweek Matchups Goes Sacred Heart's Way

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — New Haven baseball (1-15, 1-5 NEC) suffered a 16-3 defeat against Sacred Heart University (5-16, 3-3 NEC) at Veterans Park on Wednesday. Casey Cerruto (Torrington, Conn./St. Paul Catholic) led the Chargers with a double and an RBI in the second inning.

Sacred Heart set the tone early, scoring four runs in the first inning due to several walks, leaving New Haven trailing 4-0. The Blue & Gold responded in the second inning when Cerruto walked, advanced on a Jake Russo (Yaphank, N.Y./Bellport) double, and crossed the plate on Joseph Frazzetta's (Howard Beach, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) single, cutting the deficit to 4-1.

The third inning saw Sacred Heart widen the gap with seven more runs, capitalizing on walks, a two-RBI single, wild pitches, and a sacrifice fly, pushing the score to 11-1. Sacred Heart added to its lead in the fourth inning, scoring four additional runs, including two on a wild pitch and an RBI single, making it 15-1.

In the fifth inning, New Haven managed to score. Jaylin Manson (Newington, Conn./Newington) walked and scored on Cerruto's single, followed by Russo's sacrifice fly bringing in Shaun Callahan (Newington, Conn./Newington), closing the gap slightly to 16-3. However, neither team scored in the final two innings, with Sacred Heart claiming a 16-3 victory.

New Haven's pitchers faced difficulties throughout the game. Jesse Kostulias (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola) walked all five batters he faced, allowing four earned runs. Justin Eckrote (Berlin, Conn./Berlin) pitched 2 innings, conceding five earned runs on two hits and six walks, with one strikeout. James Reilly (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa), Kaleb Martinek, Robert Synodi (Hebron, C.T./RHAM), Cole Gibson (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlow), and Carson Morgan (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) also took the mound, combining for nine earned runs on five hits, with Gibson and Morgan managing to record strikeouts.

Offensively, Cerruto recorded two hits, including a double, and contributed one RBI while scoring a run. Manson drew two walks and scored, while Russo added a hit and an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Frazzetta also chipped in with a hit and an RBI.

Up next, New Haven will host Wagner College at 3 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Frank Vieira Field in West Haven, Conn.










 
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