The young Emerson Baseball team went 2-7 on the annual Spring trip to start the 2014 season. Although the record was not what they had hoped, 6 ball players got their first taste of college ball. The highlight of the trip was a sweep of the Northland College Lumberjacks on March 6th. Emerson won game one 8-6 behind a gutsy complete-game performance by Freshman Cal Laird in his second collegiate start. It was a true team effort, with 7 players scoring or knocking in a run, and everyone contributed in the field. The defensive highlight of the game came in the bottom of the second, when Northland shortstop Matt Lennon hit a line drive to left center field. The ball looked like a double off the bat, but centerfielder Jim Cain tracked it down to make a sliding catch, travelling a good 20 feet on the rain-soaked outfield grass. Emerson held an 8-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but Northland would not go down quietly. Lumberjack catcher Peter Aerts hit a two out grandslam to cut the Emerson lead to 2, but Laird dug deep and struck out Lennon to end the game.
Game two was also dramatic, as Emerson jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings, and brought a 10-4 lead into the sixth. Following a lead off walk, Jack Capotorto retired the next to hitters with a strikeout and a groundout. Like the first game, Northland would not roll over, stringing together three straight hits, each knocking in a run. The rally was ended when Steve Cameron threw out Jensen Doyle trying to steal second. Jack Capotorto picked up his first collegiate win in his 3.1 innings of relief work.
Emerson begins their northern schedule this Saturday with a doubleheader at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Game one starts at noon.
Below are some pictures from the trip courtesty of Mark Moormann (www.MarkMoormann.com)
Game two was also dramatic, as Emerson jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings, and brought a 10-4 lead into the sixth. Following a lead off walk, Jack Capotorto retired the next to hitters with a strikeout and a groundout. Like the first game, Northland would not roll over, stringing together three straight hits, each knocking in a run. The rally was ended when Steve Cameron threw out Jensen Doyle trying to steal second. Jack Capotorto picked up his first collegiate win in his 3.1 innings of relief work.
Emerson begins their northern schedule this Saturday with a doubleheader at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Game one starts at noon.
Below are some pictures from the trip courtesty of Mark Moormann (www.MarkMoormann.com)
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| Chach driving the ball to deep left-center |
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| Julian Rifkind keeping his elbow up (finally) |
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| Sully staying balanced at the plate |
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| Jack Capotorto delivers a strike during his first collegiate win |
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| Mitch Moormann after applying the tag. Clint Fontanella beating the ump to the call |
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| Cal Laird during his first collegiate start |
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