Baseball Falls to Bentley 8-7 on Sunday

by Sean Carroll
edited by Abbie Tumbleson

The third place Franklin Pierce baseball team was defeated by the fifth place Bentley Falcons by a score of 8 -7 Sunday afternoon at home.

Sunday’s game was the fifth straight game for Franklin Pierce in four days. The Ravens came into the contest with a 3-1 record in their last four outings.

Both teams started the game with solid defense and at the end of the first inning there was no score. The Ravens struggled early and did not get a lead in the game.

Bentley took the lead 1-0, on a run scored by sophomore Mark Lane in the second inning.

The Ravens came right back and made a score by Mike Augustine, a graduate student and first baseman.

The tie was short lived after Bentley shot out to a commanding 5-1 lead in the top of the third inning. The Ravens cut the Falcons lead to 5-3 with scores from senior second baseman Cody Kauffman and junior third baseman Derek Ingui.

The bottom of the fourth inning saw the Ravens yet again chip away at the Falcons lead when Augustine scored a run off of Kauffman’s triple into right center field. Bentley struck back in the seventh inning by increasing their lead to 8-4. The Ravens tried making a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning, cutting Bentley’s lead to just one run, 8-7.

The lead was enough for the Falcons to come away with the victory.

“It is always disappointing to lose a game especially at home, but our hitting needs to improve in order for us to comeback and beat Bentley at home this upcoming Wednesday,” said sophomore Isaac Wenrich,  the designated hitter.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 13-8 on the season and 3-2 in the Northeast-10 Conference.

The Ravens will travel to Bentley this Wednesday March 31 for a rematch. The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.