Rochester Athletics
Press notched his first career RBI in the second.
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Winner ROC
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WHITTIER
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROC | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| WHITTIER | 8 | 11 | 1 |
W: Sivertson, Magnus (1-0) L: Teige Barrett (0-1)
Game Recap: Baseball | 3/7/2023 7:23:00 PM | Scott Sabocheck, Director of Athletic Communications
Rochester Hangs 12 Runs On Whittier in Road Win
WHITTIER, CA – The University of Rochester offense broke out with 13 hits, including six for extra bases in a 12-8 win over Whittier College on Tuesday afternoon at Whittier’s Mendez Stadium.
UR improves to 4-2 with the win, while Whittier falls to 1-10 on the season.
In Whittier’s first at-bat, leadoff hitter Nathan Sherman doubled to immediately put a running in scoring position, but was quickly erased by a line out double-play from number two hitter Dane Goodman.
The bottom of UR’s lineup provided two RBI singles in the top of the second, opening the scoring. After Josh Leadem singled and John Moses was hit by a pitch, Dan Tirabassi laced a triple to right scoring Leadem. Casey Press followed with an RBI single through the infield for the 2-0 lead.
The Poets scraped a run across in the third when Goodman lined a 2-out, RBI triple to left, cutting the deficit in half.
In the fourth, Moses cracked a solo home run to lead off the frame, putting Rochester on top 3-1. It was the senior catcher’s seventh long ball of his career and first of the season.
Justin Grossman relieved for starter Colby Cruser in the fourth. Grossman pitched around two hits, including a leadoff double, and a walk in the inning, keeping the Poets off the board after getting a ground out to strand runners at second and third.
Cruser finished the game allowing one run on two hits and a pair of walks. He struck out three in three innings of work.
Rochester struck for four runs in the fifth to break open the game. Joseph Rende and Jackson Reedled off with back-to-back singles. Colton Avera lined a double to left to plate Rende. Reed and Avera the scored on another double from Leadem. Moses added a sacrifice fly to score Leadem who had stolen third, boosting the Yellowjacket lead to 7-1.
The Poets answered right away, plating three runs in the bottom of the inning, making UR’s lead three at 7-4. Teige Barrett walked with the bases loaded, Lew Rice added an RBI single and Luis Charvarin Jr. added a sacrifice fly.
