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Stonehill STO 20-26, 17-10 NEC
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Winner Central Conn. St. CCSU 27-12, 22-5 NEC
Stonehill STO
20-26, 17-10 NEC
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Central Conn. St. CCSU
27-12, 22-5 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stonehill STO 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 6 8 1
Central Conn. St. CCSU 0 9 0 1 0 4 2 16 13 0

W: B. Pare (2-1) L: Lanzer, Jake (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Adams

Baseball Drops Weekend Finale to CCSU

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (May 11, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team dropped its weekend finale to Northeast Conference (NEC) opponent Central Connecticut State University, 16-6, Sunday afternoon in New Britain, Connecticut. With the loss, the Skyhawks fell to 19-27 overall and 17-10 in conference play, while the Blue Devils improved to 27-12 overall and 22-5 against conference opponents.    
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Senior Sam Parks led the Skyhawks at the dish, going 2-for-2 with a walk, scoring two runs, and driving in.
  • Junior Aidan Cohall posted his fifth three-hit and fifth three-RBI games of the season.
  • Sophomore Ryan LeClair improved his on-base streak to 22 straight games after reaching base via a walk against the Blue Devils.
  • Freshman Josh Florence pitched 1.0 scoreless and hitless inning of relief for the Skyhawks.
  • Senior Gianno Merlonghi paved the way for the CCSU offensive output, going 4-for-5 on the day with two doubles, two runs scored, and three RBI.
  • Senior Chris Brown and graduate Matt Falk combined to go 4-for-7 with a double, a home run, five runs scored, and seven RBI.
  • Graduate student Brock Pare picked up the win on the mound after throwing 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to close out the game for the Blue Devils.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Devils wasted no time seizing control in the series finale, erupting for nine runs in the bottom of the second inning. Leading the offensive surge was Brown, who drove in three runs with a solo home run and a two-run double. Merlonghi added a two-run double of his own, while seniors Jackson Haker and Falk each contributed run-scoring singles. The inning was capped by a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch drawn by senior Brady Short and a sacrifice fly from senior Aidan Redahan.
 
The teams exchanged runs in the third and fourth innings. Stonehill's Cohall drove in LeClair with an RBI single up the middle in the third, but CCSU answered in the fourth with an RBI double from Merlonghi to maintain the Blue Devils' momentum.
 
Stonehill mounted a comeback effort in the fifth and sixth innings, cutting the deficit to 10-6. Keying the rally were a pair of RBI singles from Cohall, a two-run single by Parks, and a run scored by Parks on an infield double play off the bat of sophomore Grayson Sparr.

Despite the push, CCSU responded decisively, plating six more runs over the sixth and seventh innings to secure a commanding 16-6 victory after seven innings.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (19-27, 17-10 NEC) returns to action on Tuesday, May 13, traveling to Smithfield, Rhode Island to match up with non-conference opponent Bryant University. First pitch between the Skyhawks and Bulldogs is set for 3 PM.  
 
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