CHARLESTON, SC – The Merrimack College Baseball team lost their season opener in Charleston at the Swig & Swine Classic to Michigan State.
Score: Merrimack 3, Michigan State 10
Records: Merrimack (0-1, 0-0), Michigan State (1-0, 0-0)
Rapid Recap
The Warriors and Michigan State would kick off the Swig and Swine Classic and the game was full of action early on. The Spartans took the first lead at 1-0 before a two home run 3rd inning from the Warriors.
Christian Scanlon would blast a 2 run shot and two at bats later it would be
Braydon Dolbashian adding a solo shot of his own to give Merrimack a 3-1 lead. The Warriors pitching kept it close for most of the game as Michigan State drove in a few more runs and regained a one run lead at 4-3. The game would stay at the score until the top of the ninth when the Warriors rotation and defense struggled. The Spartans would score six runs and take a commanding 10-3 before shutting the door entirely on the Warriors in the bottom half of the inning.
Notes and Numbers
Up Next
Merrimack will play their second of three games in the Swig & Swine Classic with a matchup against Ball State on Saturday February 17th.
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