LOWELL, Mass. – The Merrimack College baseball team crushed UMass Lowell in a seven-inning blowout victory of the rival Riverhawks on the road.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 13 | UMass Lowell 3
Records: Merrimack (11-24-1) | UMass Lowell (13-22)
How it Happened
Merrimack pounced on the Riverhawks early in this one striking for eight runs in the top of the first. The party started with a
Christian Scanlon RBI single and then with the bases juiced
Harry Painter delivered a towering shot for a grand slam. The damage was not done with
Hayden Bond driving in a pair after that and subsequently scoring off of an error to go up 8-0.
Christian Scanlon added to his already great day with a second inning solo shot to put Merrimack up 9-0. The Riverhawks finally got on the scoreboard in their half of the second inning but
Frankie Ferrentino made sure to leave no doubt on a three-run homer in the third. The Warriors led 12-1 and would eventually close it out in seven innings off of another RBI from
Hayden Bond, taking down the host Riverhawks 13-3.
Notes and Numbers
Up Next
Merrimack plays Fairfield starting on Thursday April 15
th in Connecticut.
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