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 John Jeffares delivered a sacrifice fly in the 11th to keep the Bears alive in the NEWMAC tournament.
The Bears needed just one inning this afternoon to pickup the win after the game was suspended after ten innings yesterday.
Freshman Mike Massaro greeting freshman pitcher and loser Henry Zhu (2-2) with a single to lead off the bottom of the 11th before freshman Riley Beecher laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move Massaro to second. Arguelles ran for Massaro and sophomore Mike Salerno delivered a pinch-hit single to put runners on the corners. Freshman Tyler Babkiewich was intentionally walked to loaded the bases setting the stage for the Bears walk off win.
MIT threatened in the top of the 11th as freshman James McKinney led off with a single and senior Stewart Park reached on an error, but freshman Tyler Vieira (2-1) retired the next three hitters. Vieira was outstanding in the game as he pitched the final 5 2/3 innings, the longest outing of his career, and allowed five hits and an unearned run to get the win.
Coast Guard (10-17) will now take on second-seeded Babson on Saturday at 12:45 at Wheaton in an elimination game.
Massaro had three hits and two RBI’s to lead Coast Guard while freshman Cameron Carroll and Beecher each added two hits for the Bears.
McKinney, junior Dan Hyatt and sophomore A.J. Hansborough each had three hits for MIT (11-13).
Yesterday, the Bears had rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie MIT, following a one hour and ten minute rain and lightning delay, to tie the game at 6-6 and later in the inning had two runners tagged out at third base on the same play and this wild game was suspended after ten innings due to darkness with the score tied 6-6.
MIT led 5-1 after six innings. The Engineers scored twice in the second on an RBI double by Hyatt and an RBI groundout by Hansborough for a 2-0 lead.
Coast Guard got on the board in the third on an RBI single by freshman Nolan Gallagher, which scored Beecher, who led off the inning with a single.
The Engineers scored an unearned run in the fifth as sophomore Bryan Macomber singles, moved to second and third on a pair of wild pitches and scored on a throwing error for a 3-1 lead.
MIT extended its lead to 5-1 in the sixth on a bases loaded walk to pinch hitter sophomore Zach Carr before Macomber’s sacrifice fly.
Coast Guard scored a pair of runs in the seventh as Massaro singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on an error before freshman Tyler Babkiewich drove in a run on fielder’s choice to cut the deficit to 5-3.
There was a rain and lightning delay with one out in the top of the eighth and when play resumed, the Engineers scored an unearned run as Hansborough doubled and scored on a throwing error on a ball hit back to the mound.
In the bottom of the eighth, Massaro’s bases loaded two-run double cut the deficit to 6-5 then came a wild sequence. With one out, Beecher belted a deep double to center which scored freshman Eric Gerken with the tying run, but Massaro ran halfway home and decided to go back to third and dove back to the bag, but Beecher was already on the bag, both runners occupied the base. Beecher was called out, because by rule, the bag belonged to Massaro, who was face down when he heard the out call, he then lifted his hand off the base thinking he was out and was tagged out by the catcher Hansborough ending the Bears rally.
Freshman Derek Petty started for the Bears and allowed five runs, four earned in five and 1/3 inning while classmate
Sophomore Torre Swanson worked the first six and 1/3 innings for MIT and allowed five hits and three runs, two earned. Junior Cameron Brown got the final two outs of the seventh for MIT.
The Bears scored the three eighth inning runs off of junior Ryne Barry, who worked just the eighth. Freshman Aric Dama pitched two hitless innings in the ninth and tenth for MIT.
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