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Barnett14-2
12
Winner Neumann NUBB 6-1
9
Widener WID 5-4
Winner
Neumann NUBB
6-1
12
Final
9
Widener WID
5-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Neumann NUBB 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 11 3
Widener WID 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 9 17 5

W: Rupprecht, Chris (1-1) L: Lafferty, Josh (1-1) S: Corris, Kevin (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Mistakes Turn Out to be Costly as Baseball Falls to Neumann, 12-9

CHESTER, Pa. (Mar. 17, 2015) – The Widener baseball team took a two run lead into the top of the ninth inning but could not close out the game as they fell to Neumann, 12-9, on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Pride fall to 5-4, while the Knights improve to 6-1 on the season.
 
Freshman center fielder Greg McDonough (Ambler, Pa.) doubled in third baseman Michael Elfreth (Washington Township, N.J.) in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game up at 7-7. McDonough would later come around to score on a ground out to third base Kyle Lowery (Norristown, Pa.).
 
Right fielder Bob Barnett (Glenolden, Pa.) notched three hits and one run batted in for Widener. The sophomore's single up the middle in the bottom half of the second inning cut into the lead held by the Knights, 7-4. Barnett added a stolen base in the second inning. He would come around to score in the bottom of the eighth on a single by senior Matt Scherer (Havertown, Pa.) to give the Pride a 9-7 advantage over Neumann.
 
Second baseman Kevin Case recorded a two-run double in the top of the ninth to give the Knights a 10-9 lead. Case finished the day 2-for-5 with two runs batted in and one run scored.
 
Freshman hurler Josh Lafferty (Pottstown, Pa.) was handed the loss, while Chris Rupprecht was credited the win. Kevin Corris came on in the ninth to earn the save for the Knights.
 
In a back and forth game, Widener recorded five errors, while Neumann finished the day with four.
 
Head coach Mike LaRosa and the Pride will look to get back on track as they host Arcadia on Friday in Commonwealth play at 3:30 p.m.
 
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