TROY, N.Y. – The College at Brockport baseball team earned a non-conference victory on Wednesday, defeating Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute by a score of 12-3. The win gives the Green and Gold much needed momentum into a crucial series against SUNY Fredonia this weekend.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP – 

• The Golden Eagles sit at 10-15 overall
• The Engineers drop to below .500 with an 11-12 mark 

HOW IT HAPPENED – 

• The first inning kicked off with Nicholas Pastore and Ryan Mansell getting on base to start the game.
• Tom Kretzler drove in the first run with a hard hit ground out to second base, before Lou Miceli recorded a sacrifice fly to right field to give the team a 2-0 advantage.
• The offense continued to score every inning through the sixth inning.
• In the second, it was Daniel DelGaizo who crossed the plate on a passed ball after doubling to left field.
• Anthony Eaton made the score 4-0 the next inning with an RBI double that brought in Kretzler.
• Matthew Zita scored in the fourth inning after Mansell reached on a fielder's choice.
• RPI added their first run of the game in the fourth to cut the deficit to 5-1.
• The Golden Eagles added a run in the fifth and sixth to take a 7-1 advantage before busting it open again in the seventh.
• Michael Spulnick kicked off the scoring with a single to center field that scored Charlie Serino.
• After a Mansell walk and Kretzler reaching on an error to load the bases, Miceli sent a hard-hit double to right field to clear the bases and extend the lead to 11-1.
• Brad Nowak drove in the last run in the ninth inning with a double to right center to score Spulnick. 
• A host of Brockport pitchers combined to hold the opposition to three runs and helped the team walk away with an 12-3 victory.

KEY GAME STATISTICS – 

• Eaton and Serino both finished with three hits, Eaton added an RBI, while Serino recorded a run scored.
• Pastore, Kretzler and Zita each recorded multi-hit games and combined to score five runs and drive in two.
• Spulnick, Nowak, Miceli and Mansell also added RBI's.
• Kretzler earned the win on the mound after pitching 5.0 innings of one run baseball, allowing five hits and striking out four. 
• Start Martin, Kyle Canavally, Cooper Meldrim and Ryan Greco combined for 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball out of the bullpen, allowing only four hits.

UP NEXT – 

• Brockport continues their stretch of road games on Friday, April 12 with a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) battle against SUNY Fredonia. 

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