PHILADELPHIA, PA – Thomas Jefferson University baseball (7-11, 6-5) headed down the street to go up against fellow Philadelphia institute Chestnut Hill College (8-11, 5-6) in Wednesday afternoon Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action. The Rams won game one 16-5 in seven innings, but fell in game two 10-7 to the Griffins.
 
WHAT HAPPENED
GAME ONE: W, 16-5 (7 INNINGS)

• Jefferson put the pressure on early in game one with four runs in the first inning with Andrew Holub two RBI single through the left side, Tripp Capers score on a wild pitch, and Vincent Favata stealing homeplate. The Rams tacked on two more from an error by Chestnut Hill and a Holub sacrifice flyout for a 6-0 Jefferson lead in the second
• After the Griffins responded with a run in the bottom of the second, Luis Beato Mora had a sacrifice flyout to right center in the third to have it at 7-1. Jefferson didn't relent with four more runs in the fourth with Braden Reiter RBI single, Julio Frometa Gomez hit by pitch and Alekesi Goldhill walk with the bases loaded, a fielder's choice, and an error from a Justin Egner at-bat to have it at 12-1
• The Rams and Griffins traded scores between the fourth, fifth, and sixth inning, with a Favata score in the fifth, a Favata walk and error in the sixth, that ultimately finished with Jefferson winning 16-5
• Tyler Behm gets the win for Jefferson, pitching 5.0 innings on the day. Tanner Sharp and Kris Giangreco played out the rest of the contest for Jefferson

QUICK HITS
Luis Beato Mora: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI
Justin Egner: 1-for-4, 3 R, 1 BB
Tripp Cappers: 0-for-1, 3 R, 4 BB
Andrew Holub: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Vincent Favata: 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Mason Coyne: 1-for-4, 1 R
Braden Reiter: 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
Alekesi Goldhill: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Tyler Behm: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 SO
Tanner Sharp: 0.0 IP, 3 BB
Kris Giangreco: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 SO
 
GAME TWO: L, 10-7

• Second game started off strong for Jefferson with Holub hitting a three-run homerun in the first inning for an early Rams lead
• After Chestnut Hill hit a two-run homerun in the second, Frometa Gomez had a two RBI single to left center while Egner had a one-run RBI to center field in the fourth to make it 6-2. The Griffins went to put up four runs in the bottom of the same inning to tie the game out
• Holub had a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Rams the lead once more, but a fielding error tied the game up while a three BI double down the left line swung the game in favor of Chestnut Hill
• Jefferson got as close as third base in the sixth, but a strikeout ended their late rally as the Rams fell 10-7 in game two to the Griffins
• Jake Baumann pitched the first 3.2 innings for Jefferson with Aiden Barbour, AJ Lefton, and Cole Roschel all coming in relief on the mound

QUICK HITS
Luis Beato Mora: 3-for-4, 1 R
Justin Egner: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Andrew Holub: 2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Vincent Favata: 1-for-4, 1 R
Mason Coyne: 1-for-4, 1 R
Julio Frometa Gomez: 1-for-1, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Jake Baumann: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 5 SO
Aiden Barbour: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER
AJ Lefton: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 SO
Cole Rochel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson will now head up to Waterbury, Connecticut as the Rams compete in a CACC doubleheader against Post University. First game begins at 12 p.m. Read Full Article