Box Score THE FACTS
Stevenson (4-9-1) 6, McDaniel (6-3) 2
What: Non-Conference baseball game
When: Tuesday, Mar. 8
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY
Stevenson jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings en route to a 6-2 victory over McDaniel.
THE LEADERS
• Jake Smith (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills) rapped out two hits and drove in both Green Terror runs.
FOR THE FOES
• Trevor Smoot led the Mustangs with three hits.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After Cameron Nebel worked around traffic in the first two innings, Amani Jones led off the home second with a single into the gap. Trevor Smoot followed with his first single before a Will Mesa base hit loaded the bases. After a strikeout, Dylan Scott pushed a bunt to the first-base side of the mound to score Jones for a 1-0 lead. A Brandon Perillo sacrifice fly made it a 2-0 game one batter later.
• Jonathan Brandt poked a single up the middle to start the third before stealing second. After a Tommy Holcomb single put runners at the corners, Jones lofted a ball to left for a sacrifice fly and 3-0 lead. Smoot followed with a single to push the advantage to four.
• A one-out walk, stolen base, passed ball, and throwing error stretched the lead to 5-0 in the fourth.
• Santino DeFilippo (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) singled to lead off the top of the fifth. A two-out hit by pitch and fielder's choice put runners at the corners with two outs. After Shane Daly (Haddon Heights, N.J./Haddon Heights) stole second, Jake Smith drove a ball into the gap to score both runners and cut the deficit to 5-2. Joey Hubinger (West Milford, N.J./West Milford) followed with a double to put runners at second and third with the tying run at the plate but Nebel induced a ground ball to get out of further damage.
• A one-out walk, error, stolen base, and balk led to an unearned run in the sixth that set the final margin.
• McDaniel loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth but Malcolm Edelin came out of the bullpen and got two strikeouts and a fly ball to prevent any runs from scoring.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Matt Speakman (Haddon Heights, N.J./Haddon Heights) struck out four in two innings.
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action in the first of 10 games at the Ripken Baseball Spring Break Experience against New England College on Friday. Game time is 6 p.m.
