CARLISLE, PA - Susquehanna baseball dropped game one against Dickinson College in a high scoring contest, 16-15, before falling in game two in seven innings by a 12-4. The River Hawks dropped to 10-7 on the season following Saturday's affair with the Red Devils as they prepare for a Sunday double billing against fellow Centennial Conferene opponent Gettysburg College at home.
Dickinson 16-Susquehanna 15:
- Susquehanna struck first in the opening inning of the game, with a Michael Gagliardi single to right center, scoring Dylan Heyduk.
- Dickinson immediately responded in the first inning, knotting the game back up at one.
- SU regained the lead in the second inning, scoring a run off a Lincoln Hower ground out.
- The Red Devils broke off three runs in the second inning to regain the lead at 4-2.
- The back and forth battle continued, with Susquehanna knotting the game back up at four runs. Michael Gagliardi scored on the stolen base by Andrew Haussman, with Jaden Buechler then pushing Haussman across the plate.
- The River Hawks regained the lead in the fourth inning, scoring two runs on one hit.
- SU continued to push their lead in the fifth inning, scoring another two runs. Hower sent a SAC fly to left field, scoring Lucas Zachesky, with Jaden Buechler stealing home plate for the second run of the inning.
- Andrew Haussman, CJ Orrego, and Robert Cangelosi all scored a run in the sixth inning to extend the SU lead to six.
- Dickinson cut the Susquehanna lead to one in the sixth inning, scoring five runs.
- The River Hawks scored their four remaining runs of the contest in the eighth inning, starting with a Lucas Zachesky score from third base.
- Jaden Buechler scored in similar fashion, being walked in from third base. CJ Orrego scored in the same way as well.
- SU's final run of the game came with a SAC fly from Michael Gagliardi, scoring Lincoln Hower.
- Dickinson knocked in five runs in the 8th inning to steal the game from SU, 16-15.
Dickinson 12-Susquehanna 4:
- The Red Devils knocked in the first two runs of game two in the first inning, before adding a third run to their total in the third frame.
- Dickinson jumped out to a 7-0 lead entering the fifth inning, with SU knocking in two runs to cut the lead to five.
- Dylan Heyduk singled through the right side, scoring both Michael Girardi and Lincoln Hower.
- Dickinson kept pushing their lead all the way into the seventh inning, sitting with an 11-2 lead.
- Susquehanna knocked in their final two runs of the contest in the seventh and final inning, starting with an Andrew Haussman single through the left side, scoring Dylan Heyduk. The River Hawks final run of the contest came with a Lucas Zachesky single to right center, scoring Michael Gagliardi.
Inside the Box Scores:
- The RIver Hawks tallied 15 runs in game one against Dickinson with three different players earning three hits each.
- Josh Domaracki earned the start for the River Hawks, pitching 3.1 innings. Domaracki finished his day with three strikeouts. Breault, Griffith, and Lipton all relieved Domaracki.
- Game two saw seven hits come off the bats of the River Hawks, with Dylan Heyduk earning two hits.
- Dane Rue earned the start for SU, pitching 3.1 innings in the mound. Rue finished the contest with one strikeout. Kramer and Stiles relieved Rue.
Up Next for the River Hawks:
- Susquehanna jumps back into action on Sunday, March 22 as the team returns home to take on Gettysburg College.
- Their next Landmark date sees them go up the road to Lycoming for the first of their three-game series set with the Warriors.
