May 3, 2025
Baseball Falls at Wagner in Series Finale Saturday
The Central Connecticut baseball team was held off by Wagner, 8-6, in Northeast Conference action on Saturday in Trenton, NJ. The Blue Devils would put the tying runners on base in the ninth inning, but the Seahawks got a game-ending strikeout to seal the win.
GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE
Score: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 6, WAGNER 8
Pitching Record: W: Masick (3-3) | L: Murphy (3-1) | Save: - -
Records: CCSU (25-11, 20-4 NEC), WAG (25-18, 18-6 NEC)
Location: Trenton Thunder Ballpark | Trenton, NJ
KEY MOMENTS
- The Blue Devils pushed across three runs in the top of the first inning. Brady Short led off with a single and advanced on a single by Aidan Redahan. Chris Brown would double to drive in the opening run before Bo Yaworski followed with a two-run double to make it 3-0.
- Wagner would score four times in the second inning to take the lead. Matt Sutera drove in a pair and Lukas Torres singled in a run following a passed ball that allowed a run to cross.
- CCSU took advantage of three walks and a hit batter to score a run in the third. Antonio Ducatelli's bases-loaded walk forced in a run to make it 4-4.
- Wagner retook the lead in the bottom of the inning. Back-to-back singles and a sacrifice moved runners into scoring position. A groundout by Xavier Ulrich drove in a run to make it 5-4.
- The teams traded runs in the fifth and sixth innings. The Seahawks tacked on an insurance run in the fifth on a single by Joseph Mennella. Central came back in the sixth inning to get a run after Louis Jordan had a pinch-hit double before moving to third. He scored on a single by Gianno Merlonghi to make it 6-5.
- A pair of one-out walks put runners on for Wagner in the seventh. Bryce Phelps doubled in a run before passed ball allowed another to score, making it 8-5.
- In the top of the ninth, CCSU got a lead-off single before a double-play cleared the bases. Jackson Haker followed with a solo homerun to make it 8-6. Central would follow with a hit batter and a walk to put runners on first and second before Wagner got a strikeout to end the game.
NOTES
- Short, Redahan and Brown each had two hits for Central.
- Yaworski drove in two runs, while Redahan scored twice.
- The Blue Devils have scored 10+ runs in 18 games this season.
- Central has collected 10+ hits as a team in 29 games this season.
- CCSU is 76-40 all-time against Wagner
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils travel to Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
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