Varsity Baseball Two Game Re-Cap

Eaglebrook lost a tough pair of games over the weekend.

Thursday featured our most exciting game of the season. Short several starters due to injuries, Eaglebrook played valiantly away against Suffield's Junior Varsity. After falling behind 3-1 early in the game, Eaglebrook rallied to score four runs to take a 5-3 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. A few errors and key hits however allowed Suffield to rally and tie the game in the seventh. Eaglebrook again took the lead in the top of the eighth, only to see it diminish once again in the bottom half of the inning. Eaglebrook's bats went quiet in the top of the inning, going 1-2-3, and allowing an invigorated Suffield offense to take the stage on their home field in the bottom of the ninth.

A few walks, steals, and a walk-off line-drive gave Suffield the final victory. It was a heartbreaking game, and our first truly close contest of the season, but Eaglebrook embraced the competitive atmosphere and went home feeling proud of our efforts. Will Jordan once again pitched an efficient game, striking out eight, walking one, and only throwing 90 pitches in eight frames. Jacob Mehl was the offensive player of the game, with two clutch two-out RBI singles, one that tied the game in the fourth, and another that gave us the lead in the sixth inning.

Saturday's away game at Rectory was another contest between equally talented teams. Both teams brought hot bats to the game, each with 15 hits throughout the game. Several Eaglebrook players had multiple hits. Jake Presnal went three for four, and Cort Coleman had three RBIs, with a double and a home run.

The deciding factor was hits with runners in scoring position (HRISP). Each team had 17 ABs with runners in scoring position, but Eaglebrook only had four hits in these situations, while Rectory had nine. As a result, the final score was 18-11 Rectory.

Eaglebrook's final two games of the season come this week, away at Brattleboro on Tuesday, and home against Cardigan Mountain School on Saturday.