ALBANY, N.Y. –The College of Saint Rose rallied from a 5-1 deficit in game two of today's Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader to gain a split with New Haven at Bob Bellizzi Field. The Golden Knights (3-8/3-8 NE10) pushed across six runs in the sixth to take the final 7-5 after dropping the opener 6-3.
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Senior shortstop
Andrew Pedone finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI to spearhead the offense, while senior right-hander
Austin Cole pitched the seventh to pick up his first career save. Cole fanned a batter and induced a groundout after the Chargers had put the tying run on base.
"That was a good team win. The guys fought back, stayed together and stayed focused to pull out the victory," said head coach
Wayne Jones.
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New Haven took a 2-1 lead in the fourth after Saint Rose went up 1-0 in the first on a sacrifice fly by sophomore catcher
Derek Haughey. The Chargers then added three more in the sixth to boost their advantage to four runs.
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The Golden Knights answered though in the bottom half. Sophomore right fielder
Steve Sanders drove a two a run double down the left field line, Haughey scored on a wild pitch, junior third baseman
Tyler Osborne singled up the middle to score Sanders, and Pedone plated two more with a base hit to center.
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Meanwhile, sophomore right fielder Robert Taylor drove a two-run triple to center in the sixth and delivered an RBI double to the left-centerfield gap in the fourth for New Haven (4-4/4-2 NE10).
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In the opener, Pedone went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and Sanders finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
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Junior right-hander Thomas Eletto allowed an unearned run on four hits while fanning six in 5.0 innings of work to pick up the win for the Chargers.
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Looking ahead, both squads have conference four-game series scheduled for this weekend. The Golden Knights head to Long Island to face Adelphi, while New Haven hosts cross-town rival Southern Connecticut State.
Notes: Pedone, Haughty and senior outfielder
Garrett Klahr all own four-game hit streaks…Pedone has six multi-hit games this spring…The Golden Knights have yet to allow a first inning run in 2021.
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