Cornell Edges Army in Midweek Matchup

Wednesday, April 3

West Point, N.Y.

3 p.m.

Army West Point

15-13

Cornell

7-13

Cornell

Army West Point

Cornell Edges Army in Midweek Matchup

April 03, 2019 | Baseball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point baseball team dropped a 4-1 decision to Cornell here Wednesday afternoon in a midweek non-conference game.

The Big Red stuck four times for one run each to ultimately secure their seventh win of the season. The Cadets tried to rally in the seventh inning when Anthony Giachin launched a ball over the left center fence for a leadoff home run but that would be all the home side would get in the contest.

Cornell received strong pitching from Jeb Bemiss, who had a no-hitter going through 3.1 innings. The junior righty finished his day giving up just three hits and one walk in 5.2 innings.

Giachin led the Black Knights with two hits, one run batted in, one run scored and one walk. Jacob Hurtubise, Andre Walden and John McKenna earned the Cadets' other three hits in the game.

Mike Gagliardi was credited with the loss after allowing three hits, one run and two walks in 2.0 innings on the hill.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Giachin is now tied with teammates Trey Martin and Walden for a team-best three home runs on the year.
The Black Knights pitching staff gave up four extra base hits, while Cornell allowed one.
Ray Bartoli, Logan Smith and Harry Flannery Jr., each saw action on the mound for Army.
Bartoli pitched 3.0 innings giving up four hits, one run, and one walk, while Smith allowed four hits and two runs in 2.0 innings. Flannery closed out the final 2.0 innings conceding only two hits and one walk.
Army's four-man pitching staff compiled seven strikeouts, while the Big Red's quartet accumulated 13. Eight of those 13 came from starter Bemiss.

How It Happened

The Big Red took a 1-0 lead early in the first after after finding themselves with the bases loaded and just one out. Josh Arndt then stepped up and converted on an RBI-groundout to bring home Cornell's first run of the game.
The visitor's tacked on another run to increase their advantage to 2-0 following a leadoff home run to left center in the fifth.
Cornell continued to build on its lead with another run in the sixth after a small two-out rally.
The Big Red made it a 4-0 ballgame in the top of the seventh after Justin Taylor recorded a one-out RBI-sac fly to center field.
The Cadets cut into the deficit in the bottom half when Giachin drilled a leadoff shot over the left center fence to hand the Black Knights what ended up being their lone run of the game.
Army then placed runners on first and second with two outs in the final frame but weren't able to muster the needed hits to knot the score.

FACTS & FIGURES

The Black Knights finished with one run on five hits, while Cornell tallied four runs on 13 hits.
Neither teams was tagged with an error.
The home side left six runners on base. The Big Red stranded 13.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights play host to Lehigh for a three-game weekend series beginning Saturday.
First pitch for both Saturday and Sunday are set for 12 p.m. at Doubleday Field.
The series also marks the Black Knights' Autism Awareness Weekend. April is Autism Awareness Month and to help bring awareness to the cause, the Cadets will be wearing autism stickers on their batting helmets and hats.
Live stats will be available at the start of each contest.