Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, April 3
1:05 P.M. ET
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Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader vs. Lafayette
April 03, 2021 | Baseball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Black Knights took both ends of a doubleheader vs. Lafayette College on Saturday afternoon at Doubleday Stadium, winning game one in a commanding 12-3 fashion and game two in dramatic 5-4 walk-off fashion.
In game one, the Leopards (4-6) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a low, line drive solo homer off the bat of Justin Johnson that hooked the foul pole in the first inning.
After that it was all Black Knights, however. In the bottom of the first inning, they put up five runs on five hits, taking advantage of two Lafayette errors and batting around in the inning.
Up 5-1, the Black Knights added two more in the bottom of the second on a two-run home run by Sam Ruta, his second of the year, to make it 7-1, Army.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Black Knights added three more runs on five hits to push the lead even further, 11-2, Army.
Continuing the trend of scoring in every inning, the Black Knights added one more, taking advantage of the third Leopard error of the day, 12-2, Army.
On the mound, starter Anthony LoRicco was outstanding, going 5.1 innings, scattering two runs on seven hits, with two walks and six strikeouts. After giving up one run in the top of the first, he didn't allow another run until the sixth.
Reliever Ben DeLaubell finished things off for the Black Knights, tossing the final 1.2 frames.
For Lafayette, starter Jordan Yoder took the loss, going 4.0 innings, giving up 11 runs (10 earned), on 13 hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
In game two, the Black Knights again went down 1-0 early, this time in the second inning, but crawled back to tie things up in the fourth on an Anthony Giachin RBI double.
They then took a 3-1 lead as they added two in the fifth on a Giachin RBI triple and an Andre Walden RBI single.
The Black Knights added one more in the bottom of the eighth on Sam Ruta's second home run of the day, this one a solo shot to right to make it 4-1, Army.
However, Lafayette came back in the top of the ninth, taking advantage of a rusty Ray Bartoli on the mound for the Black Knights They scored three runs on four hits to tie the game up, 4-4. Henry Flannery entered to get the Black Knights out of the jam, stranding two Leopards.
However, it was more walk-off theatrics for the Black Knights, third such game in their last four, as Carter Macias singled home the game-winning run to give the Black Knights the 5-4 victory.
NOTES
• - Carter Macias led the way with 3 hits in game one. 3-for-5 with 1 RBI
• - Anthony Giachin was 2-for-2 with 2 runs scored and 2 walks.
• - Sam Ruta led the way in game one with a team-high 4 RBI on a 2-for-4 day, 2 runs scored and his second home run of the year.
• - Eight-of-nine Black Knights had at least one hit on the day in game one, with five having multi-hit performances.
• - In game two, Macias, Walden, Giachin all had two hits on the day.
• - Sam Ruta mashed his third home run of the season and second of the day.
• - Starter Robbie Buecker pitched well, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits with 1 walk in the no-decision.
• - Reliever Harry Flannery took the win for the Black Knights, improving to 2-1.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Black Knights and Leopards will match up in games 3 and 4 of the series on Sunday in Easton, Pa. Game one is set to start at 1 p.m. ET
In game one, the Leopards (4-6) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a low, line drive solo homer off the bat of Justin Johnson that hooked the foul pole in the first inning.
After that it was all Black Knights, however. In the bottom of the first inning, they put up five runs on five hits, taking advantage of two Lafayette errors and batting around in the inning.
Up 5-1, the Black Knights added two more in the bottom of the second on a two-run home run by Sam Ruta, his second of the year, to make it 7-1, Army.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Black Knights added three more runs on five hits to push the lead even further, 11-2, Army.
Continuing the trend of scoring in every inning, the Black Knights added one more, taking advantage of the third Leopard error of the day, 12-2, Army.
On the mound, starter Anthony LoRicco was outstanding, going 5.1 innings, scattering two runs on seven hits, with two walks and six strikeouts. After giving up one run in the top of the first, he didn't allow another run until the sixth.
Reliever Ben DeLaubell finished things off for the Black Knights, tossing the final 1.2 frames.
For Lafayette, starter Jordan Yoder took the loss, going 4.0 innings, giving up 11 runs (10 earned), on 13 hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
In game two, the Black Knights again went down 1-0 early, this time in the second inning, but crawled back to tie things up in the fourth on an Anthony Giachin RBI double.
They then took a 3-1 lead as they added two in the fifth on a Giachin RBI triple and an Andre Walden RBI single.
The Black Knights added one more in the bottom of the eighth on Sam Ruta's second home run of the day, this one a solo shot to right to make it 4-1, Army.
However, Lafayette came back in the top of the ninth, taking advantage of a rusty Ray Bartoli on the mound for the Black Knights They scored three runs on four hits to tie the game up, 4-4. Henry Flannery entered to get the Black Knights out of the jam, stranding two Leopards.
However, it was more walk-off theatrics for the Black Knights, third such game in their last four, as Carter Macias singled home the game-winning run to give the Black Knights the 5-4 victory.
NOTES
• - Carter Macias led the way with 3 hits in game one. 3-for-5 with 1 RBI
• - Anthony Giachin was 2-for-2 with 2 runs scored and 2 walks.
• - Sam Ruta led the way in game one with a team-high 4 RBI on a 2-for-4 day, 2 runs scored and his second home run of the year.
• - Eight-of-nine Black Knights had at least one hit on the day in game one, with five having multi-hit performances.
• - In game two, Macias, Walden, Giachin all had two hits on the day.
• - Sam Ruta mashed his third home run of the season and second of the day.
• - Starter Robbie Buecker pitched well, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits with 1 walk in the no-decision.
• - Reliever Harry Flannery took the win for the Black Knights, improving to 2-1.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Black Knights and Leopards will match up in games 3 and 4 of the series on Sunday in Easton, Pa. Game one is set to start at 1 p.m. ET
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LoRicco, Anthony (1-1)
L: Yoder, Jordan (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Ingram, Seif 1
HR: Johnson, Justin 1
RBI: Johnson, Justin 1 ; Savage, Zach 1 ; Ingram, Seif 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Grech, Justin 1 ; Johnson, Justin 1 ; Ciuffreda, Pete 1
SB: Grech, Justin 1 ; Stern, Ethan 1
HBP: Ciuffreda, Pete 1
Batting:
2B: Manesis, Nick 1
HR: Ruta, Sam 1
RBI: Macias, Carter 1 ; Manesis, Nick 2 ; Ruta, Sam 4 ; Adams, Jeremiah 1 ; Cerruto, Cam 1 ; Simoes, Tim 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Macias, Carter 2 ; Walden, Andre 2 ; Giachin, Anthony 2 ; Manesis, Nick 2 ; Ruta, Sam 2 ; Adams, Jeremiah 1 ; Simoes, Tim 1
SB: Walden, Andre 1 ; Ruta, Sam 2 ; Adams, Jeremiah 1 ; Simoes, Tim 1
CS: Macias, Carter 1
HBP: Simoes, Tim 1
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