Wesleyan University defeated the Coast Guard Academy in a Wednesday game, while the track and field teams began competitions at the Holy Cross Decathlon. The following information was provided by Jason Southard, sports information director at the Coast Guard Academy:
Baseball: Wesleyan 15, Coast Guard 7
Wesleyan took its 17th straight decision over Coast Guard with a 15-7 victory.
The Cardinals unleashed a 21-hit attack and took the lead for good in the 2nd inning by rallying for seven runs, all with two outs, by banging out six hits, all good for RBI.
The Bears narrowed the margin to 10-5 in the 5th inning before a five-run 7th for the Cardinals extended the gap to 15-5.
Wesleyan got a 5-for-6 effort at the plate from freshman Donnie Cimino as he knocked in four runs. Senior Kyle Weiss went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. All nine Cardinals who came to the plate during the game registered at least one hit.
Freshman Andrew Yin, who entered the game defensively in the top of the 2nd, made a solid contribution with a 3-for-5 effort while knocking in a pair and scoring twice.
Three Bears had a multiple-hit game, led by senior Mike Salerno, who went 3-for-6. Junior Tyler Babkiewich had two hits and two RBI.
Freshman Dan Sabourin, making his first career start, picked up two hits while scoring two times and knocking in another. In total, Coast Guard rapped out 12 hits but left 17 on base.
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Track and Field
Sophomore Clay Kosack was in ninth place with 2,870 points after Day One of the Holy Cross Decathlon on Wednesday.
Kosack posted his college best time of 11.80 in the 100 meters and followed it up jumping 18' 4.25" in the long jump. In the shot put, Kosack's best throw was 35' 4.5". He closed out the day with the high jump jumping 5' 2.5" and running the 400 meters in 53.12. Tomorrow Kosack will contest the 110 meter hurdles, Javelin, Discus, Pole Vault, and 1500 meters.
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In the women's competition, sophomore Abby Bishop started the day with a 16.71 in the hurdles followed by a mark of 4'9.5" in the high jump. She also posted a best throw of 28' 1.75" in the shot put and rounded out day one with her season best time of 27.10 in the 200 meters. Her final score for the day was 2,294 and she was in eighth place.
Day two of the heptathlon consists of a long jump, javelin, and the 800 meters.
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