VESTAL, New York - Marist baseball (15-19, 5-4 MAAC) emerged victorious over Binghamton (14-15, 4-4 America East) by a score of 11-5.
Randy Taveras led the charge with three RBIs and three hits, while freshman
Justin Pacheco picked up the win with 3.0 innings of relief.
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- Randy Taveras started off the game with an RBI-single to right field to drive in Anthony Lazar and put Marist on the board.
- Taveras and Robbie Armitage reached on a fielding error, and then Frankie Gregoire scored on a balk to give Marist a 4-0 lead after one inning.
- Taveras' sacrifice fly allowed Anthony Lazar to score once again in the second.
- Binghamton's Matt Tsukroff hit a two-run homer to cut Marist's advantage to 5-2.
- Brian Hart smacked an RBI-single up the middle to score Reece Armitage in the third.
- Patrick Lightner walked in a run to score his first of the season.
- Taveras singled again to drive in Brian Hart, and Marist held an 8-2 lead entering the bottom of the inning.
- Lightner grounded out in the fourth but allowed Reece Armitage to reach home for the RBI.
- The Bearcats added a run in the fifth.
- Lightner continued finding success by batting in Frankie Gregoire in the sixth inning for a 10-3 Marist lead.
- Binghamton added a pair of runs in the seventh.
- Reece Armitage doubled to left center to drive in Gregoire in the eighth, and the Red Foxes came away with the 11-5 win.
- Randy Taveras was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored.
- In his first game of the season, Patrick Lightner went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, two walks and a run scored.
- Anthony Lazar tallied two hits, two doubles and two runs scored.
- Reece Armitage went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two doubles and two runs scored.
- Justin Pacheco was the most effective relief pitcher, going 3.0 innings with four strikeouts while allowing only only one hit and one run.
- Ryan Cardona and Trevor Backman tossed 1.0 and 1.1 innings respectively, allowing no hits and recording two strikeouts each.
Marist plays a three-game series this weekend against Manhattan at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY. Game one is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m., and the Saturday doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m.