It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Marist ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Marian Catholic Spartans 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Marist as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ryan Lawlor made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Lawlor was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Marist let Evan Smith and John McAuliffe loose on the outfield. Smith got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while McAuliffe scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Ryan Rosas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Marian Catholic's side, Michael Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Jonathan Trotter and Joe Baranski did some serious damage despite the final result: Trotter scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Baranski got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Weathers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Marian Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marist only tossed five.
The victory was the third in a row for Marist, bringing their record for this year to 8-9. As for Marian Catholic, they dropped their record down to 6-16 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Marist will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marian Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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