Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- Erik Watkins went 4-5 with a grand slam to lead the Skidmore College baseball team to a 9-8 non-league win over Middlebury College, Wednesday at David Alexander Castle Diamond.
 
The Thoroughbreds are 15-7, while the Panthers drop to 8-9.
 
Middlebury put six runs on the board in the top of the first, capped by a two-run homer by Tyler Wark.  Will Baine had a two-run double and Matt Wassel had a two-run single as the Panthers sent nine batters to the plate.
 
Skidmore battled back to tie it with six runs in the bottom of the second.   The first four runs came when Watkins drilled a two-out 2-1 pitch over the left field fence for his first homer of the season.  The Thoroughbreds tacked on two more with an RBI single from Leejay Pollacchi and an RBI double by Alex Pavelock.
 
The Panthers regained the lead, 7-6, in the third when Dylan Sinnickson singled and scored from first on hit-and-run single by Thomas Driscoll.
 
The Thoroughbreds took the lead for good, 8-7, with a pair of runs in the fourth off a Jesse Frehling  pinch-hit double.  
 
Skidmore went up 9-7 in the fifth when Pollacchi singled and later scored on a Nick Barra single.
 
Middlebury pulled to within one in the seventh, 9-8, when Wassel reached on a walk and scored on an infield putout. 
 
The Panthers loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth, but Skidmore reliever Max Martins struck out consecutive batters and got the third out on a fielder's choice to end the threat.
 
In addition to Watkins, Pollacchi and Nick Barra were each 2-4 with two runs and an RBI.   Jordan Keysor (3-2) got the win in relief. He pitched two innings, allowing three hits. Issac Forman had the save with a perfect ninth inning.
 
Spencer Egan (0-2) took the loss in relief for Middlebury.
 
Skidmore returns to Liberty League action on Saturday at RIT.  Middlebury is at Hamilton on Friday. 
 
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Skidmore College 9, Middlebury College 8 (Apr 11, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Middlebury College.. 601 000 100  -  8 16  2      (8-9)
Skidmore College.... 060 210 00X  -  9 11  0      (15-7)
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Pitchers: Middlebury College - Andy Dittrich; John Popkowski(2); Travis Fishstein(2);
Spencer Egan(3); Tyler Callese(5); Dylan Kane(5); Tyler Buckingham(7); Eric Truss(8) and
Zach Roeder. Skidmore College - Nick Petrella; Matt Barra(3); Jordan Keysor(4);
Justin Willig(6); Max Martins(7); Isaac Forman(9) and Geoff Green.
Win-Jordan Keysor(3-2)  Save-Isaac Forman(1)  Loss-Spencer Egan(0-2)  T-3:04  A-50
HR MIDBASE - Tyler Wark (1).
HR SKIDMORE - Erik Watkins (1).
Weather: Cool, 51 at start
Game: SCBB411