WILSON, N.C. - The Saint Michael's College baseball team lost to regionally-ranked Barton College, 8-7, in 10 innings on Wednesday at Nixon Field. The Bulldogs received votes toward the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) national poll and were seventh in this week's Southeast Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-9), Barton (19-5)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Andrew Lanthier (Orwell, Vt./Fair Haven Union), 2-for-5, 2 R
• Senior Matt Sevigny (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill), 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 HP
• Junior Evan Balian (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield), 1-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
• Junior Max Kolifrath (Millbury, Mass./Millbury), 2-for-5, 3 RBI, 1 2B
• First-year Richard Gilboy (South Portland, Maine/South Portland), 1-for-3, 1 R, 2 BB
• First-year Colin Kinsella (Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop), 1-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
• Sophomore Keegan Burke (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan), 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, no-decision
• First-year Chris Robinson (Williston, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R in relief
• Sophomore Jacek Krol (Tolland, Conn./Tolland/Onondaga CC), 0+ IP, 1 H, 1 R in relief, loss

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Matthew Rivera, 2-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
• Junior Jared Beebe, 0-for-0, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SAC
• Junior Evan Harding, 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SAC
• Junior Luis Sauri, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SAC
• Junior Chase Waddell, 1-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SF
• Sophomore Salvatore Laimo, 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB
• Junior Andrew Simone, 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, no-decision
• Junior Jacob Cabaniss, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K in relief
• Junior Ryan Gordon, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K in relief, win

GAME FACTS

• Eight Purple Knights collected hits during the game.

THE ACTION

• Kinsella launched his second home run in as many days with his second inning two-run shot to give the Purple and Gold a 2-0 lead.
• The Purple Knights doubled their lead in the top of the fifth on Kolifrath's two-run double to left that drove in Lanthier and Sevigny.   
• The Bulldogs cut the lead in the half in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI single from senior Tanner Halvorson and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Waddell to score Laimo.
• The Bulldogs launched two home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead when Rivera hit a solo shot and Laimo knocked a two-run home run to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead.
• Balian tied the game at five in the top of the eighth inning with a solo home run to right center.
• The Bulldogs scored on two bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 7-5 lead.
• The Purple and Gold rallied in the top of the ninth when Kolifrath drove in Sevigny on a groundout to second and Lanthier scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at seven.
• Sauri brought in Waddell on a squeeze in the bottom of the 10th to win the game for the Bulldogs.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Thursday at Lenoir-Rhyne University, 4 p.m.
• The Bears received votes toward this week's NCBWA Southeast Region poll.