Husson Defeats Castleton to Advance to Semi-Finals
STANDISH, MAINE - #2 Husson College (24-13, 9-4 NAC) defeated #3 Castleton State (20-17, 7-6 NAC) 4-2 in Game 2 of the NAC Tournament at Mahaney Diamond this evening. Husson takes on St. Joe's at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow while Castleton will face Thomas at 10:00 a.m.
Junior James Gray (Corinth, ME) went the distance for Husson, striking out seven and allowing just five hits. Freshman Jeremy Gilcris (Chester, VT) recorded six strikeouts in the loss for Castleton.
Castleton jumped out to an early lead in the first as senior Adam Massey singled and scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Phil Puleo (Utica, NY). Massey added another run in the third, scoring off a single by sophomore Anthony DiPietrantonio (Yorktown Heights, NY) to put the Spartans up 2-0.
Husson responded with a run in the fourth as senior Chris McInnis (Winslow, ME) singled and scored to make it 2-1.
The Eagles used two hits and three Castleton errors to plate 3 more runs. Senior Jason Harvey (Bucksport, ME) drove in two runs with a double and McInnis singled in the final run of the game.