AUBURNDALE, Fla. — The Keuka College Baseball team lost 7-1 to SUNY Brockport in an Empire 8 Conference game in Auburndale, Florida on Saturday morning.
Wyatt Ernst pitched well for Keuka College (5-8, 0-3 Empire 8). Ernst went seven innings for the Green and Gold and allowed just three runs while striking out three.
Tyler Lewandowski had a single, two stolen bases, and a run scored for the Wolves.
SUNY Brockport 7 vs. Keuka College 1
SUNY Brockport used a pair of bunts in the first inning to start a rally and get a run, but the Wolves answered in the bottom of the frame.
Tyler Lewandowski led off with a single to center. He stole second and was bunted to third. Following
Kyle Wood getting hit by the pitch, Wood stole second. While he avoided the tag at second, Lewandowski stole home to tie the game at 1-1.
The Golden Eagles took the lead in the third, again starting the rally with a bunt single. However, starting pitcher
Wyatt Ernst worked out of trouble to keep the game at 2-1.
Ernst remained in control on the mound for the Wolves. The junior from Canada got a strikeout to end the sixth with the Wolves still trailing 2-1.
Brockport added a run in the seventh. The Wolves threatened in the bottom of the eighth, putting two on and two out, but a flyout ended the inning.
The Golden Eagles tacked on four more runs in the ninth as they defeated the Wolves 7-1.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves are now 0-7 all-time against SUNY Brockport
- Lewandowski has added the stolen base to his repertoire. The senior already has six through the first quarter of the season, setting a new personal season high
- Kyle Wood went 1-1 at the plate but was on-base all four times. He also worked a walk and was hit by the pitch twice. He has been plunked 14 times through 41 games at Keuka College, already ranking in the top ten for a career despite only playing the equivalent of one season
- Wyatt Ernst has been effective in all three appearances for the Wolves this year. He went seven innings in back-to-back starts and has allowed only five runs on 16 hits over his 18 innings this year.
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves close out their spring trip on Sunday morning with a game against Knox College. Keuka College is 2-0 against the Prairie Fire with both meetings coming in Florida over the last three seasons.