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Sometimes in baseball, it’s just not your day. That was the case for the SwampBats (17-10) against the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (10-17) this Thursday.

 

Keene actually scored first in this one. Mike Nyisztor (Rutgers University) was hit by a pitch in the top of the 1st, then scored off an RBI single from Tommy Joseph (Jacksonville University).

 

In the bottom of the 2nd, Winnipesaukee got to Keene’s starting pitcher Zach Davidson, hitting a three-run home run to take a 3-1 lead. 

 

Davidson only lasted until midway through the next inning. Michael Bacica (University of Maine) came in for him, and had an uncharacteristically bad outing; Winnipesaukee hit four home runs off Bacica in just one inning. By the end of the fourth inning, the Muskrats led 11-3.

 

A couple of the bright spots in the game came when Ronny Medina (Florida Southwestern State College) hit a two-run home run in the fourth, and Noah Martinez (Central Connecticut State University) hit a grand slam in the 8th. That was Martinez’s second home run in as many nights.

 

Martinez’s grand slam was too little too late, though. Winnipesaukee had its lengthiest inning at the plate in the bottom of the 7th, scoring five runs off ten plate appearances.

 

Winnipesaukee coasted to the finish line, with a 17-8 victory over the SwampBats. Keene has now dropped four of its last six games, and has a record of 17-10. The SwampBats still sit atop the NECBL’s Northern Division, but their lead over Upper Valley is just one game.

 

Keene is back in action tomorrow against the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field.