LOUDONVILLE, NY – Nate Ostmo drove in three runs including the go-ahead two-run double during a decisive four-run fourth inning as Dartmouth defeated Siena Baseball 6-4 at Connors Park. Freshmen
Ryan McGee and
Devan Kruzinski each registered a season-high four hits apiece for the Saints which tied a season benchmark with their sixth 13-hit game this spring.
Siena (11-26) brushed off a first inning solo home run from Ostmo with a three-run home half.
Brian Kelly singled to center to drive in the first run, while Kruzinski followed with a two-run single.
But Dartmouth (13-21) responded with four runs on four hits in the top of the fourth to claim a 5-3 lead. Ostmo, who tallied a team-high three hits, registered the decisive blow in the frame.
The Saints rallied within 6-4 on another RBI single by Kelly in the fifth, and put the potential tying runs in scoring position in the ninth, but couldn't cash in. Kelly notched a pair of hits to extend his on-base streak to 23 games, while
Zach Durfee singled in his final at-bat in the ninth to keep his 25-game on-base streak alive.
Avery Short,
Arlo Marynczak, and
Mike McCully combined to surrender just one run on four hits over 5.2 solid innings of relief.
The Saints continue their season long seven-game homestand when they open a critical three-game series vs. MAAC rival Iona Saturday with doubleheader action commencing at noon at Connors Park.