BASEBALL: Brandeis loses last UAA series

CONTINUED FROM 16 hits. Catcher Justin Keeler ’25 and outfielder Nugent each recorded a hit in both games. Brandeis’ ace Asher Kaplan ’23 took the mound for game two and also took the loss, falling to 3-4 on his season starts.

Following two difficult results from the previous day, Brandeis was hoping to flip the script on the visiting Spartans. The start of the third game looked promising — after five innings the Spartan held on to a 1-0 lead. With two outs in the top of the sixth, the Spartans went on a scoring rampage to pull away — scoring eight runs on seven hits, including three doubles and a pair of triples. Case tacked on one more run in the seventh to enact the ten-run rule and end the game. Again, the offense couldn’t match Case’s power, only recording two hits through game three.

In their final game of the weekend, the bats came alive for Brandeis. After giving up one run in the top of the first, the Judges responded by scoring two of their own — Drew Michaud ’23 knocked a double to left field, bringing in Mike DiCenso ’24 and Nugent to score. Case took the lead again in the top of the second, putting up three more runs in the frame. But,