THE BASICS 

Score: 
Lesley University, 4 vs. Dean College, 13

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (22-13, 12-4 NAC)
Dean Bulldogs (12-22, 3-13 GNAC)

Location: Franklin, Mass. – Longley Athletic Complex

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

THE LEAD – The Dean College baseball team defeated Lesley 13-4 on senior day for the Bulldogs at the Longley Athletic Complex Tuesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lesley began the game with a run in the first and a run in the second before Dean got on the board with a Colin Favata (Syosset, N.Y.) RBI single in the bottom half of the second.
• The Bulldogs then opened things up in the third with six runs. Senior Seth Cruz (East Freetown, Mass.) knocked in a pair with a single to right.
• Dean went in front by an 11-2 margin with four runs in the fourth. Senior Kyle Lancaster (Dartmouth, Mass.) and sophomore Jacob Paschetto (East Longmeadow, Mass.) each had RBI singles in the inning.
• Sophomore Jake Samela (West Hartford, Conn.) brought in two for the Lynx with a ground-rule double to left in the sixth inning to trim the Dean lead to 11-4.
• The Bulldogs got both runs back in the eighth inning with a 2-run single by Cruz.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Lancaster led the Dean hitters with a 3-for-5 effort at the plate. He also scored three times, drove in two and stole a base.
• Cruz went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a stolen base. First-year Rylan Secovich (Southwick, Mass.) also went 3-for-5 with a couple of RBIs.
• Sophomore Domenic Brazeau (Warwick, R.I.) earned the win with seven innings pitched, three earned runs and seven strikeouts. Senior Matt Hallinan (Stamford, Conn.) started the game and went one inning with one earned run allowed.
• Along with Samela, Owen Kalagher and Adam Budorick paced the Lesley offense with two hits each.
• Boone Scherer reached base twice via walk for LU.
• Lesley used five pitchers in a pen day, getting scoreless outings from Patrick Teasdale (2.0 innings / 0 hits / 5 K) and Jaedon Harris (1.0 innings / 0 hits / 1 K).

UP NEXT

• Dean will conclude the regular season tomorrow at Springfield College.
• Lesley plays a weekend series at VTSU Lyndon at home.

*Release content courtesy of Dean College Athletic Communications