Newton, MA - The Lasell Lasers Baseball team saw their hot streak halted by the JWU Wildcats on Saturday, falling in both games of their doubleheader by scores of 14-1 and 10-1. The Lasers are now 17-13 on the season, and 11-3 in GNAC play. The Wildcats are now 19-13 and 11-3. The Lasers now sit in a tie with the Wildcats for first in the conference, but JWU now holds the tiebreaker.

Game One

This game started to get away from the Lasers at the start, as they gave up five runs in the first. The Wildcats continued to build their lead scoring the third, fourth, and fifth innings, going up 9-0. A bright spot for the Lasers came in the fifth, when Pierce Clare hit his first career homerun to put the Lasers on the board. But that was all the Lasers got, as JWU continued to score, and eventually won 14-1.

The Lasers four hits came from Bryan Baumann, Connor Freitas, Jared Whitby, and Pierce Clare. Adam Marsh started on the mound for the Lasers, going four innings, and allowing six hits and eight runs. He struck out three. After him it was Joseph Ford on the mound, and he went two innings while allowing three hits and four runs, with three of them being earned. Ryan Spies finished the game for the Lasers, pitching one inning and allowing three hits and two runs.

Game Two

Similar to the first game, the Lasers fell behind early, as the Wildcats scored three runs in the first. After a pair of scoreless innings, the Lasers got on the board on Matthew Bischof's third homer of the season, and 15th of his career. But that proved to be the only run of the game for the Lasers. The Wildcats would add another run in the sixth, and then explode for six in the ninth to take the game 10-1.

The Lasers had seven hits in the game, with Connor Freitas having two. Jared Whitby had two walks, bringing his season total to 20, just three behind the single season record. Matthew Fletcher started for the Lasers, and he went 7.1 innings before coming out. He allowed nine hits and four runs while striking out eight. Jason Giangrande came out of the bullpen and made his 32nd career appearance, tying him for the seventh most in school history. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowing four hits and six runs, but only two were earned. Tim Coakley came in to get the final out.

Up Next - The Lasers will play a road doubleheader on Monday when they travel to Elms.