Scots News July 2012

Spring Season Wrap–Up Baseball This was a great year for the baseball team, who showed the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) that they were not a team to take lightly. The team is progressing tremendously under Coach John Rypel, moving up the ranks in the CCC. The Scots ended with a 7–9 conference record (fifth in the CCC) and made it to the semi-finals of the CCC Tournament.

In the conference opener against third-ranked Curry, the Scots scored three runs in the first inning highlighted by Geoffrey Brown’s (Jr./E. Moriches, NY) two-RBI single to center. Gordon took a 4–0 lead after scoring its last run of the game in the third when Brian Harrington (Jr./Shoreham, NY) drove home Jacob Syed (Fr./Niskayuna, NY) with a single to left. The Colonels cut the deficit to two (4–2) in the fourth after scoring a run on an error, followed by a sacrifice fly. The Scots were able to weather the late run by Curry to escape with a 4–3 victory. This was a very impressive win, but one of their most impressive games of the season came later in a game against Western New England.

On Senior Day, the Scots faced a very strong opponent in Western New England (finishing first in the CCC and 21st in the country). WNE took a one-run lead in the top of the third, but Gordon quickly responded taking the lead 2–1 in the bottom of the same inning. WNE tied the game at 2–2 in the fifth, and the score held through extra innings. Unfortunately, WNE was able to score in the tenth inning to escape with a victory. In a game that took three extra innings, the Gordon baseball team showed grit and fight to the very end. They gave it everything they had and were so close to finishing victorious. Although they lost, the Scots proved that they can compete with any team in the CCC, and some of the best teams in the country.

The Scots hosted the Seahawks of Salve Regina University in the quarterfinals of the CCC tournament. The Fighting Scots captured a 10–4 win over their guests to stay alive in postseason play. Ben Davidson (Jr./Sterling, MA) and Carlos Pichardo (Fr./La Romana, Dominican Republic) led the Scots' offensive effort with a pair of RBIs each, while Eric Wolak (Sr./Trumbull, CT) and Kris Camelio (Sr./Lexington, MA) also recorded one apiece. Ryan Reinsel (So./Hudson, OH) picked up the win on the mound for the Scots, allowing 10 hits and striking out six in 8.0 innings of work.

Gordon College Baseball landed three members of its 2011–12 squad on the All-CCC Team. First baseman Wolak was named to the All-CCC Second Team, while third baseman/pitcher Harrington and designated hitter James Burrell (Fr./Decatur, GA) earned spots on the Honorable Mention Team.

The Scots also garnered the CCC Team Sportsmanship Award for their outstanding play and character on the field.