After more than 700 wins, 21 postseason berths, 12 NCAA tournament spots and a trip to the Division III World Series in 1999, coach Varney leaves behind quite a legacy on Brandeis Athletics.
The Judges gave up six runs in the first three innings, but couldn't quite get over the hump against the Scots. Nick Falkson had three RBI in five plate appearances, with a single, two sacrifice flies and two walks.
The Judges scored the first two runs of the game, but the Wildcats answered with six in a row. Ryan Healy was 2-5 with an RBI, he now has seven hits in his last 11 ABs.
It's that time of year, so here is a listing of all the postponements and other changes to the Brandeis Athletics spring schedule. 4/9 Update: BASE at WNEU ppd, no makeup yet
On April 7, Brandeis baseball coach Pete Varney earned his 700th career win, making him the fourth Division III coach from New England to reach the plateau. Some of his former players, now coaches themselves, talked about their experience playing for Coach V.
Rookie Luke Zeccola hit his second pinch home run of the season in a 5-4 loss in game one, while the Jumbos' offense exploded in a 28-2 win in game two.
Senior Brian Allen hit his first career home run, while rookie Nick Falkson, sophomore Ryan Tettemer and junior Connor Doyle also had solo shots, but the Anchormen scored five early runs and held on.
Sam Miller hurled the Judges to a 4-2 win in the opener, while Tom McCarthy and Greg Heineman hit back-to-back homers in the second game. The wins were #697 and 698 in coach Pete Varney's 34-year career.
Rookie Ryan Pocock blasted his third home run of the season to give the Judges an early lead, but a three-run fifth by the Bears put them ahead for good.
Rookie Luke Zeccola hit his second home run in as many days, this time in a pinch-hitting role, while classmate Nick Falkson was 4-5 with two runs scored to improve his batting average to .429.