ATLANTA, Ga. – The Brandeis University baseball team dropped its fourth-straight game today as the Judges lost at Emory University, 19-10. The Judges fall to 16-12 overall and 6-10 in the University Athletic Association, finishing in fourth place in the league. Emory improves to 25-13 and 12-4 in the UAA, claiming a share of the conference title along with Case Western Reserve.
The high-scoring affair saw scoring in all but two innings. Brandeis jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Eagles answered with six in the bottom of the frame. Emory took advantage of Brandeis's wildness, as they scored on five walks, a hit batter, an error, and three wild pitches.
The Judges responded, tying the game with three runs in the second and going ahead, 10-6, after scoring four times in the top of the third. They wouldn't score after that, as the hosts scored twice in the third and one time in the fourth to climb within 10-9. The Eagles went ahead with five runs in the fifth and blew things open with one more in the seventh and four in the eighth.
Offensively, the Judges were paced by grad student catcher Luke Hall (Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown) who went 2-5 with two doubles, three runs scored, and one RBI. Grad student CF Dan Frey (Ipswich, Mass./St. John's Prep) had a team-high three hits, going 3-5 with a double, a run scored and three driven in. Grad student DH Victor Oppenheimer (West Hills, Calif./Chaminade) was 2-5 with a team-high three RBI and one run scored.
Emory leadoff hitter and 1B Zeke Diamond set the table for the Eagles by going 4-6 with three runs scored and two RBI. CF Ellis Schwartz was 1-4 with two walks, two runs scored and a three-run home run that put the home team ahead for good.
Brandeis senior pitcher Cam Roberts (Leominster, Mass / Nashoba Regional) had the longest stint among five hurlers, going 3.2 innings and allowing six hits, five runs (four earned), striking out three and walking one. He shouldered the loss, falling to 3-1 on the season. Emory's Ryan Reynolds three 3.1 innings of two-hit relief for his first win of the season.
The Judges return to action on Wednesday, April 27, with a scheduled night game against Bridgewater State. The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.