WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University baseball team had only one fewer hit than their opponents from Emory, 8-7, but the Eagles took advantage of five walks and four hit batters, plus a trio of home runs to earn a 12-1 University Athletic Association victory on Stein Diamond today.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 5-14, 1-4 UAA.
• Emory: 17-10, 6-2 UAA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emory scored runs in each inning between the second and the sixth.
• The Eagles scored on a Zach Wasserlauf single in the second and a Henry Pelinski ground-out in the second.
• The visitors tacked on four runs on just three hits in the fourth, with RF Matthew Sicoli plating two.
• Brandeis got its lone run in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by sophomore catcher Justin Keeler (Seymore, Conn. / St. Joseph's).
• Emory plated two more in the fifth on long home runs by 1B Tyler McLoughlin – his UAA leading eighth of the season – and outfielder Steven Hunt – his first.
• The Eagles polished things off in the sixth after two walks and a hit batter, as 3B Jack Halloran delivered a grand slam – his fourth homer of the season – to make it 12-1, and the Eagles ended the game early due to the UAA's run rule.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Wasserlauf and Hunt had the only two-hit games, while Wasserlauf's double was the only extra-base hit outside of the three home runs.
• Halloran, who reached on a walk and an error in addition to his home, scored three runs.
• Brandeis's seven hits were scattered among seven different players.
• Emory starter Aaron Mishoulam went six innings, allowing six hits and one earned run. He struck out 11 of the 26 batters he faced, walking just one and hitting one. He improved to 6-2.
• Brandeis junior Sean Decker-Jacoby (Los Angeles, Calif./Vistimar) fell to 0-3 on the campaign. He allowed seven hits and eight runs (seven earned) in five innings of work. He struck out five, walked three and hit two batters.
• Junior Chris Liang (Grand Rapids, MI / IMG Academy) allowed just one hit in his two innings of work, but that hit was Halloran's grand slam. Liang walked two and hit two batters, while also striking out two.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• This was Emory's first-ever game on Stein Diamond. Their first scheduled trip here in 2017 was moved to UMass Boston, while 2020 and 2021 series were cancelled because of COVID-19.

UP NEXT

• The Judges and Eagles will meet for the middle two games in the series tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at noon.