MYSTIC - The Mystic Schooners kicked off the 2022 NECBL campaign with a 6-2 win over North Shore on Tuesday evening at Dodd Stadium. 

Junior left handed pitcher Charlie McDaniel (Presbyterian College) provided the Schooners with a strong start on the mound going five innings allowing just one hit while recording four strikeouts. 

North Shore struck first in the top of the sixth, putting up two runs off of a fielded error on a bunt from Jake Bertsch and a double from Jake McEllroy. Mystic responded back in the bottom half of the inning with a sacrifice fly from senior infielder Charlie Pagliarini (Fairfield University) to cut the deficit to 2-1. 

The Schooners worked a five-run bottom half of the eighth inning with Navigators fielding error to first bring home senior infielder Stanton Leuthner (Stony Brook University) to tie the game at 2-2. Then Mystic took advantage of two more North Shore errors, a wild pitch and two fielder’s choices to take a 6-2 lead into the ninth. 

After the first two batters of the inning got on base, sophomore left hander Reid Easterly (Yale University) finished the ninth with three straight strikeouts to secure the 6-2 win for the #SchoonSquad.

Game Notes: 

• Mystic totaled 10 stolen bases on the night, junior’s Tristian McAlister(Mt. St. Mary's College) and Addison Kopack (University of Rhode Island) each recorded two a piece. 

• The Schooners pitching staff mounted a total of 11 strikeouts on the evening. 

• Offensively, Mystic worked nine walks and recorded seven hits. 

• McAlister finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and two runs. 

• Mystic junior infielder Cole Singsank (High Point University) knocked in an RBI while finishing with two singles.

• Leuthner went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in his return to the team after last season. 

• Jared Burrows (Bryant University) earned the win after throwing two scoreless innings in relief allowing just one walk while recording three strikeouts. 

UP NEXT: Mystic will travel to Newport on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:35 p.m. at Cardines Field. The game will be streamed on the NECBL Broadcast Network, with live stats and streaming information available on schoonersbaseball.com. 

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