Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University baseball team suffered two tough losses to Lyndon State College in a non-conference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Garrity Field. The Cadets dropped the first game, 7-6, before falling in the nightcap, 13-4.

Ben Clark led the way for the Hornets (6-17) in the first game going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. The senior shortstop ripped a double and blasted a towering home run to deep right field.

David Maxfield went 3-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored to lead the Cadets (5-21) in the opener. Rob Knox smashed a double in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

Norwich jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI doubles by Dustin Shimkus and Knox. The Cadets pushed across an unearned run in the second to make it 3-0, but Lyndon State tied it up with one run in the third inning and two more in the fourth.

Maxfield put NU back on top when he lined an opposite field home run over the fence in left field with two outs in the bottom of the fourth.

Lyndon State tied the score at 4-4 in the top of the fifth when Clark homered leading off the inning. The Hornets moved in front 7-4 with one run in the sixth and two more in the seventh, but the Cadets rallied in the bottom of the seventh.

Knox found himself at the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Cadets trailing, 7-5. He managed to hit a single to left that scored Travis Dyke, but Shimkus was cut down at the plate trying to score from second to end the game.

Alex Cardoza (0-3) was charged with the loss after giving up five runs over 5.1 innings. Cardoza struck out three while issuing four walks on the day. Ben Kleiner pitched the remaining 1.2 innings for Norwich and the freshman righty gave up two runs on three hits while picking up a strikeout.

Shayne Kirby went 3-for-4 with two runs scored to lead LSC in the second game, while Clark added his second home run of the day in the seventh inning when he drove a low pitch over the fence in right center.

Dyke went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to pace the Cadets offensively in the nightcap.

Norwich could not take advantage of a strong start by Brad Hudson, who scattered two hits over four innings of shutout ball before leaving with a 3-0 lead.

Ian Caird (0-4) took the loss for the Cadets when a key two-out error kept the sixth inning alive after the Hornets had rallied to tie the score at 4-4.  Lyndon went on to score a total of 11 in the frame to take a commanding 12-4 lead.

LSC (6-19) tacked on one more run in the seventh when Clark homered.

Knox pounded out a double in the third inning to run his hit streak to 14 games.

Norwich will conclude its brief three-game homestand on Wednesday, April 14, when the Cadets host in-state rival St. Michael's College in a nine-inning game at Garrity Field. First pitch for the non-league contest is slated for 3 p.m.