Cal/Lowell Game 3 Recap

The Scots were at home on Thursday taking on the Lowell Red Arrows hoping for a sweep I. The series after picking up the first two wins tuesday on the road. They sent Sammy Vamderwal to the hill and the consistent lefty was equally consistent yet again. Vanderwal pitched 4 innings allowing 2 hits and one run which was unearned. The run was scored on a single up the middle in the 2nd following an error in the infield. The 1-0 lead would prove big enough as the Scots bats were silent all game. Cal had 2 guys reach third base the entire day, one was stranded and the other picked off. On the pick off, that may have been the biggest blunder of an inning all year. The Scots had Adams on third and Andrusiak on first with one out in the 4th. Andrusiak took off toward second and the catcher made a quality pump fake drawing Adams off third. Despite being not far off the bag, the catcher rifled a throw and a rundown ensued. The end result was Adams getting tagged out attempting to slide back into 3rd and Andrusiak was stranded at second by a pop fly. The 7th inning was the last good shot the Scots had and yet another blunder ensued. Trent Foreman got on with one out and attempted to steal second twice but both pitches were fouled off. The batter was retired and then with two outs Foreman stole second, putting the tying run 180 feet away. However Keegan Mulveys line shot to the left side was snagged and that ended the last rally the Scots had and ending the game with a 1-0 loss. The Scots relief pitcher Mitch McCallum threw 3 solid innings and made tremendous plays on the hill to get himself out of potentially dangerous situations. The Scots fall to 9-7 and will travel to Rockford tommorow for a doubleheader.