Bard beaten by Thomas College in Florida finale

Esteban Rivera finished with two doubles, two RBIs and one run against Thomas College.

AUBURNDALE, FL - The Bard College baseball team lost to Thomas College, 12-5, Wednesday afternoon in the team's final game of its Florida spring break trip.

With the loss, the Raptors fell to 4-6 overall on the year and finished with a 2-4 mark during their Sunshine State trip. The Terriers of Thomas College meanwhile, grabbed their first win of the season thanks to their bats coming alive. 

After a scoreless first inning, Thomas exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second, as the team was able to chase Bard starter, Elliott Goldstein, early. 

The Raptors did rally back in the top of the fourth, thanks to a two-run double from Esteban Rivera. Rivera later scored in the inning on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 6-3, but that was as close as the Raptors would get.

The Terriers scored four runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth to finish the contest with 12 runs on 13 hits.

Mike Pizzuto crushed a solo home run in the seventh inning and later scored on a fielder's choice in the ninth for Bard's other two runs.

Pizzuto went 2-for-4 in the game, with a double and the homer. He also scored three runs and walked once. Rivera finished 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs for Bard. 

Lee Perry finished with a single and two walks in the effort.

Darren Kelly (Foxboro, MA) went 4-for-5 with two triples, two RBIs and three runs in the win for Thomas. 

Up next for the Raptors is a return to play in Annandale, as the team will host Castleton University on March 24th at 1 p.m. You can follow that game right here.