Box Score

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Senior Tim Gallagher threw a nine-inning complete game to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team to a 5-2 victory over Gordon College, at Chain of Lakes Park. With the win, the Engineers improve to 7-1 on the season, while the Fighting Scots drop 5-4.

Gordon scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first, on an RBI-single by junior Jesse Amaya (South Gate, CA/Veritas Prep).

The Engineers came back with a three-run top of the second, providing all the offense that Gallagher (Snohomish, WA/Snohomish) would need on the day. Freshman catcher Sean Welling (Baltimore, MD/Lock Raven) delivered the big blow in the inning, driving in two with a double.

Freshman Dawson Tefft (West Granby, CT/Granby) brought the Fighting Scots to within 3-2 in the bottom of the second, rolling one to second, which plated junior Alex German (Brimfield, IL/Peoria Christian).

Rensselaer added a pair of insurance runs in to the top of the fifth. Freshman Matt Lawrence (Chicago, IL/U. of Chicago High School) drove in one with a groundout, before junior Tyler Listing (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) knocked in another with a single.

Gallagher allowed two runs on six hits to pick up his first win of the season. He struck out two and walked four. Freshman Roland LaPointe (Leominster, MA/Leominster) was saddled with the loss, surrendering three runs (2 earned) on four hits in 4.0 innings.

The Engineers conclude their Florida schedule tomorrow morning, when they face TCNJ for a doubleheader (9:30am).