BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Bucs baseball scored eight runs in the first inning of their game against Dean on Tuesday en route to a 15-3 win over the Bulldogs at Hendy Field.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 15, Bulldogs 3

Records: Maritime 8-7

               Dean 3-12

On The Mound

Maritime: Brenden Baiardi (W, 2-2) 2 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 1 K

Dean: Spencer Lichstrahl (L, 0-1): 0.1 IP | 3 H | 8 R | 8 ER | 3 BB | 1 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Aaron Cole had three hits in the game, including a triple and a double in the first inning.
• Colsen Loughren had two hits, and Aj Pietrafesa, Brett Velzis, Michael Estrada, Michael Logiudice, and Aidan Weir each had a hit.
• Estrada drove in five runs, four of which were on his first-career grand slam in the first inning. Cole, Velzis, and Loughren all had three RBI.
• Velzis scored three times in the game with Pietrafesa, and Evan Vieira scored twice. Eight other Bucs scored once.
• Along with Estrada's grand slam, Velzis hit his third home run of the season, and Loughren hit his first-career long ball. 
• Vieira tallied the only stolen base of the game for the Bucs.

Dean

• Jordan Almendarez had two hits in the game. Five other Bulldogs had one hit.
• Almendarez, Joshua Cavas and Colin Favat all had an RBI in the loss.
• Nick Amendolara scored twice in the game, and Almendarez scored once.
• Nathan Suncar and Jadon Murakami each had a stolen base.

How It Happened

Maritime scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump out to a commanding lead. Velzis drove in the first run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Estrada came up two hitters later and hit his first-career grand slam. Then, in his second at-bat of the inning, Cole doubled with the bases loaded and drove in all three runners. The Bucs led 8-0 after one inning of play.

After two scoreless innings, the Bulldogs found their way onto the scoreboard, getting a run in the top of the fourth inning on a Cavas single to make the score 8-1. In the bottom of the inning, the Buccaneers added two runs on Velzis's third homer of the season and took a 10-1 lead.

The Bucs added three more in the bottom of the fifth on Loughren's first home run and went up 13-1 after five.

In the top of the sixth, Dean scraped another run across the plate when Favate singled to left field to make it a 13-2 game.

Maritime scored two more in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded walk to take a 15-2 lead after seven.

In the top of the ninth, Dean got one more run on a sacrifice fly. The Bucs finished off the innings after the run and went above .500 for the first time this season at 8-7 with the 15-3 victory.

What's Next

The Bucs open conference play this weekend against Westfield State. The three-game series opens up on Friday with the Owls coming to Buzzards Bay for a 4pm first pitch.