Baseball: Warriors Seek to End Three-Game Losing Streak in Match Against Mitchell College

4/20/2026 11:20:00 AM

Team Records
Eastern Connecticut: 20-9-1
Mitchell College: 23-9

Series History:

5^th meeting all time. The series is tied 2-2, beginning in 2014. The Mariners won the first two games, defeating the Warriors 4-3 in eleven innings in the series opener.
Mitchell's next win was a 3-2 victory in the NCAA DIII Regional Tournament, ending the Warriors season in 2016
In 2024, the Warriors played Mitchell College in the first regular season meeting in the teams' history. Eastern won 6-3 at home in a game the Warriors took over in the third inning. Ian Moser hit a two-run double down the left field line to draw the Warriors level at 2-2. Eastern capitalized on five errors from the Mariners to win their first game over Mitchell
Last year, the Warriors dominated Mitchell College 18-6 in a seven-inning game at Alumni Field in New London. Eastern scored in every inning, while Mitchell scored all six of their runs in the bottom of the third. Two members of the 2026 Eastern team recorded two or more hits in that game. Moser went 3-5 with two RBIs and three runs, while Sean Fallon came into the game and went 2-3

Recent Games:

After winning five in a row, the Warriors are on a three-game losing streak, falling to Wheaton College on Senior Day and dropping a Little East Conference doubleheader to Keene State College on Saturday. In game one against Keene, the Owls were off to an 8-0 start and cruised to a 9-2 win. Eastern stayed in contention in the second game until Keene scored four in the top of the ninth and won 10-4
The Mariners have won six of their last seven games, defeating Elms, Lasell, and Rivier during the process. Mitchell lost their only game against the Warriors last opponent, Keene State, in a 15-13 game in Keene, NH. Kenneth Miller Jr. and Nicholas Bracale both went 3-5 in that game, combining for six RBIs and four runs

Game Notes:

Chas Terni Jr. has eight home runs for Mitchell, while the next Mariner has just three this season. Terni Jr. is second in the RBIs category, with 38. He's batting .367 on the season, while five other Mariners have at least 50 at-bats and have a higher batting average
Leading the RBIs category for the Mariners is SS/2B Johnny Brucato who has 39 in 32 games this season. Brucato has two triples and 13 stolen bases on the year
Moser and Hank Penders fill the top two spots in multiple categories for the Warriors. The duo leads the team in doubles, home runs, RBIs, and total bases
Errors have been a common theme in previous games in the history of Eastern and Mitchell. The Warriors have 50 errors this season and the Mariners have recorded 43