The Northeastern University Huskies baseball team was defeated by the Boston Red Sox, 18-3, in their annual early-season scrimmage held at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday afternoon.
Northeastern took an early lead in the first inning. Harrison Feinberg led off with a single and stole second base. Ryan Gerety then singled through the right side, allowing Feinberg to score and put the Huskies ahead 1-0.
In the second inning, Anthony Ruggiero contributed another run for Northeastern after singling, stealing both second and third base, and scoring on a throwing error by Red Sox catcher Ronald Rosario. This gave the Huskies a 2-1 advantage.
Robbie O’Connor started on the mound for Northeastern and provided a highlight by retiring the Red Sox in order in the bottom of the second inning, finishing with a strikeout of Allan Castro. O’Connor pitched two innings overall, giving up one run in the first before settling down.
The Red Sox responded strongly with three runs in the third inning and four more in the fourth to take control of the game. They added another run in the fifth and produced nine runs in a decisive sixth inning to extend their lead to 18-2.
Northeastern scored once more in the seventh when pinch hitter Cooper Tarantino singled to center field and later scored on Will Fosberg’s single. The final score was 18-3.
The Huskies will continue their schedule in Florida with a two-game series against the University of Minnesota at Fort Myers. The games are set for Saturday, February 21 at 6:05 p.m., and Sunday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.
