ATLANTA, Ga. – Brandeis University baseball first-year shortstop Matt Chafin (Canton, Mass./Canton) delivered a two-run triple in the top of the 10^th inning as the Judges came from 7-2 down to defeat host Emory, 10-8, for the Judges' first win over the Eagles since 2008.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 6-30, 1-15 UAA.
• Emory: 23-14-1, 9-6-1 UAA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Judges trailed, 3-0, headed into the sixth inning, but cut their deficit to one in the top of the sixth when junior catcher Justin Keeler (Seymour, Conn./St. Joseph's) delivered a two-run double.
• Emory responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 7-2 lead.
• In the top of the seventh, Brandeis answered with a pair of unearned runs, scoring when grad student Eddie Zanor (Branford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven)'s ground ball was booted, plating one run, and a Dylan Walsh (Arlington, Mass,/Arlington) grounder to first plated another, cutting the deficit to 7-4.
• In the top of the eighth, Brandeis plated three unearned runs to tie things up. Grad student RF Jake Freed (Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson) drove in Chafin with a sacrifice fly. Grad student 3B Brian King (Palos Verde, Calif./Palos Verde) singled to short to make it 7-6, and after a walk to Zanor, first-year Tobei Nakajima (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) knocked one through the right side to knot the game at 7-all.
• With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Judges rallied to take the lead, as first-year CF Connor Crowley (Guilford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven) singled up the middle and sophomore Alex Kim (Basking Ridge, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) put one through the right side. Freed then did the same putting Brandeis ahead, 8-7.
• Brandeis grad student Marc Maestri (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth. He walked the leadoff hitter and gave up a single through the right side to put two runners on. After the Eagles bunted the runners into scoring position, Brandeis called for an intentional walk. Pinch hitter Brandon Dincman delivered a game-tying sac fly for the second out, but Maestri got a foul out to right to send the game to extra innings.
• In the top of the 10^th, Zanor led off with a single up the middle. He was bunted into scoring position by Nakajima, and Walsh was intentionally walked. After a called third strike got the Eagles the second out, Chafin delivered the game-winning triple, blasting a 3-2 pitch to center field and scoring both runners after the centerfielder dove for the ball.
• In the bottom of the 10^th, Maestri walked the leadoff hitter, who moved to second on a wild pitch. Maestri took care of the next two outs, getting a called third strike for the first and snaring a line drive back up the middle for the second. Emory singled to put runners on the corners, but Maestri got a can-of-corn fly to center to end the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Judges outhit the Eagles, 14-9, and the hosts committed three errors to Brandeis's 1.
• Freed led Brandeis by going 3-4 with two RBI and a run scored, a walk and a sacrifice fly.
• Keeler and Chafin also had two hits for Brandeis.
• Brandeis first-year Jansen Landen (Swampscott, Mass./Austin Prep) got the start on the hill, throwing 4.2 innings of four-hit ball, allowing three earned runs. He worked around seven walks and struck out three.
• King tossed three innings of three-hit, three-run relief with two Ks and one walk.
• Maestri earned the win, improving to 3-6 on the season, with two innings of action, allowing two hits and one earned run. He walked three and struck out one.
• Emory's nine hits were from eight different players, with only CF Jake Lawson having two hits. The Eagles were limited to all singles, while Brandeis had four extra-base hits.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Judges had not defeated Emory since the 2008 season when the UAA tournament was held in Florida. This was their first win on campus against the Eagles since the conference started playing four-game series in 2017. The Judges snapped a 37-game losing streak in the series.

UP NEXT

• The Judges will close out the regular season on Wednesday evening with a Senior Day showdown against Wheaton College at 7 p.m.