New London, Conn. – The Johnson & Wales baseball team dropped a 12-3 decision against Coast Guard in a non-conference contest on the road on Wednesday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the second after an RBI single by junior Bryan Sayers (Hinsdale, Mass.) and an unearned run gave the Wildcats the two run lead. After Coast Guard cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the second, JWU regained the two run advantage on an RBI groundout by junior Nick Alosco (Mahopac, N.Y.), plating fellow junior Waldis Garcia (Lowell, Mass.) to make the score 3-1.

Coast Guard tied the game on an RBI single by senior Ryan Milligan in the third and the Bears took the lead with a pair of runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Carroll and an RBI single by freshman Nolan Gallagher for a 5-3 advantage.

Milligan highlighted a four-run sixth with a three-run homer to left as the Bears took a 9-3 lead en route to the 12-3 victory.

Senior Jon Melendez (Providence, R.I.) and Sayers each had two hits for Johnson and Wales. Junior Jason Tsangarides (Hinsdale, Mass.) went five and a third innings in the setback for the Wildcats, recording 10 strikeouts.

Freshman Tyler Babkiewich was 5-for-5 with four runs scored while fellow rookie Cameron Carroll had two hits and drove in five runs in the win for Coast Guard. Freshman Nate Toll worked eight innings and allowed just five hits, three runs, two earned, while walking one and striking out five for the Bears.

JWU is now 0-10 for the season while Coast Guard improves to 4-4 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Thursday, March 18th when they host WPI for a non-conference contest at 3:30 p.m.