In a long week of action for the baseball team, the Judges were on top of their game, finishing with four wins and just one loss. The team finished the weekend with two wins last Sunday against the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to improve its record to 17-11."We played really well this week," rookie shortstop Dom Schwartz '14 said. "Our team is finally clicking with solid hitting and defense, as well as some great pitching performance."

In the second game against UMass Dartmouth, the Judges' bats made the Corsairs pay in a 14-7 victory. The Corsairs took an early 3-0 lead on three RBI singles in the first inning, forcing coach Pete Varney to pull pitcher Colin Markel '14. The Judges responded quickly, knocking the Corsairs starter out of the game in the bottom of the inning with a six-run frame. The Judges would add two more runs in the second inning, one run in the third, two in the fourth and three in the fifth to take a commanding 14-3 lead.

Pitcher Stefan Weiss '13 came on for Markel and gave up just four hits through the fifth inning. He was tagged for four runs in the top of the sixth, but left-hander Jesse Link '13 came in and closed out the game. Weiss was credited with the win. The Judges were led by outfielder Nick Cortese '13, who went 3-3 with three runs scored. Catcher Kenny Destremps '12 went 3-4 with two runs scored, and second baseman Sean O'Hare '12 finished 2-4 with four RBIs.

In the first game last Sunday, Brandeis' Dylan Britton '12 led the charge by allowing just one run on four hits in five innings of action. After Britton gave up a run in the top of the fourth to put the Corsairs up 1-0, the Judges responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a single by Destremps and an error by Corsairs second baseman Dan DeMello.

Pat Nicholson '11 moved from first base to pitcher in the sixth inning, and the Corsairs scored the tying run on a single in the top of the seventh inning. In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Tony Deshler '12 singled to right field to lead off the inning, advanced to second on a Cortese groundout, and to third on a wild pitch. Nicholson then brought Deshler home on a walk-off single to win the game 3-2.

Nicholson was credited with the win as well, as he had still been pitching. He ended his day 2-4 with one RBI at the plate, and earned the win with his two innings on the mound.

However, the Judges' hot play of late was briefly halted last Friday against Wheaton College. The Lyons halted the Judges' five-game win streak, stifling Brandeis for a 6-0 victory.

The Lyons, who had won 12 of the past 14 game, sent rookie right-hander Nick Filloramo to the mound. Filloramo pitched a complete-game gem, allowing just six hits. Lefty Mike Swerdloff '13 took the loss for Brandeis, letting up four earned runs on six hits over 7 1/3 innings.

Last Wednesday, the Judges came from three runs down in the seventh inning to defeat Rhode Island College 5-3.

For the first six innings, Anchormen sophomore right-hander David Hoey held the Judges in check. Hoey allowed just three Brandeis base runners and struck out seven Judges in that span. Brandeis starter John McGrath '11 was tagged for two solo homers in the fourth inning and allowed a third run to cross the plate in sixth, leaving the Judges down 3-0.

The Judges finally found their stride in the seventh inning. Cortese opened the inning with a single and designated hitter Eric Rosenberg '11 doubled. Cortese scored on a wild pitch and Rosenberg scored on an O'Hare groundout. McGrath retired the side in the eighth inning to keep the deficit at one. In the bottom of the frame, the Judges quickly tied the game at three before Nicholson ripped a line drive to right field to drive in two more runs and put the Judges in front.

McGrath did his part in the ninth, fielding a grounder to the mound for a putout to first before striking out the next two batters for the complete game win.

The Judges began the week last Wednesday by defeating the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 9-5.

The Judges quickly tagged Engineer senior starter Ryne Barry for three runs on two doubles in the first inning and never let up, jumping out to a 7-0 lead after two frames. The Judges bats stayed hot in the bottom of the second inning.

Rookie starter Colin Market '14 allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings, but the Judges' bullpen controlled the bleeding with Alex Tynan '12 hurling two scoreless frames, and Swerdloff closing out the game.

The Judges are next in action against Worcester State University today at home on the Stein Diamond. The team then takes on Johnson and Wales University on Thursday and travels to face Western New England College on Saturday. In total, the team has 11 games left on its calendar, wrapping up the season on May 1 with a doubleheader against Trinity College.

"We have a lot of big games coming up in the next few weeks," said Schwartz. "We have a chance to win a bunch of games and finish off what has been a great season.