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Saturday, May 27, 2000
NCAA Division III National Championship
Chapman Eliminates Southern Maine, 9-1
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Junior right-hander pitcher Eric Hayden
(Spokane,
Wash.) scattered four hits and did not walk a batter over eight innings and
senior Adam Olow (San Diego, Calif.) had four hits as the Chapman University
Panthers stayed alive in the 2000 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
Finals
by beating the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 9-1, at Fox Cities
Stadium
Saturday afternoon.
Chapman advances on in the eight-team, double-elimination
tournament to
play the loser of the University of St. Thomas-SUNY Cortland game Sunday
afternoon at noon. Southern Maine, which lost to Wartburg College Friday
night,
2-1, is eliminated and finished its season 35-14.
Hayden was on the ropes in the first inning when the Huskies had a
pair of
hits and scored their lone run. After that, he was virtually unhittable after
the first inning allowing only a single to Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.)
in the
fifth and a single to Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) in the sixth. He fanned two
to improve his record to 7-0.
Olow reached base all six times he batted with three singles, a
double, a
walk and he was hit by a pitch.
The Huskies, hurt by a defensive lapse in Friday's heart-breaking
first
round loss against Wartburg College, continued to play poor defense
Saturday by
committing a season-high seven errors.
The teams traded runs in the first inning as Chapman scored its run
on Pat
Stevens (Eugene, Ore.) sacrifice fly, and the Huskies countered on Pat
Toomey's
(Medford, Mass.) groundout that scored Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) who
had doubled.
The Panthers took a 3-1 lead in the second inning by taking
advantage of
USM errors. Michael Caira (La Palma, Calif.) led off with a single and Alex
Taylor (Anahiem, Calif.) beat out a one-out bunt. Both runners advanced a
base
when USM starting pitcher Mark Russell's throw got away for an error. Tony
Serna (Garden Grove, Calif.) plated both runners with an single to left.
Chapman picked up an unearnd run without the benefit of a hit in the
fifth. Olow walked, was safe at second on an infield error, moved to third
on a
sacrifice bunt and scored on a fielder's choice.
The West Region champions picked up an unearned run in the sixth when
Brandon Maciel (Corona, Calif.) walked, stole second, went to third on Olow's
infield hit and scored on another USM error.
Caira gave the Panthers another insurance run in the eighth when he
beat
out an infield hit that scored Olow. Chapman added three more insurance
runs in
the ninth. The big blow was a two-run double by Olow.
Russell, who lasted just two innings, gave up five hits and three runs
(one earned) before being lifted. He finished the season with a 6-4 record.
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Friday, May 26, 2000
NCAA Division III National Championship
USM Huskies Fall to Wartburg, 2-1
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- Senior center fielder Patrick Lowe (Des Moines,
Iowa) threw out the potential tying run at the plate to end the ballgame as
the
Wartburg College Knights hung on to defeat the University of Southern Maine
Huskies, 2-1, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Baseball
Championship
finals Friday night at Fox Cities Stadium.
The win was the eighth straight for the Knights (41-7) who move
into the
winners bracket against Alleghney College. Southern Maine (35-13) drops into
the losers bracket of the eight-team, double-elimination tournament and plays
Chapman University at 1:15 p.m. Saturday in an elimination game.
Down 2-0 heading into their final time at bat, the Huskies gave
themselves
a shot at tying the game as Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass) singled up the
middle to leadoff. After a strikeout and a groundout that advanced Curcuru to
second, Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.) reached on an infield single.
Sophomore
Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) pinch ran for Sebring and stole second to put
runners at secon and third.
Junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine) stroked his third single of
the
game to center where Lowe picked it up cleanly and fired a perfect one-hop
strike to catcher Matt Thede (Reinbeck, Iowa) who applied the tag to the
diving
Lacroix.
Overshadowed by the dramatic ending was the outstanding pitchers duel
between Wartburg's senior Shane Potratz (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and USM senior
Denny
Webber (Sabattus, Maine).
Potratz, who dodged a couple of mild threats, scattered seven
singles and
walked only two while striking out eight to pick up his 11th win of the season
against no losses.
Webber, who did not give up a hit until the fifth inning, gave up
seven
hits and one walk while fanning seven. His record drops to 7-4.
The Knights made a pair of gift runs in the fifth inning stand up
for the
win. The Huskies hurt themselves when Wartburg number nine hitter Jay
Bollman's
(Waverly, Iowa) infield pop fly was dropped for an error to load the bases.
Sophomore Jude Burger (Dubuque, Iowa) followed with a single to right to score
Vernon Birmingham (Kansas City, Iowa), who had the Knights' first hit against
Webber, and Jay Whannel (Traer, Iowa).
The Huskies threaten in the second inning when freshman Andy Lang (New
Bedford, Mass.) and sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.) had back-to-back
singles, but Potratz got out of trouble with a double play.
Southern Maine got a runner to third in the third as sophomore Craig
Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) was hit by a Potratz pitch, advanced to second on
sophomore Peter L'Italien's (Salem, Mass.) sacrifice bunt, and to third a
groundout. Potratz stranded him there getting a groundout to end the inning.
USM put runners at the corners in the seventh, but Potratz induced
another
ground ball that the Knights turned into their third double play of the night.
In other first round games played Friday, the University of St. Thomas
(Minn.) defeated Emory University, 8-3, SUNY-Cortland knocked off Montclair
(N.J.) State College, 5-1, and Allegheny College beat Chapman University, 4-2.
Saturday's schedule has Emory playing Montclair at 10:00 a.m.
followed by
Chapman battling Southern Maine at 1:15 in a pair of elimination games. In
the
winner's bracket, St. Thomas takes on SUNY-Cortland at 4:30 and Allegheny
plays
Wartburg in the final game of the day.
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Friday, May 26, 2000
Delorme Named ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American
APPLETON, Wis. -- University of Southern Maine freshman
outfielder Tyler
Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) added his named to the Huskies' long list of All-
Americans Thursday evening when he was named to the 2000 American Baseball
Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Division III All-America third team. The
teams were announced at the pretournament banquet to kickoff the NCAA Division
III Baseball Championship Finals.
Delorme is the 13th different USM player to earn All-America
honors, and
the first to be named during his freshman season.
Named the Most Outstanding Player at last weekend's NCAADivision
III New
England Regional Tournament, Delorme came into the national championship
finals
batting .413 with 12 doubles, three triples, a team-leading eight home runs
and
57 RBI.
In last weekend's regional tournament, the power-hitting left
fielder hit
.600 (9 for 15) in four games. He had the decisive three-run homer in the
Huskies' 6-5 win over Bridgewater State College in the third round game, then
came back the next day to go 4 for 4 with two RBI in the championship game
against Bridgewater State.
Southern Maine will play Wartburg College of Waverly, Iowa, winners
of the
Central Region, in the last of four first round games at the NCAA finals
Friday
evening.
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Monday, May 22, 2000
NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament
Delorme Leads Huskies Past Bears to Win NCAA Regional Tournament
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman outfielder Tyler Delorme (Enosburg
Falls, Vt.)
went 4 for 4 with a pair of RBI to lead the third-seeded University of
Southern
Maine Huskies to an 8-4 victory over the top-seeded Bridgewater State College
Bears in the championship game of the 2000 NCAA Division III New England
Regional Baseball Tournament played at Towers Field on USM's Gorham campus
Monday afternoon.
Southern Maine advances onto the eight-team, double-elimination NCAA
Division III Baseball Championship Tournament Finals that begin this Friday
(May
26) in Appleton, Wis. The Huskies will meet Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa),
champions from the Central Region, in the last of four first round games on
Friday at approximately 8:45 p.m. EDT. This will be Southern Maine's fifth
trip
to the championship finals in the last 12 seasons.
The win was USM's fourth straight in the six-team,
double-elimination New
England Regional tournament and improved the Huskies' overall record to
35-12.
Bridgewater State, which came out of the loser's bracket by beating Suffolk
University Sunday night for the right to play USM for the regional title,
needed
to beat the Huskies twice Monday to win the crown. The Bears finished their
season 30-9.
Southern Maine wasted no time jumping on Bears' senior starter Mike
Marini
(Lynn, Mass.) for four runs in the first inning before he was lifted for
sophomore Tim Hart (Carver, Mass.). Junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester,
Mass.) put
USM up 1-0 with an RBI double.
Delorme, who hit a three-run homer in Sunday's winner's bracket game
between the same two teams, followed with a single that sent Curcuru to
third.
The rookie outfielder, who was named the tournament's most outstanding player,
then stole second. Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) plated Curcuru
with
an infield groundout to make it 2-0.
Marini walked the next two batters to load the bases. Sophomore Craig
Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) lined a single to center plating two more USM runs,
and
that brought Hart out of the bullpen.
The Bears got one run back in the first on sophomore Justin Twieraga's
(Plymouth, Mass.) RBI single.
Southern Maine matched the Bears solo tally in the second on Curcuru's
second double of the day and Delorme's RBI single.
Twieraga kept the Bears within striking distance with a two-run
triple to
right field in the third inning that score seniors Mike Ryan (Lowell,
Mass.) and
Jeff Cloonan (Easton, Mass.).
Delorme picked up his second RBI of the day when he doubled off the
fence
in left center field in the fourth inning.
Ryan got the Bears back within two in the bottom of the fourth with
an RBI
single.
USM added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth when junior Shaun
Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) scored on Curcuru's groundout, and junior Pat
Toomey (Medford, Mass.) scored on a wild pitch.
Southern Maine got three innings apiece from three different
pitchers.
Sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine), the second of the three, picked up
his fifth win with three innings of one-hit scoreless relief. Sophomore Ryan
Adams (Sanford, Maine) took over with one on and no outs in the seventh and
retired eight straight batters to record his fifth saves of the season.
Marini, who went 6.1 innings against Wheaton on Saturday, was
tagged with
his third loss of the year. Hart pitched 7.1 innings of excellent long relief
to keep the Bears in the game.
New England Regional All-Tournament Team
Catcher Jake Miles Trinity College
First Base Neil Brazie Bridgewater State College
Second Base Greg Spanos Trinity College
Third Base Nick Melchionna Suffolk University
Shortstop Pat Toomey University of Southern Maine
Left Field Tyler Delorme University of Southern Maine
Center Field Bryan Devereaux Endicott College
Right Field Mike Anastasia Suffolk University
Designated Hitter Joe Duca Suffolk University
Pitcher Kevin Cadres Bridgewater State College
Denny Webber University of Southern Maine
Most Outstanding Player Tyler Delorme University of Southern Maine
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Sunday, May 21, 2000
NCAA Division III New England Regional Baseball Tournament
Huskies Advance to Championship Round
PORTLAND, Maine -- Freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
slammed
a three-run homer to snap a 3-3 tie and the third-seeded University of
Southern
Maine Huskies hung on to defeat the top-seeded Bridgewater State College
Bears,
6-5, in the winner's bracket game of the NCAA Division III New England
Regional
Baseball Tournament at Hadlock Field Sunday afternoon.
The win was the Huskies' third straight in the tournament and moves
them
into Monday's championship round needing to win one of two games to earn a
trip
to the 2000 NCAA Division III Baseball Championships finals in Appleton, Wis.
The loss drops the Bears into Sunday's third game against the
winner of
the Trinity College-Suffolk University elimination game.
In the fifth inning, Delorme took full advantage of an infield
error on
junior Jody Curcuru's (Gloucester, Mass.) potential inning-ending, double-play
ground ball. The red-shirt freshman hit an 0-1 fastball deep over the left
field fence for his eighth round tripper of the season to give the Huskies
a 6-3
lead.
Sophomore Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine), the second of three USM
hurlers,
protected the lead before tiring in the eighth when the Bears reached him
for a
pair of runs. Adams picked up his sixth win of the season working 4.1 innings
in relief. Senior Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine) pitched a perfect ninth
inning
for his third save.
The teams traded runs in the second inning. The Bears gabbed a 1-0
lead
when sophomore Justin Twieraga (Plymouth, Mass.) scored on a wild pitch.
Southern Maine tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on a one-out
double by junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine) and an RBI single by
sophomore
Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.).
Bridgewater State regained the lead in the third when, with two outs,
senior Jeff Cloonan (Easton, Mass.) doubled, advanced to third on an errant
pickoff throw, and scored on sophomore Neil Brazie's (Housatonic, Mass.)
single.
After the Bears added a run in the fourth on an infield error, the
Huskies
tied the game at 3-3 on sophomore Peter'LItalien's (Salem, Mass.) two-run
single
in the bottom half of the inning.
Bridgewater State made things interesting scoring twice in the eighth
inning. Brazie led off with a double, advanced to third on senior Ryan
Faria's
(Foxboro, Mass.) single, and scored on a wild pitch. Faria later scored on
junior Tony DeMeo's (Carver, Mass.) two-out single. The threat ended when
DeMeo
was thrown out attempting to steal.
BSC sophomore starter Shawn Cronin (Dighton, Mass.), who went the
first
five innings, took the loss. Sophomore left-hander Kevin Cadres (Hanson,
Mass.)
three innings of one-hit, five-strikeout relief.
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Saturday, May 20, 2000
NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament
USM Huskies Defeat Trinity, 12-5
PORTLAND, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies jumped out to a
six-run lead in the first inning, then iced the game with a five-run ninth
inning to defeat the Trinity College Bantams, 12-5, Saturday night to remain
unbeaten in the six-team, double-elimination NCAA Division III New England
Regional Baseball Tournament be played at Hadlock Field.
The win puts the Huskies, 33-12, into Sunday's winner's bracket game against
unbeaten Bridgewater State College at noon. Bridgewater State advanced in the
winner's bracket by eliminating Wheaton College with a 6-3 win.
Trinity, 22-8, will play Suffolk University in the loser's bracket
game at
3:30. Suffolk eliminated Endicott College in the first game of the day, 7-2.
The Huskies sent 11 men to the plate in the first inning to stake
junior
right-handed starter Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.) to a 6-0 lead. Freshman
Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) plated the first run with a single.
After a
walk loaded the bases, sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.) was hit by a
pitch to force home the second run. Junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine)
made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly. Sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.)
added
an RBI single, and sophomore Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) brought in the
final
two runs with a single.
Trinity got on the board in the sixth when sophomore Steve Cella
(Peabody,
Mass.) led off with a double, advanced to third on a groundout, and came
home on
sophomore Andy Freimuth's (Bristol, Conn.) sacrifice fly.
The Huskies got that run back in the seventh on freshman Andy
Lang's (New
Bedford, Mass.) sacrifice fly.
Senior Brian Powell (Holyoke, Mass.) got one back in the bottom of the
seventh with his second home run of the season. Sophomore Steve Cella's
(Peabody, Mass.) RBI single later in the inning made it 7-3.
The Bantams made things interesting with a pair of runs in the
eighth on
senior Jayson Barbarotta's (Trumbull, Conn.) two-run double. USM sophomore
reliever Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) escaped any further damage.
Southern Maine ended any Trinity comeback hopes scoring five runs
in the
top of the ninth. The big blow was a bases loaded double by freshman pinch
hitter Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) that plated three runs.
Russell pitched the first 6.1 innings for the Huskies to pick up
his sixth
win of the season against three losses. Sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford,
Maine) got the Huskies out of a seventh inning jam before being lifted in
favor
of Adams after giving up a leadoff walk in the eighth.
Trinity senior Brendan Moss (Orange, Conn.), who survived the shaky
first
inning to pitch seven more strong innings, absorbed his third loss against
four
wins. He allowed only one run and three hits after the Huskies' first inning
outburst.
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Friday, May 19, 2000
NCAA DIVISION III NEW ENGLAND BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Webber, Southern Maine Defeat Wheaton, 4-1
PORTLAND, Maine -- Senior pitcher Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine)
tied
the school record for career victories with his 24th, as third-seeded Southern
Maine advanced past its first round contest against fourth-seeded Wheaton
College, 4-1 on Friday at Hadlock Field in its opening contest of the NCAA
Division III New England Regional Baseball Championship.
Southern Maine jumped out to a quick 2-0 advantage in the opening
frame on
a two-run homer by junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.). The Huskies
placed
their first run on base with one out, as junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.)
drilled a single straight up the chute into center field.
In the fourth inning, USM extended its lead to three runs, thanks to
freshman Andy Lang's (New Bedford, Mass.) one-out double, followed by a line-
drive RBI single to right field from junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine).
The Huskies had their best scoring opportunity in the bottom of the
sixth,
loading the bases on three singles with no outs. Wheaton forced the first out
at home plate on a fielder's choice play by sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester,
Mass.), but Southern Maine went ahead 4-0 on a Dority sacrifice fly. The
Lyons
closed the frame, throwing out sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.)
attempting to reach home from third base.
Wheaton got on the board in the seventh, as sophomore DH Damon Whalen
(Pelham, N.H.) smacked his 11th home run of the season, cutting the Husky lead
to three. Whalen's hit broke Webber's 15 consecutive scoreless innings as a
starter in NCAA Division III Regional championship competition, dating back to
last year's complete-game shutout against Trinity College.
In the loss, the Lyons fall to the losers bracket of the double-
elimination tournament where they will face top-seeded Bridgewater State
College
tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Bridgewater State defeated Endicott College, 2-0, in
the
opening game of the tournament. Southern Maine will tangle with Trinity
College
at 7:00 p.m.
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Thursday, May 18, 2000
NCAA New England Regional Tournament
at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine
All games scheduled for Thursday, May 18 have been postponed due to
inclement weather. The tournament will begin Friday, May 19.
Seedings: 1. Bridgewater State. 2. Suffolk. 3. Southern Maine.
4. Wheaton. 5. Trinity. 6. Endicott.
Friday, May 19
Game One #1 Bridgewater State vs. #6 Endicott 12:00
Game Two #2 Suffolk vs. #5 Trinity 3:30
Game Three #3 Southern Maine vs. #4 Wheaton 7:00
Saturday, May 20
Game Four Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two 12:00
Game Five Winner of Game One vs. Loser of Game Three 3:30
Game Six Winner of Game Two vs. Winner of Game Three 7:00
Sunday, May 21
Pairings to be announced
Game Seven 12:00
Game Eight 3:30
Game Nine 7:00
Monday, May 22
Pairings to be announced
Game Ten 12:00
Game Eleven if necessary
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Monday, May 15, 2000
USM Huskies Receive NCAA At-Large Bid
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine baseball team has
received an at-large bid into the 42-team field for the 2000 NCAA Division III
Baseball National Championship Tournament that begins this Thursday (May 18)
with regional tournament play. The Huskies have been designated as the host
institution for this weekend's six-team, double-elimination New England
Regional
Tournament to be played at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.
This will be the 14th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament
for
head coach Ed Flaherty's team. The Huskies finished the 2000 regular
season 31-
12 and were runner-ups in last weekend's Little East Conference Tournament.
USM
received one of the five at-large berths into this year's tournament.
Top-seeded Bridgewater (Mass.) State College (27-7) opens the
tournament
Thursday against sixth-seeded Endicott College (23-12). The second game on
Thursday will have second-seeded Suffolk University (36-7) playing
fifth-seeded
Trinity College (21-7). Southern Maine will take on fourth-seeded Wheaton
College (28-10) in the third game.
Seeds: 1. Bridgewater State; 2. Suffolk; 3. Southern Maine; 4.
Wheaton;
5. Trinity; 6. Endicott
Thursday, May 18 (at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine)
Game One Bridgewater State (27-7) vs. Endicott (23-12) 12:00
Game Two Suffolk (36-7) vs. Trinity (21-7) 3:30
Game Three Southern Maine (31-12) vs. Wheaton (28-10) 7:00
Friday, May 19 (at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine)
Game Four Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two 12:00
Game Five Winner of Game One vs. Loser of Game Three 3:30
Game Six Winner of Game Two vs. Winner of Game Three 7:00
Saturday, May 20 (at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine)
Game Seven tba 12:00
Game Eight tba 3:30
Game Nine tba 7:00
Sunday, May 21 (at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine)
Game Ten tba 12:00
Game Eleven if necessary (50 minutes following Game Ten)
NOTE: Pairings for Games Seven-Eleven will depend upon the number of teams
remaining.
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Saturday, May 13, 2000
Little East Tournament
UMass Dartmouth Wins Little East Crown Beating USM, 8-6
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs
scored four times in the seventh inning to overcome a two-run deficit and went
on to win their first Little East Conference baseball championship by
defeating
the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 8-6, in the championship game of the
fourth annual tournament Saturday afternoon at Towers Field.
The fourth-seeded Corsairs, who had to win a first round playoff
game on
Tuesday just to get into the weekend's four-team, double-elimination
championship tournament, won three straight games to take the title and the
automatic NCAA tournament berth. UMass Dartmouth takes a 20-20 record into
the
NCAA tournament field that will be announced Monday.
Southern Maine, the top seed and defending champion, earned its way
into
the championship round against UMD by beating arch-rival Eastern Connecticut
State University, 6-5, in the first game of the day. The Huskies will wait
until Monday to hear if they will receive one of the five at-large berths
in the
42-team NCAA tournament. The Huskies are 31-12.
In the championship game, Southern Maine grabbed a 6-4 lead in the
bottom
of the sixth scoring five runs. The Huskies sent 11 batters to the plate and
received the benefit of three Corsair errors and a wild pitch in the rally.
Junior Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) forced home the first run with a
bases loaded walk. Sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) beat out a
fielder's choice to drive in the second run. Junior Jason Dority (Winterport,
Maine) lined a single into center field for an RBI, and when the ball was
misplayed for a two-base error, Lacroix came all the way around to score from
first. Dority, who ended up on third, scored on a single by sophomore Craig
Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.).
The Corsairs came right back with six straight hits to open the
seventh
inning and regain the lead. Senior Manny Santo (Warwick, R.I.) drove the
first
run with a single to right field. Singles by freshman Jason Orlando
(Gloucester, Mass.) and junior Doug Kelsch (Wareham, Mass.) loaded the
bases for
sophomore Nelson Antunes (Fall River, Mass.). Antunes perfectly placed a
bloop
single down the left line to score Santo and Orlando. Kelsch would score an
insurance run on sophomore Tim Dwyer's (Franklin, Mass.) sacrifice fly.
USM threaten with two out in the eighth inning as junior Shaun
Richardson
(Kennebunk, Maine) singled and freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.)
walked.
UMD junior right-hander Jason Hinchliffe (New Bedford, Mass.), who beat the
Huskies on a complete game two-hitter Thursday, came on in relief to get the
final four outs to preserve the win for senior Greg Zackrison (Bridgewater,
Mass.).
Junior Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.), the last of four USM
hurlers, was
tagged with the loss.
In the earlier elimination game, the Huskies built a 6-0 lead over the
first five innings, then hung on against Eastern Connecticut. USM junior left-
hander Travis Gilmore (Kingfield, Maine) kept the Warriors at bay pitching
into
the eighth inning before giving way to senior right-hander Denny Webber
(Sabattus, Maine).
Gilmore was lifted leading 6-3 after walking junior Matt Hebert
(Burlington, Conn.) with one out in the eighth. EC senior Jay Wetherell
(Milford, Conn.) greeted Webber by slamming the first pitch over the left
field
fence for his first home run of the season to make it 6-5. But Webber settled
down and retired the next five batters for his second save of the season.
Gilmore improved to 4-0 with the win.
The Huskies got a two-run opposite field homer from sophomore Andy
Sebring
(Worcester, Mass.) in the second inning, and added four runs in the fifth
inning
on RBI singles by Lang and junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.), and a two-run
single by freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.).
Sophomore Adam Czerwinski (Somers, Conn.), the first of three ECSU
pitchers, took the loss.
Little East Conference Baseball All-Tournament Team
Mike Rahme, Catcher, UMass Dartmouth; Brian Ronayne, First Base, UMass
Dartmouth; Mike Dougan, Second Base, UMass Dartmouth; Nick Tempesta,
Shortstop, Eastern Connecticut; Jason Dority, Third Base, Southern Maine;
Manny Santo, Left field, UMass Dartmouth; Shaun Richardson, Center field,
Southern Maine; Jason Bruetsch, Right field, Keene State; Eric Taylor,
Designated Hitter, UMass Dartmouth; Jason Hinchliffe, Pitcher, UMass
Dartmouth;
Ryan Adams, Pitcher, Southern Maine.
Most Outstanding Player: Brian Ronayne, UMass Dartmouth
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Friday, May 12, 2000
Little East Conference Tournament
Huskies Stay Alive, Beat Keene State in 14 Innings
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored
five
runs in the top of the 14th inning, including four on a grand slam home run by
senior Shaun McKenna (Bath, Maine), to defeat the Keene State College Owls,
12-8, and stay alive in the fourth annual Little East Conference Baseball
Tournament being played at Towers Field.
The win moves the Huskies into Saturday's elimination game against
arch-
rival Eastern Connecticut State University with the winner moving on to
face the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the championship round. UMass
Dartmouth defeated Eastern Connecticut, 7-4, in the first game of the day.
Southern Maine improved its overall record to 30-11. Its the fourth
straight year that the Huskies have reached the 30-win milestone.
Keene State, which lost two extra innings games in the tournament,
finished the season with a 21-16-1 record.
Southern Maine scored the decisive runs when junior Jody Curcuru
(Gloucester, Mass.) led off with a single. Freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg
Falls, Vt.) slammed a double to score Curcuru. Sophomore Andy Sebring
(Worcester, Mass.) singled Delorme to third, then moved up to second on a
short
wild pitch as Delorme held. Junior Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) was
intentionally walked to load the bases.
Freshman right-hander Corey Hartson (Merrimack, N.H.) came on for
the Owls
in relief of classmate Jason Liimatainen (Turners Falls, Mass.), and McKenna
greeted the rookie hurler by slamming his first pitch off the scoreboard in
left
field for his first home run of the season, and just the second of his
career.
Liimatainen took the loss.
USM sophomore right-hander Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine), who came on in
relief in the fifth inning, picked up his fifth win of the season working 9.2
innings. He allowed six hits, four walks and struck out nine. Both runs he
allowed were unearned. He pitched out of several jams, including a bases
loaded, one-out situation in the 12th inning. He also stranded the potential
winning run at third in the bottom of the ninth.
Both teams scored three runs in the second inning. USM got its
three runs
on an RBI double by sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) and a two-run
double
by junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine).
Keene tied the game on an RBI single by sophomore Doug Morse (Newport,
N.H.) and a two-run single by freshman Jim Hickman (Mt. Vernon, N.H.).
USM took a 4-3 lead in the third inning on Gureckis' sacrifice fly.
The Owls took the lead in the fourth inning scoring runs on an RBI
single
by freshman Ben Tyer (Lee, mass.) and a bases loaded walk to senior Marc Dube
(Nashua, N.H.). Keene took a two-run lead with a single run in the fifth on
freshman Jim Bruetsch's (Southington, Conn.) RBI single.
USM got one run back in the sixth when Richardson stole home on a
double
steal, and tied the game in the top of the eighth on Delorme's solo home run
over the scoreboard.
Keene took a 7-6 lead in the eighth when junior Matt Lavatori
(Manchester,
Conn.) beat out a fielder's choice that scored freshman Jason Coughlin (Keene,
N.H.).
Richardson forced the game into extra innings with a one-out single
in the
top of the ninth.
Bruetsch gave the Owls a golden opportunity to win the game in the
bottom
of the ninth when he led off with a triple, but Adams struck out the next
batters and Tyer grounded out.
The two teams left a combined total of 39 runners on base during
the 4:46
marathon, including a school record 21 by the Huskies.
Richardson led the Huskies with five hits and three RBI. Delorme had
three hits and a pair of RBI.
Tyer, Coughlin and junior Keith Jacobson (Colchester, Conn.) each had
three hits for the Owls.
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Thursday, May 11, 2000
Little East Conference Tournament
UMD's Hinchliffe Stifles USM Huskies on Two-Hitter, 7-1
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs
junior
right-hander Jason Hinchliffe (New Bedford, Mass.) held the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to just two singles in a complete game victory as the
fourth-seeded Corsairs stunned the top-seeded Huskies, 7-1, in the first
day of
play in the fourth annual Little East Conference Baseball Tournament at Towers
Field.
The win moves the Corsairs into Friday morning's winners bracket game
against second-seeded the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors at
9:30
a.m. Eastern Connecticut came from behind in the bottom of the ninth
inning to
score three runs to force its game with Keene State College Owls into extra
innings where the Warriors won the game in the 11th inning on freshman Morgan
Thompson's fielder choice.
Southern Maine, which had its seven-game win streak snapped, will
play in
the loser's bracket game against Keene State at 12:30. The winner of the USM-
Keene State game will play the loser of the Eastern Connecticut-UMass
Dartmouth
game at 3:30. The winner of Friday's first game moves into Saturday's
championship round.
The Corsairs gave Hinchliffe all the runs he would need in the first
inning as junior Guy Furtado (Dartmouth, Mass.) reached on an infield error.
Junior Brian Ronayne (Bridgewater, Mass.), who gained a second life when his
foul pop was not caught for another USM error, smacked a one-out, two-run
homer
over the right field fence. The round tripper was Ronayne's 14th of the
season.
Hinchliffe struggled in the first inning loading the bases with no
outs on
a pair of walks and a flare single to right field by junior Jody Curcuru
(Gloucester, Mass.), but he got out the inning allowing only one run on a
sacrifice fly by freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.).
The 6-foot-3 Hinchliffe settled down after the first inning and
allowed
only two base runners on an infield error in the third and a walk in the fifth
until Lang singled to lead off the seventh. He retired the final seven
batters
to end the game.
The Corsairs made it 3-1 with a single run in the fourth inning on
sophomore Mike Rahme's (East Providence, R.I.) solo homer to left. It was his
eighth round tripper of the season.
UMD added four big runs in the eighth against tough-luck loser Denny
Webber (Sabattus, Maine). Ronayne got things started with a one-out double.
Freshman Jason Orlando (Gloucester, Mass.) plated Ronayne with a single to
right, and took second on the throw to the plate. After an intentional
walk to
Rahme, junior Eric Taylor (New Bedford, Mass.) smashed a triple to right
center
field to score both runners. Taylor came in on senior Manny Santo's (Warwick,
R.I.) sacrifice fly.
Hinchliffe finished his masterpiece allowing just the two hits and
five
walks while striking out nine. Webber went eight innings allowing eight hits
and two walks, both intentional, while striking out two. Both are 6-3 on the
season.
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Saturday, May 6, 2000
Huskies Sweep Panthers. USM to Host LEC Tourney
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Senior Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine) and
sophomore
Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) combined for a three-hit shutout in the first
game,
and freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) paced a 17-hit attack with
three hits and four RBI as the University of Southern Maine Huskies swept the
Plymouth State College Panthers, 5-0 and 18-8, in a Little East Conference
baseball doubleheader at Panther Field Saturday afternoon.
The sweep gives the Huskies a 12-2 mark in Little East play and a
share of
the regular season title with Eastern Connecticut State University (28-8,
12-2).
Southern Maine, by virtue of sweeping Eastern Connecticut during the regular
season, will host the upcoming four-team, double-elimination Little East
Conference Tournament which starts Thursday at Towers Field on the Gorham
campus. USM and Eastern Conn. each received a first round bye in the
tournament.
Southern Maine, 29-10 overall, has won seven straight games, 12 of the
last 13, and 20 of its last 22 games heading into the LEC tournament.
Plymouth
State slipped to 15-16-1 overall and 3-9 in conference play. The Panthers
need
to sweep Western Connecticut State University Sunday to make Tuesday's first
round playoffs.
In the opening game, Webber allowed just three hits and no walks
over 8.1
innings while striking out nine to pick up his sixth win of the season. Adams
came on in the ninth to get the final two outs.
The Huskies got a run in the first inning on Delorme's RBI single.
They
picked up another in the second when freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford,
Mass.) hit
a solo home run. It became 3-0 in the third on an infield throwing error.
USM
added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth inning on junior Pat Toomey's
(Medford, Mass.) sacrifice fly and an RBI single by junior Shaun Richardson
(Kennebunk, Maine).
In the nightcap, the Panthers built a 7-2 lead over the first four
innings. Senior Corey Mastin (Newmarket, N.H.) hit a three-run homer in the
first inning and had a sacrifice fly in the fourth to lead the Panthers.
Southern Maine exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning to gain the
lead for good. Delorme got the Huskies rolling with a two-run homer.
Sophomore
Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) had a two-run single to make it 7-6, and Toomey
followed with another two-run single to put USM in the lead.
The Huskies put the game away in the seventh scoring six runs.
Delorme
and Lang each had an RBI single, and sophomore Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.)
had a two-run single. Two other runs scored on wild pitches.
Adams, the fourth of five USM pitchers, picked up his fourth win of
the
year with 4.2 innings of three-hit relief work. PSC starting pitcher,
freshman
Owen Burke (Sanbornton, N.H.), took the loss.
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Thursday, May 4, 2000
Curcuru Delivers Huskies Past Beavers
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.)
delivered the
winning run with a one-out, bases-loaded single to center field in the
bottom of
ninth inning to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 3-2 victory
over
the Babson College Beavers in a non-conference baseball game at Towers Field
Thursday afternoon.
The win was the fifth straight, and 10th in the last 11 games, for
the
Huskies who improved their overall record to 27-10. Babson dropped its fourth
straight game to slide to 16-15 overall.
USM scored the winning run in the ninth after squandering a bases
loaded
opportunity in the eighth inning. Sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) led
off with a single and was sacrificed to second by junior Shaun Richardson
(Kennebunk, Maine). Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) reached on an
infield single that allowed Gureckis to go to third. After junior Pat Toomey
(Medford, Mass.) was intentionally walk to load the bases, Curcuru drove a
pitch
from freshman reliever Bill Fitzgerald (Scituate, Mass.) over the drawn-in
outfield to score Gureckis.
Curcuru gave the Huskies a 1-0 in the first inning with his two-out
bloop
single into short left-center field that scored Toomey who had walked and
stolen
second.
Babson came back in the third inning to grab a 2-1 lead on
back-to-back,
one-out singles by juniors Pat Cutter (Nashua, N.H.) and Dave Millman
(Billerica, Mass.). USM sophomore left-hander Mark Gunning (Winslow,
Maine) got
out of further trouble by getting a double play.
USM tied the game in the fifth when Richardson scored from third on
a wild
pitch.
Senior right-hander Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine), the last of
five Husky
pitchers, pitched up the win with a perfect inning of relief. He is 5-2 on
the
season.
Sophomore Ryan Fergus (Arlington, Texas), the second of three Babson
hurlers, was tagged with his third loss of the season against no wins.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2000
Huskies Defeat Framingham State, 6-3
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) and
freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) combined for five hits and
four RBI
to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 6-3 victory over the
Framingham State College Rams Tuesday night in a non-conference baseball game.
The win was the fourth straight, ninth in the last 10, and 18th in the
last 20 games for the Huskies who improved to 26-10 overall. The Rams lost
for
the third time in their last four games to fall to 15-16 overall.
Curcuru, who paced the Huskies' 12-hiot attack with three hits, had
an RBI
single in the third inning that scored junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine)
to tie the game at 1-1. Curcuru also had an RBI double in ninth when the
Huskies
tacked on a pair of insurance runs.
Delorme put the Huskies in the lead for good in the sixth inning
with a
triple that scored Curcuru from first base. Delorme then scored on an RBI
single by sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.). The rookie outfielder
drove in Curcuru again in the ninth inning with a single.
Junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) had in RBI triple in the
fifth
inning to score Dority, who had walked, and tie the game at 2-2.
USM junior right-hander Todd Southwick (Nashua, N.H.) squared his
record
at 3-3 working the first 7.1 innings. He allowed five hits and three runs
(one
earned), walked none and struck out four. Sophomore right-hander Ryan Adams
(Sanford, Maine) came on in the eighth inning to record the final five outs
for
his fourth save of the season.
Senior left-hander Orazio Azzarello (Medford, Mass.), who hurled 8.2
innings for the Rams, absorbed his fifth loss of the season against three wins.
Southern Maine returns to action Thursday afternoon when it hosts
Babson
College in the final regular season home game of the season at Towers Field.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2000
Gilmore Named Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior left-handed pitcher Travis Gilmore
(Kingfield,
Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been
named
Pitcher of the Week by the Little East Conference for his outstanding pitching
during the week of April 24-30. The awards and weekly statistics report were
released by the conference office Monday afternoon.
In two games last week, Gilmore picked up wins over the Brandeis
University Judges and the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons. In
eight
innings of work against Brandeis, the 6-foot-7 Gilmore limited the Judges to
three singles and an unearned run while striking out six. Coming back on
three
days rest, Gilmore held the Beacons to just two singles and one run over six
innings before giving way to sophomore reliever Alden Pelletier (Sanford,
Maine).
In 14.0 innings, Gilmore compiled a 0.64 ERA and struck out 13
batters.
The opposition hit just .111 (5 for 45) against him.
For the season, Gilmore is 3-0 with a 4.99 ERA. He has pitched 39.2
innings allowing 38 hits and 22 earned runs while striking out 41. He was
ranked second this week in the Little East Conference in strikeouts per nine
innings (9.30).
The Huskies are 25-10 overall and 10-2 in the Little East heading into
tonight's non-conference game at Framingham (Mass.) State College. USM plays
its last regular season home game Thursday (May 4) against Babson College, and
concludes the regular season Saturday with an Little East Conference
doubleheader at Plymouth State College.
USM has clinched a first round bye in the upcoming Little East
Conference
Tournament (May 9, 11-13). A sweep of Saturday's doubleheader against
Plymouth
State would clinch the top spot in the tournament and the right to host for
the
Huskies.
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Sunday, April 30, 2000
Huskies Defeat Beacons, 4-1
Gilmore and Pelletier Combine for Three-Hitter
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Travis Gilmore (Kingfield, Maine) and
sophomore
Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine) combined to limit the University of
Massachusetts Boston Beacons to just three hits as the University of Southern
Maine Huskies defeated the visiting Beacons, 4-1, in Little East Conference
baseball action Sunday afternoon at Towers Field.
The win improved the Huskies' overall record to 25-10 and 10-2 in the
Little East. It also assures the Huskies of a bye in the first round of the
upcoming Little East postseason tournament. UMass Boston slipped to 16-21
overall and 1-9 in the conference.
Gilmore worked the first six innings allowing just two hits and a pair
walks. He also struck out seven to run his record to 3-0. In his last two
outings, the 6-foot-7 lefthander has allowed just five hits and one earned run
in 14 innings on the hill.
Pelletier hurled three scoreless innings of one-hit relief to pick
up his
third save of the season.
Sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) staked Gilmore to a 2-0
lead in
the second inning with a two-run single to left-center field. USM added an
unearned run in the third inning when junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk,
Maine)
scored on junior Pat Toomey's (Medford, Mass.) fielder's choice.
The Beacons scored their only run of the game in the sixth inning when
senior Mike Cali (Brockton, Mass.) and junior Nao Masamoto (Yokosuka, Japan)
successfully worked a double steal.
Southern Maine added an insurance run in the sixth when Toomey walked,
advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by junior Jody
Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.).
Curcuru and Gureckis each had a pair of singles for the Huskies.
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Saturday, April 29, 2000
Huskies Sweep Owls to Retain Share of LEC Lead
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) knocked
in all
three runs with a bases loaded double in the sixth inning to give the
University
of Southern Maine Huskies a 3-2 victory over the Keene State College Owls
in the
first game of a Little East Conference doubleheader at Towers Field Saturday
afternoon.
In the second game, the Huskies pounded out 18 hits against three
Keene
State hurlers on the way to a 10-4 win. The sweep of the twinbill assured the
Huskies a share of first place with Eastern Connecticut in the Little East
Conference with three regular season games remaining.
The two wins lifts USM's overall record to 24-10 and 9-2 in the Little
East. Keene State slipped to 13-14-1 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
In the opening game, Keene State took a 2-0 lead in the fourth
inning on a
two-base throwing error by winning pitcher Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine).
In the sixth, junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine) singled with
one out
to start the Huskies' rally. Sophomore Craig Gureckis and junior Shaun
Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) loaded the bases on back-to- back walks by
losing
pitcher Bill Williams (Merrimack, N.H.). Lang then came up with the big hit
into the left-center field gap.
Webber went the first seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the
season. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out six.
Freshman
Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) pitched the final two innings for his second
save.
Williams, 3-3, went the distance for the Owls surrendering only three hits and
six walks. He fanned five.
The Huskies broke a scoreless tie in the nightcap with three runs
in the
fourth inning on an RBI single by Dority and a two-run single by Gureckis.
USM
picked up an unearned run in the fifth to make it 4-0.
Keene State cut the margin in half in the sixth on a two run single by
sophomore Kelly Charbono (Enfield, N.H.). USM matched the two runs in its
half
of the inning on back-to-back RBI doubles by freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg
Falls, Vt.) and sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.).
Charbono hit a solo home run and junior Matt Lavatori (Manchester,
Conn.)
added an RBI single in the eighth for Keene.
USM scored three insurance runs in the eighth on an RBI single by
sophomore Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) and RBI doubles by Dority and
Gureckis.
Sebring, L'Italien, Dority and Gureckis, the bottom four hitters in
the
USM lineup, combined for 13 hits and seven RBI.
Junior right-hander Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.) pitched into the
eighth inning for USM to pick up his fifth win against two losses. Adams came
back to record the final four outs for his third save. Senior Keith Kraft
(Andover, N.H.) took the loss.
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Thursday, April 27, 2000
(courtesy of Colby Sports Information Office)
Colby Ends 14-Year Skid With 5-3 Win Over USM
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby College freshman pitcher Jon Moro
(Rockport,
Maine) went seven strong innings and sophomore Matt Simard (Auburn, Maine) hit
what proved to be a two-run, game winning home run as the White Mules defeated
the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-3, Thursday afternoon at Thomas
College.
The win for the Mules was their first over USM since 1986 and improved
their overall record to 9-13. The loss was the second on the last 15 games
for
the Huskies who slipped to 22-10.
Colby manufactured two runs in the first off Husky junior starter Todd
Southwick (Nashua, N.H.). Freshmen Kevin Brunell (Augusta, Maine) and Matt
Gibson (Courtland, Ohio) led off with singles. Gibson stole second before
junior Andy Tripp (Saco, Maine) lifted a sacrifice fly to right and sophomore
Jon Lord (Dublin, N.H.) picked up an RBI grounding out to shortstop.
Gibson tallied his second run of the game in the third, scoring on a
sacrifice fly to left by Lord.
Southern Maine rallied for their first run in the sixth on a walk
and two
singles, the second by junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) driving in
junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine). But with runners at the corners,
Moro
got out of further trouble by getting an inning-ending double play.
In the home half of the sixth, Lord reached after being hit with a
pitch
by USM sophomore reliever Mark Gunning (Winslow, Maine). After pinch-hitter
Jeff Owen (Whitman, Mass) struck out, Simard stroked his two-out, two-run
homer
to left.
The Huskies added a single run in the seventh on an RBI single by
freshman
Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine). USM threatened for more with runners at
second and third with two out, but Tripp robbed Dority of a possible two-run
single with a diving stop up the middle.
USM freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) added a home run in the
eighth, a solo shot off Colby reliever Pat Conley (Bath, Maine) who pitched
two
innings of relief for the save.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Gilmore Hurls Huskies Past Judges
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior left-hander Travis Gilmore (Kingfield,
Maine)
allowed just three hits over eight innings to pick up his second win of the
season as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Brandeis
University Judges, 7-1, in college baseball action Wednesday afternoon at
Towers
Field.
The win was the fifth straight, and 13th in the last 14 games, for the
Huskies who improved to 22-9. Brandeis had its six-game win streak stopped
and
fell below .500 at 15-16.
Gilmore, who surrendered an unearned run in the fourth inning,
retired the
first eight batters he faced before allowing a single to sophomore Mike Dowdy
(Waltham, Mass.) in the third.
Freshman Nick Adams (Beverly, Mass.) and sophomore Jim Freethey (Manchester,
N.H.) also reached Gilmore for singles in the fourth and sixth innings,
respectively.
The eight-inning outing was Gilmore's longest of the season. The
6-foot-7
lefty, who lowered his ERA from 7.36 to 5.61, gave up two walks and hit a
batter
while striking out six. Sophomore right-hander Alden Pelletier (Sanford,
Maine)
faced three batters in the ninth inning to finish.
USM struck for four runs in the second inning on an RBI single by
sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.), an RBI double by junior Jason
Dority
(Winterport, Maine), and an RBI groundout by sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua,
N.H.). Dority scored on an interference call after the Huskies missed a
suicide
squeeze bunt.
The Huskies picked up a single run in the third on Sebring's second
RBI
single of the game.
Brandeis got its lone run in the fourth when senior Adam Zoldak
(Gardner,
Mass.) reached on an infield error and went to third on Adams' single. The
two
then pulled a double steal.
Southern Maine added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on an RBI
single by freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) and a double steal.
Senior right-hander Steve Wahlbrink (Norwalk, Conn.), who beat the
Huskies
earlier went the distance for the Judges surrendering 10 hits and two walks.
He struck out four.
Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) had three hits, including a
double, for the Huskies. Dority had a double and triple.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Huskies Sweep Warriors
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine)
delivered
the winning run with a sacrifice fly in bottom of the ninth inning as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies came from behind to defeat the Eastern
Connecticut State University Warriors, 4-3, in the first game of their Little
East Conference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Towers Field.
In the nightcap, junior right-hander Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.)
scattered 10 hits over eight innings and junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester,
Mass.)
paced a 13-hit attack with three singles and a pair of RBI as the Huskies
completed the sweep with an 11-5 victory.
USM's sweep, coupled with Keene State College's 5-4 win over the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, left a three-way tie atop the Little
East
Conference standings. USM, Eastern Connecticut and UMass Dartmouth are all
7-2
in conference play. Southern Maine, which has won 12 of its last 13 games, is
21-9 overall heading into Wednesday's game (3:00 p.m.) with Brandeis
University.
Eastern Connecticut, which had its four-game win streak snapped, dropped to
23-6
overall. The Warriors host Springfield College in their next game Wednesday
night (7:00 p.m.).
Trailing 3-2 going into their final at bat, freshman Tyler Delorme
(Enosburg Falls, Vt.) lead off with a single and later stole second. After a
strikeout, sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.) walked and was pinch run
for by sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.). Junior Jason Dority
(Winterport, Maine) knocked in Delorme with the tying run with a double and
Lacroix held at third. An intentional walk to sophomore Craig Gureckis
(Nashua,
N.H.) loaded the bases for Richardson who delivered Lacroix with the winning
run.
The Warriors had taken a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning on junior
George
Dixon's (Stamford, Conn.) fifth home run of the season, a solo shot to left.
USM picked up a single run in the bottom half when Delorme scored on a
fielder's
choice.
Freshman Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine), who came on in relief of starter
Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine) in the ninth inning, picked up the win.
Freshman
Matt Fortin (Tolland, Conn.), the third of four Eastern Conn. pitchers,
took the
loss.
In the nightcap, the Huskies broke a 3-3 tie with five runs in the
bottom
of the third to stake Russell to an 8-3 lead. The junior right-hander settled
down to keep the Warriors off the board until the eighth, and Adams came on
again in the ninth after Russell walked the first two batters.
USM took a 2-0 lead in the first as Richardson doubled, advanced to
third
on a fly out and scored on a wild pitch. Junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.)
tripled and came in on Curcuru's sacrifice fly.
EC scored a single run in the second on sophomore Inaki Ormaechea's
(New
Britain, Conn.) RBI single. Southern Maine matched that on Gureckis' RBI
double.
The Warriors tied the game in the third on an outfield error and
sophomore
John Kubachka's (Glastonbury, Conn.) sacrifice fly.
The Huskies combined six hits and a walk for five runs in the
bottom of
the third. Delorme had an RBI infield single, and after a walk to sophomore
Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.), the Huskies got consecutive RBI singles from
freshman Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine), Dority, and Gureckis. The final
run scored on a double play.
Sophomore left-hander Dave Olson (Waterford, Conn.), the first of
four EC
pitchers, was saddled with his first loss of the season.
Curcuru had five hits and Gureckis four for the Huskies in the two
games.
Senior Jay Wetherell (Milford, Conn.) had five hits, including three doubles,
for the Warriors.
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Friday, April 21, 2000
Saturday's (April 22) baseball doubleheader with Eastern Connecticut
State University has been postponed due to the inclement weather. It will be
played on Monday (April 24) starting at 12 noon.
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Thursday, April 20, 2000
Huskies Take Advantage of Vikings, 5-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior right-hander Todd Southwick (Nashua,
N.H.) and
three relievers combined to scatter seven hits and the University of Southern
Maine Huskies took advantage of three Salem State College Vikings errors to
take
a 5-2 decision at Towers Field Thursday afternoon.
The win was the Huskies 10th in their last 11 games and improved their
overall mark to 19-9. Salem State had a three-game win streak snapped and
fell
to 14-12.
Southwick and Vikings' starter Mike Cornacchini (Swampscott, Mass.)
were
locked in a scoreless pitchers duel until the fifth inning when USM scored
twice. The first run came home when Cornacchini walked junior Shaun
Richardson
(Kennebunk, Maine) with the bases loaded. The second run came in on a double
play.
Salem Sate came back in the sixth when junior John Tracy (Lynn, Mass.)
singled with one out and came home on senior Geoff Eriksen's (Wakefield,
Mass.)
double. Eriksen scored on junior Paul Higgins (Malden, Mass.) single, but
Southwick escaped any further damage.
The Huskies got an unearned run when junior Jody Curcuru's
(Gloucester,
Mass.) fly ball was dropped in the outfield for a two-base error. He moved to
third on a throwing error on freshman Tyler Delorme's (Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
infield single, and came home on junior Peter L'Italien's (Salem, Mass.)
fielder's choice.
Southern Maine added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. The
first
came in on Curcuru's fielder's choice, and Richardson scored from third as
Curcuru got caught in a rundown on a double steal attempt.
Southwick allowed only five hits and one walk while striking out
four to
even his record at 2-2. Freshman Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine), sophomore Alden
Pelletier (Sanford, Maine) and senior Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine) each
pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
Cornacchini surrendered just six singles and five walks and
struckout four
while going the distance. He is now 3-5.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2000
(Courtesy of St. Joseph's College Sports Information)
Southern Maine Slams Saint Joseph's, 21-5
STANDISH, Maine -- Sophomore Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) went
4-for-4
with four RBI and sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) went 4-for-6 with
two
RBI to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 21-5 victory over
the
Saint Joseph's College Monks on Wednesday at Ward Field.
Sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine) pitched two complete
innings in
relief, giving up one run on two hits to pick up his fourth win of the season
and run his record to 4-1. For St. Joe's, sophomore Brent Dan (Sumner, Maine)
pitched 4.1 innings, surrendering four runs on five hits to take the loss for
the Monks.
The Huskies jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the top half of the sixth
inning,
scoring one run on an RBI single to left-center field by L'Italien, his second
hit of the game.
Saint Joseph's cut the lead to 5-4 in the home half of the seventh
inning
when junior Steve Osborne (Millinocket, Maine) hit a two-run homer over the
scoreboard in left center.
The Huskies broke out in the top of the eighth inning, scoring
eight runs
on five hits and an outfield error to extend their lead to 13-4. Junior Jody
Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) knocked in the first with a single to right field,
and L'Italien scored the next two on a two-out home run to left field.
Gureckis
drove in one run on a single to left.
Southern Maine scored eight more runs in the top of the ninth on
six hits,
including a two-out grand slam by freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosberg Falls,
VT) to
take a 21-4 lead. Delorme finished the day 3-for-4 with four RBI.
With the win, Southern Maine improves to 18-9 on the season, while
Saint
Joseph's drops to 15-10 with the loss.
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Monday, April 17, 2000
Toomey, Delorme Receive Little East Conference Honors
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior shortstop Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) and
freshman outfielder Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) of the University of
Southern Maine baseball team have been selected for weekly honors by the
Little
East Conference for their outstanding play during the week of April 10-16.
Toomey was named the Player of the Week while Delorme was the
recipient of
Rookie of the Week honors. Keene State College senior Bill Williams was named
the Pitcher of the Week. Toomey and Delorme are the third and fourth Husky
players to receive citations this season. Previous USM winners were freshman
Andy Lang (Rookie of the Week) and junior pitcher Todd Southwick (Pitcher
of the
Week).
In five games last week, Toomey hit .565 (13 for 23) with six runs
scored,
two double, one triple, four RBI and seven stolen bases as the Huskies went
4-1.
An outstanding fielder, he handled all 25 chances he had without an error.
Delorme has been on a tear the last two weeks. He hit .476 (10 for
21) in
five games last week with six runs scored, two doubles, one home run and five
RBI. He also made a key defensive play by throwing a runner out at the plate.
Toomey's big week lifted his season's average to .472, tops on the
club
and third in the conference. He has four doubles, two triples and three
homers
among his 42 hits and 25 RBI. He leads the team with 19 stolen bases.
Delorme is right behind Toomey with a .463 average and six doubles, two
triples, a team-leading four homers and 33 RBI.
The Huskies, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped in the
second
game of a doubleheader at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, will look to begin a
new
streak Wednesday when they travel to St. Joseph's College for a 4:00 p.m.
game.
USM is 17-9 overall and 5-2 in the Little East.
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Saturday, April 15, 2000
Huskies, Corsairs Split LEC Doubleheader
DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Junior shortstop Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.)
snapped
a 2-2 tie with an RBI double, and later scored what proved to be the winning
run, in the seventh inning to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a
4-3 victory over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in the
first
game of a Little East Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
The Corsairs came back to win the rain-shortened nightcap, 3-1.
The game
was called with the Huskies batting in the top of the seventh inning after
a 45-
minute rain delay. The loss snapped the Huskies' eight-game winning streak.
In the opener, junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) led off the
decisive seventh inning with a bad-hop single. After a popout, Toomey
slammed a
double to center field scoring Richardson all the way from first. Toomey
scored
on freshman Tyler Delorme's (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) two-out single.
The Corsairs closed within one in the eighth on an RBI single by
sophomore
Mike Rahme (East Providence, R.I.).
Freshman right-hander Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) came out of the
bullpen
in the ninth to bail the Huskies out of a one-out, runners at second and third
jam to preserve the win for senior Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine). Junior
Jason
Hinchliffe (New Bedford, Mass.) took the loss for UMD.
The Huskies took a 2-0 lead when Richardson scored on a double
steal in
the first and a sacrifice fly by Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) in the
third.
UMD tied the game on Rahme's two-run homer in the fourth.
In the nightcap played in a light rain, the Corsairs used a three-run
third inning to hold off the Huskies and salvage a split. Junior DH Eric
Taylor
(New Bedford, Mass.) knocked in the first run with an RBI double. Freshman
Jason Orlando (Gloucester, Mass.) drove in two with a two-out single.
Southern Maine got one back in the fourth when Delorme scored on a
fielder's choice.
Freshman Jeff Davenport (Hampden, Mass.) and sophomore Jay Devincent
(Natick, Mass.) combined to limit the Huskies to seven hits. Devincent, who
came on in relief in the fifth inning, picked up the win.
Adams, who started the second game and worked 5.1 innings, was
tagged with
the loss.
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Friday, April 14, 2000
Huskies Win Seventh Straight
Rally Past Lyons with Five-Run Eighth Inning
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies took
advantage
of four hits, two walks and two Wheaton College errors in the eighth inning to
score five times to post an 11-8 victory over the visiting Lyons at Towers
Field
Friday afternoon and extend their winning streak to seven games.
The Huskies improve to 16-8 overall heading into Saturday's critical
Little East Conference doubleheader at the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth. Wheaton, which had its eight-game win streak snapped, slipped to
16-9. The Lyons play a home doubleheader Saturday against NEWMAC rival Babson
College.
After Wheaton rallied for two runs on a wild pitch and an RBI
single by
John Sutyak (Scarborough, Maine) in the top of the eighth to take a 7-6 lead,
the Huskies came back in the bottom half of the inning with their second five-
run outburst of the game to regain the lead.
USM freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) tied the game with an RBI
single and later scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error. Junior Jody
Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) drove in a run with a bunt single, and freshman
Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) drove in the final two runs with a single.
Wheaton had built a 5-0 lead in its first three at bats. Damon Whalen
(Pelham, N.H.) knocked in the first run of the game in the first with a
sacrifice fly. Freshman Jeff Ambrosini (New Ipswich, N.H.) plated a second
inning run with a single. Freshman Scott Beattie (Springvale, Maine) led off
the third with a home run. The other two runs came home on a bases loaded
walk
to Marc Senia (South Windsor, Conn.) and a fielder's choice.
Southern Maine thundered back in the bottom half of the third on a
two-run
single by Curcuru followed by a three-run homer by freshman Tyler Delorme
(Enosburg Falls, Vt.) over the scoreboard in left.
The Huskies took a 6-5 lead in the fifth on Daniels' RBI single.
Sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine), who came on in the eighth,
picked up his third win of the season for the Huskies. Sophomore Andrew
Muller
(Bridgewater, Mass.), the second of three Wheaton hurlers, was saddled with
the
loss.
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Thursday, April 13, 2000
(courtesy of Tufts Sports Information Office)
Toomey Lifts Huskies Past Jumbos
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Junior shortstop Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.)
stroked
the game-winning single with two outs in the top of the ninth, and junior
right-
hander Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.) went the distance, as the visiting
University of Southern Maine Huskies posted a 5-4 victory over the Tufts
University Jumbos in New England college baseball action on Thursday afternoon.
In the top of the ninth, USM junior third baseman Jason Dority
(Winterport, Maine) led off with a double to left and moved to third on a
sacrifice bunt by junior center fielder Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine).
After freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) struck out, Toomey singled to
left
to score Dority. Russell retired Tufts, 1-2-3, in the bottom of the ninth to
record his third win. He allowed just one hit after the fourth inning and
struck
out eight overall.
The game between two of New England's Top 10 teams (Tufts #3, Southern
Maine #7) was tightly contested throughout.
A double by sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, NH) in the second
inning and
a home run to lead off the third by Dority gave USM a 2-0 lead.
Tufts got to Russell for three runs after two were out in the
bottom of
the third to grab a 3-2 lead. Senior Zack Brown (Melrose, Mass.) reached on a
fielder's choice and scored on a double by junior Todd Boutwell (Woburn,
Mass.).
Sophomore Dan Callahan (Medfield, Mass.) followed with a triple that plated
Boutwell and later scored on an infield error.
The Huskies came right back to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the
fourth on their second home run of the day by Gureckis.
Two more USM infield errors led to Tufts taking a 4-3 lead in the
bottom
of the fourth, with Brown singling home a run.
The Huskies tied it again in the top of the fifth when Toomey singled,
stole second, advanced to third on a Tufts error, and scored on a double
steal.
It remained 4-4 until the top of the ninth when Toomey provided the eventual
game-winner.
Toomey, playing in his hometown, had three hits for USM. Callahan
had a
double and a triple for the Jumbos, who used five pitchers. Southern Maine won
its sixth in a row and improved to 15-8 overall. Tufts dropped to 15-5. It
marked the fourth straight year the Huskies have beaten the Jumbos.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2000
(courtesy of the Bowdoin Sports Information Office)
USM Hammers Bowdoin, 15-3.
Huskies Pound Out 21 hits in Rout
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The University of Southern Maine baseball team had
seven players with at least two hits while five pitchers scattered 10 hits
over
nine innings as the Huskies took a 15-3 decision over Bowdoin College on
Tuesday
afternoon.
The USM (14-8) victory was the 15th straight for the Huskies over
Bowdoin
(9-9). The Huskies hold a 24-11 advantage in the all-time series.
Bowdoin struck first as a second inning single by freshman Chris Davidson
(Plymouth, Mass.) plated Joe Nicastro (Gloucester, Mass.) for a 1-0 lead.
After
cruising through the first two innings, Polar Bear starter Scott Boruchow
(Malvern, Pa.) ran into trouble in the third as USM put together a two-out
rally
for five runs, capped off by an opposite field homer by junior Jody Curcuru
(Gloucester, Mass.) for a 5-1 Huskies lead.
In the fifth, USM sent 10 batters to the plate and chased Boruchow on
their way to an 11-1 lead. The Polar Bears posted runs in the sixth on a Seth
Paradis (Auburn, Mass.) RBI single and in the eighth when Ben McGuinness
(Scituate, Mass.) connected for his first collegiate hit. USM would score
two in
the seventh and two more in the ninth to complete the triumph.
Juniors Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) and Jason Dority
(Winterport,
Maine) led the USM attack with three hits apiece while Denny Webber (Sabattus,
Maine) pitched 3.2 innings in relief to pick up the victory (2-2). Boruchow
(0-3) was saddled with the loss for Bowdoin.
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Saturday, April 8, 2000
Huskies Sweep Colonials in Little East Doubleheader
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman outfielder Tyler Delorme (Enosburg
Falls, Vt.)
had eight hits and nine RBI to the lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies
to a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Western Connecticut State University
Colonials at Towers Field Saturday afternoon.
Delorme had three hits, including a two-run homer that snapped a
2-2 tie,
and two RBI to help the Huskies post an 8-2 win in the first game. He came
back
in the nightcap with five more hits and seven RBI as the Huskies routed the
Colonials 33-5. The 33 runs were the second most scored by the Huskies in the
team's history.
In the opener, WC tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth
inning on
senior Jake Kirkland's (Headland, Ala.) RBI single.
The Huskies rallied in the bottom half of the inning to score four
times.
With two out and no one on, freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) walked,
and
Delorme followed with his second homer of the season. Sophomore Peter
L'Italien
(Salem, Mass.) walked and sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) made it 6-2
with his first round tripper of the year.
Sophomore Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) worked the first 7.2 innings
to pick
up his second win of the season. Sophomore Greg Palanzo (Danbury, Conn.), who
went the distance for WC, took the loss.
The Huskies unleashed a 28-hit attack against six Colonial hurlers
in the
second game. Lang paced the attack with six hits and five RBI. Delorme had
five hits and seven RBI. Sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) had four
hits
and five RBI. Juniors Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) and Jason Dority
(Winterport, Maine) each scored six times to tie the school record for runs
scored.
USM scored two or more runs in every inning in the fourth when they
went
down one-two-three.
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Friday, April 7, 2000
Dority's Two-Run HR Lifts Huskies Past Chargers
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior third baseman Jason Dority (Winterport,
Maine)
hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit
and give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 2-1 victory over the Colby-
Sawyer College Chargers at Towers Field Friday afternoon.
The win improves the Huskies overall record to 11-8 heading into
Saturday's Little East Conference doubleheader against Western Connecticut
State
University. Colby-Sawyer had its four-game winning streak snapped and fell to
8-11.
With two out and no one on, sophomore catcher Peter L'Italien (Salem,
Mass.) worked losing pitcher Rob Fagan (Piermont, N.Y.) for a walk. Dority
drove a high fastball deep over the center field fence for his first round
tripper of the season.
Junior right-hander Todd Southwick (Nashua, N.H.) made the lead
standout
up hurling a five-hitter for his win of the season. He gave up five
singles and
one walk while striking out five. The only run he surrendered was unearned.
Colby-Sawyer scored its only run in the third inning when senior Kurt
Svoboda (West Yarmouth, Mass.) reached on an infield hit and took second on a
throwing error. He advanced to third on a single by junior Scott Lavigne
(Biddeford, Maine), and scored on senior George Sylvester's (New Britain,
Conn.)
fielder's choice. Southwick escaped any further damage getting the next
hitter
to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Fagan, who went the distance, gave up just three hits and five
walks while
fanning four. He slips to 1-2 on the season.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Huskies, Bears Split Doubleheader
BRIDGEWATERS, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies
unleashed a 25-hit assault against six Bridgewater State College Bears
pitchers
on the way to posting a 31-10 win in the second game of their doubleheader
Wednesday after losing the first game, 2-1.
The doubleheader split leaves the Huskies with a 10-8 overall record
heading into Friday's home opener against Colby-Sawyer College. Bridgewater
State, the second ranked team in this week's New England Division III Coaches
Poll, slipped to 12-2.
In the first game, USM scored its only run in the first on a double by
freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.), a walk, a groundout that advanced
both
runners and a wild pitch.
Bridgewater scored twice in the fifth to take the lead for good.
Sophomore Jeremy Winters (Norton, Mass.) tied the game with an RBI single.
Junior Adam Mancini (Seekonk, Mass.), who reached on a fielder's choice,
scored
the go ahead run on a seeing-eye single over third by senior Bill Hasenfus
(Norfolk, Mass.).
The game ended with the Bears pulling off a triple play.
Bridgewater State junior Chris Welch (Brockton, Mass.) went the
route for
his third win of the season. USM senior Denny Webber (Sabattus, Maine)
took the
loss.
In the nightcap, junior Jason Dority (Winterport, Maine) had a
career-day
with five hits and six RBI, and freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
added four hits, including a two-run double in the first and three-run
homer in
the Huskies' 12-run fourth inning, and five RBI as the Huskies scored early
and
often to salvage a split.
Junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) and freshmen Darrin Daniels
(Millinocket, Maine) and Lang each had four hits in the second game. Junior
Travis Gilmore (Kingfield, Maine) picked up the win.
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Sunday, April 2, 2000
USM Huskies Win Slugfest at UMass Boston, 16-10
BOSTON, Mass. -- Freshmen Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) and
Andy
Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) combined for ten hits, including four doubles, and
seven RBI to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 16-10, come-
from-behind win over the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in a
Little
East Conference slugfest Sunday afternoon.
The win improves Southern Maine's overall record to 9-7 and 2-1 in
Little
East play. The Huskies return to action Wednesday when they travel to
Bridgewater, Mass., to play a doubleheader at Bridgewater State College.
UMass
Boston is now 10-12 overall and 0-3 in the Little East.
Daniels and Lang each had key hits as USM put together back-to-back
five-
run innings in the fifth and sixth innings. After sophomore Craig Gureckis
(Nashua, N.H.) tied the game at 6-6 with an RBI double, Daniels smacked the
second of his school record tying three doubles to drive in two runs to
give the
Huskies the lead for good. Three batters later, Lang followed with a two-run
double.
Daniels had a single to load the bases in the sixth, and junior Mark
Russell (Arlington, Mass.) plated two runs with a single. Daniels eventually
scored the third run of the inning on a wild pitch, and Lang drove in the
fourth
run with a single. Freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) was hit by a
pitch with the bases loaded to force home the fifth run.
Daniels finished with six hits, one shy of Ken Joyce's single-game
school
record, and three RBI. Lang had four hits and four RBI.
Junior Jim Priscaro (San Jose, Calif.), freshman Adam Waxman
(Portland,
Maine) and sophomore Matt Thomas (Avon, Mass.) paced the Beacons' 16-hit
attack
with four hits apiece.
Sophomore Erik Carlson (Portland, Maine), the second of three USM
hurlers,
picked up the win in relief. He allowed four hits and two runs (one
earned) in
3.2 innings of work. UMB starter Seith Bedard took the loss surrendering 11
hits and 10 runs in 4.2 innings.
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Saturday, April 1, 2000
Huskies, Anchormen Split Little East Conference Doubleheader
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.)
slammed a
three-run homer to right field to ignite a four-run rally in the eighth inning
as the University of Southern Maine Huskies came from behind to beat the Rhode
Island College Anchormen, 10-8, in the first game of their Little East
Conference opening doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Dave Walsh (Riverside, R.I.) pulled a three-run homer
down the
left field line to snap a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning as the Anchormen came
back in the nightcap to beat the Huskies, 7-4, to split the doubleheader.
The split leaves the Huskies with an 8-7 overall record and a 1-1
mark in
Little East play heading into a single Little East game at the University of
Massachusetts Boston Sunday. Rhode Island College is 4-11 overall and 1-1 in
the conference. The Anchormen play a non-conference game at Salve Regina
University.
In the opening game, the Huskies trailed 7-6 going into the eighth
when
sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) singled with one out. Junior Shaun
Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) walked, and Lang greeted freshman reliever Ryan
McKinnon (Rumford, R.I.) with his second home run of the season. The Huskies
added an insurance run later in the inning on junior Jody Curcuru's
(Gloucester,
Mass.) sacrifice fly.
Sophomore right-hander Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine) picked up
the win
with 3.2 innings of two-hit, one-run relief work. Junior Randy Vickers
(Warwick, R.I.), the second of three RIC hurlers, took the loss.
In the nightcap, USM took a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning scoring
all their
runs in the inning. Gureckis drove in two runs with a single that tied the
game. Sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) singled in Gureckis, stole
second, and came home on Richardson's triple.
The Anchormen tied the game with a pair of runs in the sixth, and
won it
in the seventh on Walsh's two-out drive right down the line off junior Mark
Russell (Arlington, Mass.).
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Friday, March 31, 2000
Seven-Run First Inning Does In Huskies
NORTON, Mass. -- The Wheaton College Lyons scored seven runs in the
first inning and made the lead stand up for an 8-4 victory over the University
of Southern Maine Huskies in college baseball action Friday afternoon at James
V. Sidell Stadium.
The win was the third straight, and fifth in the last six games,
for the
Lyons who improved to 8-7. Southern Maine dropped its second straight since
returning Tuesday night from its 11-game Florida trip to fall to 7-6. The
Huskies play their Little East Conference opener Saturday (April 1) with a
doubleheader at Rhode Island College.
The Lyons sent nine batters to the plate, scoring six times, before
USM
was able to record an out. The first nine hitters combined for eight hits
and a
hit batsman. Junior Ryan Souza (Somerset, Mass.) had a two-run double in the
inning.
Southern Maine battled back for two runs in the second as freshman
Tyler
Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) scored on a wild pitch and sophomore Peter
L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) had an RBI single.
The Huskies pulled to within 7-4 with a pair of runs in the eighth
on an
RBI single by junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) and a sacrifice fly by
Delorme. USM lost a golden opportunity to get back into the game when Curcuru
was thrown out at the plate trying to score on L'Italien's single by sophomore
left fielder Chris Denorfia (Southington, Conn.) to end the inning.
Wheaton added the game's final run in the bottom of the eighth on
sophomore Damon Whalen's (Pelham, N.H.) sixth home run of the year.
Junior right-hander Ryan Parker (Watervliet, N.Y.) went seven
innings for
Wheaton to pick up his first win of the season against one loss.
Junior right-hander Todd Southwick (Nashua, N.H.), who settled down
after
the disastrous first inning to pitch four scoreless innings, took his second
loss of the season.
Wheaton outhit USM, 13-8.
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Thursday, March 30, 2000
Huskies Rally Falls Short Against Brandeis
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Sophomore outfielder Jim Freethey (Manchester,
N.H.)
had three hits and scored the winning run on an outfield error in the
bottom of
the ninth inning to give the Brandeis University Judges a 6-5 victory over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies Thursday afternoon.
The win was the third straight for the Judges who improved to 6-8.
Southern Maine, which plays at Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) on Friday, had
its four-game winning streak stopped. The Huskies are now 7-5.
Freethey led off the Brandeis' ninth with a single to right, and
advanced
to second on a sacrifice bunt by junior Ray Rhoads (Orono, Maine). After an
intentional walk to senior Adam Zoldak (Gardner, Mass.), senior Dave Cimini
(Fairfield, Conn.) singled to right field moving Freethey to third. When the
ball was bobbled in the outfield, Freethey scampered home with the winning run.
Southern Maine had rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth
inning to
tie the game. Freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.), who tied a USM single-
game record with three doubles, drove in both runs with his third
two-bagger of
the game.
USM took an early lead in the first inning on an RBI double by
junior Jody
Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.).
Brandeis gained the lead in the third inning on a two-run single by
Cimini
and a double steal executed by Zoldak (scoring) and Cimini.
The Huskies scored a single run in the fourth on sophomore Peter
L'Italien's (Salem, Mass.) sacrifice fly, and tied the game in the fifth
inning
on Lang's sacrifice fly.
Freshman Tom McShane (Manchester, N.H.) put the Judges in the lead
in the
sixth with a solo home run, his first of the season. Cimini's double drove in
Freethey in the seventh inning to make it 5-3.
Senior right-hander Steve Wahlbrink (Norwalk, Conn.) went the
distance for
the Judges for his third win against two losses. Sophomore Alden Pelletier
(Sanford, Maine) was saddled with the loss in relief.
USM outhit Brandeis, 13-8.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Huskies Beat Mt. Mercy, 5-4, Returns Home From Florida 7-4
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Junior outfielder Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk,
Maine)
broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out, RBI triple in the fourth inning to give the
University of Southern Maine Huskies a 5-4 victory over Mt. Mercy College
(Cedar
Rapids, Iowa) in the final game of the Huskies' seven-day, 11-game spring trip
to Florida.
Richardson drove in sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) who
had been
hit by a pitch and stole second to put the Huskies in the lead for good.
USM had taken a 3-1 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by
freshman
Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) and a two-run single by Richardson.
Sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) made it 4-1 in the third
inning
with a sacrifice fly that scored freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) from
third.
Mt. Mercy tied the game in the top of the fourth on a three-run
homer by
sophomore Raul Matta (Vega Baja, P.R.).
The Huskies made an outstanding defensive play in the seventh for the
final out of the game. Freshman Jeremy Schlotterbeck (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
tried
to score all the way from first on a double by Ryan Risetter (Webster City,
Iowa), but Lang's relay throw to sophomore catcher Peter L'Italien (Salem,
Mass.) was in time to nail Schlotterbeck.
Sophomore Mark Gunning (Winslow, Maine) picked up his second win of
the
season in relief for USM. Sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine)
collected
his second save. Senior Corey Schieltz (Luxembourg, Iowa), who went the
distance for Mt. Mercy, took the loss.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who returned home
Tuesday
night with a 7-4 record. Southern Maine will hit the road again Thursday,
traveling to Brandeis University for the first game of a five-game, four-day
road trip. Mt. Mercy slipped to 4-2.
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Monday, March 27, 2000
Huskies Sweep Gustavus Adolphus
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Senior right-hander Denny Webber (Sabattus,
Maine)
hurled a six-hit shutout in the opening game of a doubleheader, and his
University of Southern Maine teammates unleashed an 18-hit attack in the
second
game, as the Huskies swept Gustavus Adolphus College, 4-0 and 15-9, in college
baseball action Monday in Florida. The second game was called after six
innings
when rain prohibited the completion of the seventh inning.
Webber allowed just six singles and one walk over seven innings while
striking out seven. The shutout was the fourth of his career.
The Huskies picked up a single runs in the first on an RBI single by
freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) and second on a solo home run by
sophomore Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.). USM added a pair of insurance runs
in the fifth on a double steal and a bases loaded walk to Delorme.
In the second game, USM fell behind 5-4 after three innings before
exploding for 11 runs in the fourth inning. The Huskies sent 16 batters to
the
plate and collected 10 hits. Junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) had the
big hit
with a three-run homer.
Toomey, senior Shaun McKenna (Bath, Maine), junior Craig gureckis
(Nashua,
N.H.) and sophomore Jesse Lacroix (Peabody, Mass.) each had three hits for the
Huskies in game two.
Junior right-hander Mark Russell (Arlington, Mass.) picked up his
first
win of the season by working the first five innings. He allowed nine hits,
seven runs (three earned), walked four and struck out three.
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Sunday, March 26, 2000
Huskies Gain Doubleheader Split Warhawks
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Junior shortstop Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) had
three hits and four RBI as the University of Southern Maine Huskies came back
from a 5-0 deficit to post a 12-7 win over the University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater Warhawks in the second game of their doubleheader Sunday
afternoon in
Florida.
The Warhawks won the first game of the twinbill, 9-2, behinds the
five-hit
pitching of freshman right-hander Kyle Kink (Watertown, Wis.).
In the second game, the Huskies fell behind early as the Warhawks
scored a
single run in the second and four more in the third against Husky freshman
starter David Edwards (Cape Elizabeth, Maine). The Huskies got back into the
game with three runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Toomey, an RBI
groundout
by freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) and a UWW infield error.
Southern Maine took the lead for good in the fifth scoring six times.
Junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) drove in the first run with a
single.
Toomey plated two more with a single. Delorme's triple pushed two more runs
across, and freshman Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) drove in the final
run
with a single.
Sophomore right-hander Erik Carlson (Portland, Maine) picked up the
win in
middle relief and sophomore Alden Pelletier (Sanford, Maine) got the save with
2.2 innings of two-hit relief work.
In the opening game, freshman catcher Jason Ondricka was a one-man
wrecking crew for the Warhawks with four RBI coming on a solo homer in the
fifth, a two-run double in the sixth and a bases loaded walk in the seventh.
Kink took a two-hit shutout into the final inning before settling for a five-
hitter.
USM got its two runs in the final frame on an RBI triple by junior
Jody
Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) and an RBI single by sophomore Craig Gureckis
(Nashua, N.H.). Sophomore left-hander Andy Sebring (Worcester, Mass.) took
the
loss.
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Saturday, March 25, 2000
Huskies Win Slugfest, 19-15
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Junior shortstop Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) had
three hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in five runs as the
University of Southern Maine outlasted the Manchester College (North
Manchester,
Ind.) Spartans, 19-15, at Cape Coral Park Saturday morning.
The win got the Huskies back to .500 (3-3) six games into their
11-game,
seven-day Florida trip. The Spartans concluded their 11-game Florida swing
with
an 8-8 overall record.
The Huskies sent 11 men to the plate in the first inning to jump
out to a
6-0 lead. Toomey, junior catcher Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) and freshman
Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) hit RBI hits in the uprising. USM also
benefited
from a couple of Spartan errors.
USM made it 10-0 in the second as Toomey hit a solo home run to
lead off
the inning, and freshman Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) hit a three-run
homer.
Manchester came back with nine runs in the bottom of the second. The
Spartans got their first four runs without the benefit of a base hit as two
Husky pitchers walked five and hit two batters. A pair of singles, a double
play grounder, and sophomore Jeff Floyd's (Angola, Ind.) two-run homer
accounted
for the other five runs.
Junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) gave the Huskies some
temporary
breathing room with a three-run homer in the third. The Spartans matched the
three-run inning in their half of the frame.
In the fourth, junior Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, Maine) had an RBI
single. Toomey plated the second run with a sacrifice fly. Curcuru
knocked in
the third run with a groundout and L'Italien finished the inning with a solo
homer.
Toomey concluded the Huskies' scoring with a two-run round tripper
in the
sixth.
Sophomore Mark Gunning (Winslow, Maine), who cam on in relief in the
second inning, settled down after a shaky couple of innings to pitch the final
eight innings for the win.
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Friday, March 24, 2000
Southern Maine, MacMurray Split Doubleheader
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Sophomore right-hander Ryan Adams (Sanford,
Maine)
pitched a seven-inning complete game for the victory as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies hung on to defeat MacMurray College, 8-6, in the first
game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon. MacMurray came back in the second
game
to beat the Huskies, 9-5.
In the first game, USM broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning on an RBI
single by sophomore Craig Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.). The Huskies added four
insurance runs in the seventh RBI singles from freshman Andy Lang (New
Bedford,
Mass.), junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.), a double steal, and Gureckis'
RBI double.
Adams allowed nine hits and three walks while striking out four.
He had
to survive a shaky final inning as MacMurray scored three times to close
within
two (8-6) and left the tying runs on base.
In the nightcap, MacMurray took advantage of some ineffective relief
pitching in the sixth inning to break open a one-run game. The Highlanders
combined two hits, three walks, a hit batsman and a Husky error to push across
five runs. Junior Justin Myren had a two-run double in the uprising for
MacMurray.
Southern Maine loaded the bases in the final inning, but was only
able to
score twice on sacrifice flies by junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) and
Curcuru.
Lang continued his red-hot hitting (10 for 17 on the trip) with
three hits
including his first collegiate home run.
USM junior starter Todd Southwick (Nashua, N.H.) was saddled with the
loss. MacMurray junior right-hander Kevin Stewart went the distance for the
win.
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Thursday, March 23, 2000
Southern Maine, Allegheny Split Doubleheader
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Junior outfielder Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk,
Maine)
paced a 25-hit attack with four hits, including a school record tying three
doubles, and four RBI to give the University of Southern Maine a 16-13 win in
eight innings over Allegheny College in the second game of a doubleheader
Thursday evening. Allegheny won the first game 5-4 to extend its
season-opening
win streak to seven games before losing the nightcap.
Southern Maine squandered a 9-1 lead in the nightcap when Allegheny
scored
a pair of runs in the third and nine more in the fifth to take a 12-9 lead.
The
Huskies tied the game in the sixth on an RBI double by Richardson and a
two-run
single by freshman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.), who also had four hits and
four RBI in the contest.
The Huskies put four on the board in the eight inning as Pat Toomey
(Medford, Mass.) snapped the 12-12 tie with a tow-out RBI single. After
Toomey
stole second, junior Jody Curcuru (Gloucester, Mass.) plated a pair of runs
with
a single. Curcuru would later score on a single by freshman Tyler Delorme
(Enosburg Falls, Vt.).
The four-run rally made a winner of reliever Alden Pelletier (Sanford,
Maine) who went the final 3.1 innings. Junior Rob George took the loss for
Allegheny.
In the first game, the Huskies again squandered a lead. Allegheny
took
advantage of four USM errors in the third inning to score three runs and
tie the
game. Allegheny pushed the decisive run across in the fifth inning on senior
Brad Hensler's base loaded single.
Senior right-hander Jeff Mountain went the distance for Allegheny
allowing
eight hits, two walks, one earned run and striking out two. Senior Denny
Webber
(Sabattus, Maine) took the loss for Southern Maine despite allowing only one
earned run.
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Thursday, March 23, 2000
McKenna, Toomey, Webber Named USM Baseball Captains
GORHAM, Maine -- Seniors Shaun McKenna (Bath, Maine) and Denny
Webber
(Sabattus, Maine) along with junior Pat Toomey (Medford, Mass.) have been
named
captains of the 2000 University of Southern Maine baseball team. Veteran head
coach Ed Flaherty made the announcement prior to the team departing for its
annual Florida spring trip.
The Huskies, who play 11 games in seven days while headquartered in
Ft.
Myers, Fla., opened their season Wednesday night with a 6-5 loss to St. Thomas
University (St. Paul, Minn.).
"This is a good group of captains," commented Flaherty who begins
the 2000
season with a 410-169-1 career record. "Webber and McKenna have been on a
national championship team (1997) and know what it takes to win. Toomey
does a
lot of things right and will be our leader in the infield."
Webber compiled a 6-4 record with a 3.28 ERA last season after an 0-3
start. He was named to the all-tournament teams at both the Little East
Conference and NCAA Regional tournaments. Over his first three seasons,
Webber
has a 17-8 record with a 3.35 ERA.
Toomey was a second team All-Little East Conference selection last
spring
at shortstop after earning a second team spot at second base as a freshman
(1998). He also was a third team All-New England selection. He hit .383 with
12 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 46 RBI and 25 stolen bases last
season.
McKenna, a three-year letterman, has made himself into a valuable
reserve
catcher and infielder who can play three of the four infield positions. He
hit
.267 with three doubles and five RBI last season.
After the Huskies return to Gorham next Tuesday (March 28), they will
depart on Thursday (March 30) for a five-game, four-day road trip to play
Brandeis University, Wheaton College, Rhode Island College (DH) and the
University of Massachusetts Boston.
The Huskies play their home opener April 7 hosting Colby-Sawyer
College.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Huskies Drop Season Opener
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Senior Paul Rafferty's (St. Paul, Minn.) fifth
inning
solo home run proved to be the difference as the St. Thomas University Tommies
built a 6-1 lead over the first five innings, then hung on for a 6-5 victory
over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Wednesday evening. The game was
the season opener for Southern Maine.
Rafferty went deep against USM junior starter Mark Russell (Arlington,
Mass.) who was roughed up for 10 hits, four walks and all six runs, and
took the
loss. Three USM relievers combined for four innings of shutout relief.
The Huskies got back into the game with a three-run seventh inning.
Sophomore Peter L'Italien (Salem, Mass.) plated the first run with a fielder's
choice. Freshman Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) plated the second run
with
a single and freshman Darrin Daniels (Millinocket, Maine) brought in the final
run with a sacrifice fly.
Delorme's two-out RBI double in the ninth got USM within one, but
he was
stranded there by St. Thomas sophomore reliever Brian Edstrom.
Freshman Jon Marzolf got the win for St. Thomas going the first five
innings and allowing just seven hits, two walks and one run. Edstrom earned a
save with four innings of relief despite allowing seven hits, three walks and
four runs.
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