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Saturday, May 29, 2004
Fairchild Named ABCA Third Team All-American
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore pitcher-infielder Tip Fairchild (Monmouth,
Maine/Monmouth Academy) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball
team has been named to the NCAA Division III All-American third team as selected
by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The All-American teams
were announced Thursday evening as part of the NCAA Division III National
Championship festivities in Grand Chute, Wisconsin.
Fairchild is the Huskies’ first ABCA All-American since Tyler Delorme and
Pat Toomey were selected in 2001. He is the 13th player in the history of the
program to earn an All-American citation.
Named to the NEIBA All-New England first team and All-Little East
Conference second team earlier this month, Fairchild had an outstanding
sophomore season. He compiled a 9-1 record with three saves and a staff low
1.41 ERA. He worked 70.0 innings allowing 51 hits, 11 earned runs and 18 walks
while striking out 72. He is second in the Little East Conference in wins and
among the leaders in innings pitched, strikeouts, and saves.
In addition to his stellar pitching performance, Fairchild batted .364 (56
for 154) with 12 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 26 RBI.
2004 NCAA Division III All-Americans
(as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association)
First Team
Pos. Player, School Yr.
C Aaron Giza, Benedictine University Sr.
1B Rob Daggett, Elmhurst College Sr.
2B Jeremy Jirschele, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jr.
2B Matt Miller, The College of Wooster Sr.
3B Andrew Pinckney, Emory University Jr.
SS David Peterson, George Fox University Jr.
SS Jason Armstrong, Trinity University (Texas) Sr.
OF Nigel Archibald, Centenary College Jr.
OF J.R. Estes, Bridgewater College Sr.
OF Dwight Wildman, Eastern Connecticut State University Sr.
UT Brady Endl, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater * Sr.
UT Drew Shamrock, Denison University Jr.
P Ryan DiPietro, Eastern Connecticut State University So.
P Brady Endl, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater * Sr.
P Scott Hyde, George Fox University Jr.
P Josh Schwartz, Rowan University Jr.
* - Player of the Year
Second Team
Pos. Player, School Yr.
C Steve Ketter, Rockford College Jr.
1B Kevin Ehinger, DePauw University Sr.
2B Anthony Palmisano, Lynchburg College Sr.
SS Brad Groth, Elmhurst College Sr.
3B Joe Hernandez, William Paterson University Jr.
OF Brad Duppstadt, Elizabethtown College Sr.
OF Archie Gilbert, California State University-Hayward Jr.
OF Brett Olson, University of St. Thomas Jr.
OF Steven Scott, Lynchburg College So.
OF Chris Sidick, Marietta College Jr.
UT Josh Lee, McMurry University Sr.
DH Mike Welch, York College So.
P Will Carr, Emory University Jr.
P Mike DeMark, Marietta College So.
P Ben Kimball, SUNY-Brockport Sr.
P Greg Lasinski, Salisbury University Jr.
P Tom McCullen, Rowan University Jr.
P Tom O'Connor, Ithaca College Jr.
P Joey Serfass, Eastern Connecticut State University Sr.
Third Team
Pos. Player, School Yr.
C Mike Rucci, Rowan University Jr.
1B Jabe Bergeron, Williams College Sr.
2B Adam Husing, Carthage College Sr.
2B Jeff Natale, Trinity College (Conn.) Jr.
3B Caleb Cooper, California State University-Hayward Jr.
3B Jake Frank, The College of Wooster Jr.
SS Shawn Abell, Lynchburg College Jr.
SS Eric Cirella, Salve Regina University Jr.
OF Nick Hagler, Chowan College Jr.
OF Adam Mandel, Denison University Sr.
OF Brandon McCabe, Delaware Valley College Jr.
OF Matt Odom, Southwestern University Jr.
P Jeremy Brown, Johns Hopkins University Sr.
P Thomas “Tip” Fairchild, University of Southern Maine So.
P Kevin Foeman, Mary Washington College So.
P Mike Frost, Trinity University (Texas) Sr.
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Monday, May 17, 2004
Five USM Huskies Land on All-LEC Baseball Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Five members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
baseball team have earned spots on the All-Little East Conference first and second
teams as voted by the league's head coaches. The all-conference teams and
individual awards were announced Monday morning by William M. Moore, commissioner
of the Little East Conference.
Named to the All-LEC first team were senior third baseman Brian Marshall
(Danvers, Mass.) and senior outfielders Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine/Greely HS)
and Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely HS). Grabbing spots on the second
team were junior first baseman Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) and
sophomore pitcher Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine/Monmouth Academy).
This is Marshall's third consecutive appearance on the all-conference team.
He was the first team selection at shortstop last season and a second team pick at
third base in 2002. Lemieux was named to the first team for the second straight
year. Brewer, Fairchild and Stacy made the all-conference team for the first
time.
Lemieux was the Huskies' leading hitter this season finishing the year with a
.403 average (77 for 191). He scored a team-high 48 runs and had 13 doubles,
three triples, two home runs, team-high nine stolen bases and 43 RBI. According
to conference statistics released Monday, Lemieux was third in batting average,
first in hits (77), second in runs scored, fourth in total bases (102) and fourth
in RBI.
Brewer was the Huskies' second leading hitter with a .380 average (52 for
137). Despite missing the first ten games of the season recovering from an
injury, he led the team in home runs (13), extra base hits (26), total bases
(106), slugging percentage (.774) and RBI (47). In the conference, Brewer is
ranked eighth in batting average, second in home runs, second in total bases,
first in slugging and second in RBI.
Marshall finished the season batting a career-best .365 (61 for 167) with 41
runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples, five homers and 38 RBI. He is 14th in the
conference in batting, fourth in hits, eighth in runs scored, sixth in total bases
and ninth in RBI.
Fairchild had an outstanding second season. Named to the all-conference
second team as a pitcher, he compiled a 9-1 record with three saves and a staff
low 1.41 ERA. He worked 70.0 innings allowing 51 hits, 11 earned runs and 18
walks while striking out 72. He leads the conference in wins, is fourth in
innings pitched, second in strikeouts, and tied for the lead in saves.
In addition to his stellar pitching performance, Fairchild batted .364 (56
for 154) with 12 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 26 RBI.
Stacy, who moved to first base this season, batted .356 (53 for 149) with 11
doubles, one triple, four home runs and 32 RBI.
The Huskies finished the 2004 campaign with a 31-13-1 overall record and a
10-4 mark (second place) in Little East play. They advanced to the finals of the
championship tournament played last weekend.
Little East Conference 2004 Baseball Awards
Player of the Year
Dwight Wildman, Eastern Connecticut State University
Pitcher of the Year
Ryan DiPietro, Eastern Connecticut State University
Rookie of the Year
Pat Donovan, University of Massachusetts Boston
Coach of the Year
Bruce Wheeler, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
First Team All-Little East Conference
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Leon Galemba Junior Eastern Connecticut
Catcher Adam Kaplan Sophomore Western Connecticut
First Base Eric Gibree Senior Rhode Island College
Second Base Geoffrey Nettleton Senior UMass Dartmouth
Shortstop Ray De La Cruz Sophomore Rhode Island College
Third Base Brian Marshall Senior Southern Maine
Outfield Dwight Wildman Senior Eastern Connecticut
Outfield Brandon Brewer Senior Southern Maine
Outfield Adam Lemieux Junior Southern Maine
Pitcher Joey Serfass Senior Eastern Connecticut
Pitcher Ryan DiPietro Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
Relief Pitcher Mike Troester Sophomore Western Connecticut
Second Team All-Little East Conference
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Eben McKnight Junior Western Connecticut
Catcher Adam Hevenor Senior Eastern Connecticut
First Base Greg Stacy Sophomore Southern Maine
Second Base Eugene Julien Junior Eastern Connecticut
Shortstop Robert Del Duca Junior UMass Dartmouth
Third Base Justin Hickman Senior Keene State College
Outfield Mike McGonagle Senior UMass Boston
Outfield Mike Naylor Sophomore Rhode Island College
Outfield Josh Coleman Junior Western Connecticut
Pitcher Tip Fairchild Sophomore Southern Maine
Pitcher Pat Donovan Freshman UMass Boston
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Saturday, May 15, 2004
Little East Conference Tournament
Eastern Connecticut Wins Title, Beats Southern Maine 9-3
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Junior Ty Bongiovanni (Meriden, Conn.) and senior
Joey Serfass (Newington, Conn.) combined to hurl nine innings of scoreless
relief as the top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors came back
from an early three-run deficit to defeat the second-seeded University of
Southern Maine Huskies 9-3 and win the 2004 Little East Conference Baseball
Championship tournament played at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The title is the third in the last four years for the Warriors, and their
fourth in the eight-year history of the LEC tournament. Along with the title,
Eastern Connecticut, now 35-9 overall, also receives an automatic berth into the
2004 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Tournament.
Southern Maine, bidding for its third LEC title and first since 1999, falls
to 31-13-1 overall. The Huskies will wait and see if they receive one of the
three at-large berths into the NCAA tournament.
Bongiovanni came into the game in the first inning in relief of junior
right-handed starter Joe Riley (East Hartford, Conn.) after Riley faced four
batters and did not record an out. Bongiovanni, a southpaw, allowed only two
hits and one walk while striking out nine over 5.2 innings. He would get credit
for the win, his first of the season against three losses.
Serfass came into the game with two on and two out in the sixth inning and
got out of a jam with a strikeout. He gave up four singles and one walk while
fanning four over the final 3.1 to pick up his first save of the year.
Southern Maine jumped on Riley in the first inning for three runs.
Freshman SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) led off with a single and went to
third on a double by senior 3B Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.). A walk to
senior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) loaded the bases. A throwing error
while senior OF Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) was batting allowed Vardaro
to score. Brewer would finally walk to reload the bases and Riley’s day was
finished.
A Bongiovanni wild pitch allowed Marshall to score, and Lemieux came in on
sophomore DH Tip Fairchild’s (Monmouth, Maine) groundout to second base.
Eastern Connecticut struck right back for a pair of runs in the second
inning on an RBI double by sophomore 1B Zach Mehrbach (Lyme, N.H.) and a
fielder’s choice.
The Warriors took the lead for good in the third inning scoring three runs.
Junior OF Scott Hayward (Meriden, Conn.) knocked in the first run with an RBI
single. After senior OF Dwight Wildman (Seymour, Conn.) doubled, both runners
scored on a single off the bat of junior DH Leon Galemba (Fairfield, Conn.) to
make it 5-3.
Hayward hit a one-out, solo homer to ignite a four-run sixth inning for the
Warriors. Mehrbach drove in two runs with a single, and he came all the way
around to score on the play when the Huskies committed a pair of errors.
Merhbach, Hayward and Galemba each had a pair of hits and combined for
seven RBI for the Warriors. ECSU senior 2B Eugene Julien (Brockton, Mass.) was
named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He batted .438 with nine runs
scored and played flawless defense in the field.
Marshall and Fairchild were the only repeat hitters for the Huskies. USM
junior right-handed starter Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.), who went 6.1 innings, was
tagged with the loss.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (35-9) 023 000 400 9 11 1
Southern Maine (31-13-1) 300 000 000 3 8 4
Batteries: EC, Joe Riley, Ty Bongiovanni (1), Joey Serfass (6th) and Adam
Hevenor.
SM, Marc Cahill, Pat McDonough (7) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Bongiovanni 1-3
Losing Pitcher: Cahill (3-4)
Save: Serfass (1)
2B: EC, Wildman, Mehrbach SM, Marshall, Fairchild
3B: none
HR: EC, Scott Hayward (8)
RBI: EC, Mehrbach 3, Galemba 2, Hayward 2 SM, Fairchild
Repeat Hitters: EC, Hayward, Galemba, Mehrbach SM, Marshall, Fairchild
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Friday, May 14, 2003
Little East Conference Tournament
Southern Maine Beats UMass Dartmouth 12-6
Huskies Advance to LEC Championship Round
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Freshman SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) had four
hits, scored three runs and drove in four to lead the second-seeded University
of Southern Maine Huskies to a 12-6 victory over the fourth-seeded University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in an elimination game of the six-team, double-
elimination Little East Conference Baseball Championship tournament being played
at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The victory advances the Huskies into Saturday’s championship round against
top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University. USM, 31-12-1 overall and 3-1
in the tournament, must beat Eastern Connecticut twice to win its first LEC
championship since 1999 and gain an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III
tournament.
UMass Dartmouth, which beat the USM in a second round game on Thursday,
finished its season at 25-15. The Corsairs had lost earlier in the day to
Eastern Connecticut 2-0.
Southern Maine snapped a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth by taking
advantage of four hits, two walks, a wild pitch and two Corsair errors to push
five runs across the plate. Freshman C Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) snapped the
tie with an RBI single. He moved to third on a double by freshman Joe Ganley
(Keene, N.H.), and both scored on Vardaro’s two-run single. Vardaro then stole
second and went to third on an error. He scored on a two-out bunt single by
senior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine). Lemieux later scored on an infield
throwing error.
Vardaro had a two-run triple in the seventh, and later scored as the
Huskies plated three insurance runs.
UMD grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the second against USM junior right-handed
starter Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) on a groundout and an RBI single by
senior C John Macone (Stoneham, Mass.). USM tied the game in its half of the
inning on a two-run homer by sophomore DH Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine).
The Huskies grabbed their first lead in the third when senior OF Brandon
Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) doubled home Vardaro, took third on the throw, and
scored on an error.
Junior 3B Shaun Ferreira (Acushnet, Mass.) doubled in a run in the fifth
for UMD, and junior OF Ryan Sullivan (Chicopee, Mass.) tied the game in the top
of the sixth with an RBI single.
Sophomore left-hander Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.) picked up the win
for the Huskies with five solid innings of long relief. He allowed six hits and
three walks while fanning six. Only one runs scored against him was earned.
Fairchild entered the game in the seventh and pitched 2.2 hitless innings to
earn his third save of the season.
Junior Dan DeCosta (Somerset, Mass.), the first of five UMD hurlers, was
the losing pitcher.
Southern Maine pounded out 16 hits, led by Vardaro. Senior 3B Brian
Marshall (Danvers, Mass.), Brewer, Fairchild and Ganley all had two hits for the
Huskies. Sullivan and junior OF Chris Waymon (Wareham, Mass.) each had two hits
for the Corsairs.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (25-15) 020 011 110 6 9 5
Southern Maine (31-12-1) 022 005 30X 12 16 4
Batteries: UMD, Dan DeCosta, Frank Cronin (6), Jason Thompson (6), Eric
Griswold (6) Michael Maclean (7) and John Macone.
SM, Erik Kent, Sam Handy (2), Tip Fairchild (7) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (7-0)
Losing Pitcher: DeCosta (5-4)
Save: Fairchild (3)
2B: UMD, Peters, Waymon SM, Vardaro, Marshall, Brewer, Bourque, Ganley
3B: SM, Vardaro
HR: SM, Fairchild (5)
RBI: UMD, Macone 2, Sullivan, Peters, Lomuscio
SM, Vardaro 4, Fairchild 2, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Brewer, McGhee
Repeat Hitters: UMD, Sullivan, Waymon
SM, Vardaro 4, Marshall, Brewer, Fairchild, Ganley
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Friday, May 14, 2004
Little East Conference Tournament
USM Comes From Behind to Beat Keene State 5-4
Huskies to Face UMass Dartmouth for the Right to Advance
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Sophomore right-handed pitcher Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) hurled six innings of scoreless, five-hit relief to pick up
his ninth win of the season as the University of Southern Maine Huskies came
from behind to defeat the Keene State College Owls 5-4 in an elimination game of
the six-team, double-elimination Little East Conference Baseball Championship
tournament being played at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The win keeps the Huskies, 30-12-1 overall and 2-1 in the tournament, alive
and moves them into tonight’s elimination game against the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth. UMD was knocked out of the winners bracket by top-
seeded Eastern Connecticut State University in a battle of unbeaten teams
earlier in the day. Eastern Connecticut advances to the championship round on
Saturday against the winner of the USM-UMD game needing one win to take the
title.
Fairchild came on in relief of freshman starter Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine)
in the fourth after two runs were in and no one out. Keene sophomore Jeremy
Schilling (Centerville, Mass.) led off with a homer and senior Justin Hickman
(Mont Vernon, N.H.) came across with the second run on an RBI single by freshman
John Grainger (Keene, N.H.). The third run of the inning, which was charged to
Armandi and gave the Owls a 4-1 lead, scored on a single by senior Tim Kendrick
(Middletown, R.I.).
That would be the last run the Owls would get as Fairchild gave up only
four singles and two walks over the final five innings. Keene’s best chance to
score came in the eighth when back-to-back, two-out singles put runners at the
corners, but Fairchild fanned freshman Matt Beam (Alstead, N.H.) to quell the
threat.
Trailing by three going into the fifth, the Huskies scored three times to
tie the game. Freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) singled, and moved to third on
a double by freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.). Senior Brian Marshall
(Danvers, Mass.) then clouted a three-run homer to left-center field to tie the
score.
The winning run came across in the eighth inning when senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) walked to lead off and came all the way around from first
base on an error.
Keene State struck first on a solo homer by Hickman in the second inning.
USM tied the game in the third when freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine)
scored on an infield error after hitting his school record eighth triple of the
season to lead off.
Vardaro, Marshall and Bourque each had a pair of hits for the Huskies.
Grainger had three hits for the Owls while Hickman had a double and homer and
scored two runs.
Freshman Rick Stromgren (Keene, N.H.), who walked Brewer to start the USM
eighth before being lifted in favor of sophomore Brian Dimitruk (Columbus,
N.J.), to tagged with his third loss of the year against three wins. Two of the
five runs charged to Stromgren were unearned.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (30-12-1) 001 030 010 5 9 1
Keene State (14-23) 010 300 000 4 9 2
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Tip Fairchild (4) and Joe McGhee.
KS, Rick Stromgren, Brian Dimitruk (8) and John Grainger, Tim Kendrick (9).
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (9-1) Losing Pitcher: Stromgren (3-3)
2B: SM, Vardaro, A. Lemieux KS, Hickman
3B: SM, Bourque
HR: SM, Brian Marshall (5) KS, Jeremy Schilling (6), Justin Hickman (6)
RBI: SM, Marshall 3 KS, Schilling, Hickman, Grainger, Kendrick
Repeat Hitters: SM, Vardaro, Marshall, Bourque KS, Grainger 3, Hickman
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Thursday, May 13, 2004
UMD Corsairs Down USM Huskies 6-3
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Junior outfielder Doug Hittinger (Middleton, Mass.)
slammed a two-run homer in the fourth inning to give his team a lead it would
never relinquish as the fourth-seeded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Corsairs defeated the second-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies 6-3 in
a second round game of the six-team, double-elimination Little East Conference
Baseball Championship tournament being played at ECSU Baseball Stadium in
Mansfield, Conn.
The win moves the Corsairs (25-13) into Friday’s first game against top-
seeded Eastern Connecticut State University at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are 2-0 in
the tournament. Southern Maine (29-12-1) will take on sixth-seeded Keene State
College in an elimination game at 3:30 p.m. The winner of the USM-KSC game will
play the loser of the first game at 7:00 p.m. for the right to move on to the
championship round on Saturday.
Southern Maine took a 2-1 lead in the third inning when seniors Adam
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) and Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) executed a
double steal.
A leadoff walk to junior Shaun Ferreira (Acushnet, Mass.) cost the Huskies
dearly in the fourth as Hittinger followed with his two-run blast to left field.
The homer was his fifth of the season.
A pair of costly USM infield errors in the fifth gave the Corsairs another
run to make it 4-2.
Brewer, who reached bases all four times he batted (two singles, two walks)
scored on a two-out throwing error in the top of the sixth to pull the Huskies
within one.
UMD added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom half of the inning on an
RBI double by junior Jim Peters (Taunton, Mass.) and a sacrifice fly by junior
Robert Del Duca (Methuen, Mass.).
Sophomore lefthander Will Mahoney (Mattapoisett, Mass.) pitched into the
ninth inning for the Corsairs before giving way to senior Brandon Perry (South
Carver, Mass.). Mahoney allowed six hits and five walks while striking out six
for his fourth win of the season. Perry, who came into the game with runners on
first and second with no outs in the ninth, struck out all three batters he
faced to collect his third save.
Senior southpaw Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) went the distance for the
Huskies allowing eight hits and six walks while fanning eight. He is now 4-4 on
the season.
Brewer was the Huskies only repeat hitter. Junior Ryan Sullivan (Chicopee,
Mass.) paced the Corsairs with three hits while Peters had a triple and double.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (29-12-1) 101 001 000 3 6 4
UMass Dartmouth (25-13) 010 212 00X 6 8 2
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau and Joe McGhee.
UMD, Will Mahoney, Brandon Perry (9) and John Macone.
Winning Pitcher: Mahoney (4-3)
Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (4-4)
Save: Perry (3)
2B: UMD, Peters
3B: UMD, Peters
HR: UMD, Doug Hittinger (5)
RBI: SM, Stacy UMD, Hittinger 2, Peters 2, Del Duca, Sullivan
Repeat Hitters: SM, Brewer UMD, Sullivan 3, Peters
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Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Little East Conference Tournament
Huskies Take Advantage, Edge Anchormen 7-6
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies took advantage of
three Rhode Island College Anchormen errors in the eighth inning to push across
two runs en route to a 7-6 victory in the first round of play at the 2004 Little
East Conference Baseball championship tournament being played at ECSU Baseball
Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The win moves the Huskies into Thursday's winners bracket game at 7:00 p.m.
against the winner of the game Wednesday night between the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth and Western Connecticut State University. Rhode Island
College will play an elimination game against Keene State College at noon on
Thursday.
Trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Huskies took advantage
of three infield miscues to score twice without the benefit of a hit. Senior Adam
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine), who reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to third
when senior Brandon Brewer's (Cumberland, Maine) grounder was misplayed for the
second error of the inning. Lemieux scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of
freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) to tie the game at 6-6.
Brewer then stole second, and later scored when the Anchormen committed their
third error of the inning on a ground ball hit by junior Greg Stacy (Denmark,
Maine).
Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine), the last of four USM hurlers, set
the Anchormen down in order in the ninth to pick up his eighth win of the season.
Rhode Island College got the early jump, scoring three runs in the first
inning. Junior Brandon White (Foster, R.I.) drove in the first run with a single,
and came home on a triple by sophomore Mike Naylor (Warwick, R.I.). Naylor then
scored in a double by senior Eric Gibree (Bristol, R.I.).
USM got a single run in the third when Lemieux, who was hit by a pitch
leading off, scored on a double by Stacy. The Huskies tied the game in the fourth
on an RBI single by Lemieux and an RBI double by Brewer.
The Anchormen regained their three-run advantage in the fifth on an RBI
double by Gibree, an RBI double by junior Chris Smaldone (Johnston, R.I.) and an
RBI single by freshman Tim Henault (East Greenwich, R.I.).
Senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) tripled in a run for USM in the sixth,
and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Brewer.
Stacy was the Huskies only repeat hitter with a pair of doubles. Gibree had
three hits, including a pair of doubles, for the Anchormen.
Junior Jeremy Edwards (Exeter, R.I.), who came on in relief after Marshall's
triple in the sixth inning, was the tough-luck loser.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Rhode Island College (19-15) 300 030 000 6 8 6
Southern Maine (29-11-1) 001 202 02X 7 8 2
Batteries: RIC, Jim Milano, Jeremy Edwards (6) and Tim Henault.
SM, Marc Cahill, Sam Handy (4), Pat McDonough (5), Tip Fairchild (7) and
Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (8-1) Losing Pitcher: Edwards (1-3)
2B: RIC, Gibree 2, Smaldone SM, Stacy 2, Brewer
3B: RIC, Naylor SM, Marshall
HR: none
RBI: RIC, Gibree 2, White, Naylor, Smaldone, Henault
SM, Brewer 2, Marshall, Lemieux, Bourque, Stacy
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Gibree 3 SM, Stacy
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Sunday, May 9, 2004
Brewer Lifts Huskies Past Babson in 10 Innings, 6-5
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) singled with one
out in the bottom of the 10th inning to drive in freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.)
from third base and give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a come-from-
behind, 9-8 victory over the Babson College Beavers in a non-conference game
Sunday afternoon at Towers Field.
With the win, Southern Maine concluded the regular season with a 28-11-1
record. The Huskies will travel to Mansfield, Conn., this week to play in the
six-team, double-elimination Little East Conference Championship that gets
underway on Wednesday. Second-seeded USM will play fifth-seeded Rhode Island
College at 3:30 p.m.
Babson finished the regular season at 24-16. The Beavers, champions of the
NEWMAC, will wait to play in the upcoming NCAA New England Regional Tournament
that starts the week of May 17.
Ganley singled with one out in the 10th, and advanced to third on a single by
senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) to set the stage for Brewer, who had five
hits in the game. Brewer slammed the second offering from senior Jason Kosow
(Exeter, N.H.) off the fence in right-center field to score Ganley with the
winning run.
USM freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) sent the game into extra innings
when he lined his third home run of the season over the left-center fence with one
out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 8-8.
Trailing 2-1, Babson grabbed a 5-2 lead in the third inning. Senior Keith
Vera (Yarmouth, Mass.) did most of the damage with a two-out, bases-loaded double
that scored three runs. Junior Tyler Doehler (Lakeville, Mass.) followed with
another double to score Vera.
The Huskies picked up a single run in the fourth on an RBI single by freshman
Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.), and another in the seventh on an RBI single by
senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) to pull within one at 5-4.
The teams traded three-run innings in the eighth inning to make it 8-7. For
Babson, senior Phil McGinnis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) walked with the bases loaded and
senior Nate Laliberte (Saco, Maine) had a two-run single to account for the
Beavers three runs.
USM did all of its damage with two outs. Ganley had an RBI triple. Lemieux
followed with an RBI single, and Brewer brought him home with an RBI double.
Brewer had a season-high five hits to pace the Huskies 18-hit attack.
Lemieux had three hits while Vardaro, Ganley, Marshall and Bourque all had a pair
of hits. Senior Matt Bigda (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had three hits for Babson.
Sophomore left-hander Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.), the last of four USM
hurlers, picked up his sixth win of the season against no losses. Kosow was
tagged with his third loss to slip to 5-3.
Summary 123 456 789 10 R H E
Babson (24-16) 104 000 030 0 8 9 1
Southern Maine (28-11-1) 110 100 131 1 9 18 1
Batteries: B, Jimmy Burke, Jason Kosow (7) and Ted Dziuba.
SM, Josh Armandi, Pat McDonough (6), Erik Kent (8), Sam Handy (9) and
Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (6-0) Losing Pitcher: Kosow (5-3)
2B:B, Vera, Doehler SM, A. Lemieux, Brewer, Marshall, Bourque
3B: B, Muccio, SM, Vardaro, Ganley
HR: SM, Ryan Bourque (3)
RBI: B, Vera 3, Laliberte 2, Doehler, P. McGinnis
SM, Brewer 3, Vardaro 2, Ganley, A. Lemieux, Marshall, Bourque
Repeat Hitters: B, Bigda 3
SM, Brewer 5, A. Lemieux 3, Vardaro, Ganley, Marshall, Bourque
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Saturday, May 8, 2004
Eastern Connecticut Sweeps Southern Maine, 6-3 and 14-7
Warriors Clinch LEC Regular Season Crown
GORHAM, Maine - The Eastern Connecticut State Warriors swept a doubleheader
at the University of Southern Maine Huskies to capture the Little East Conference
regular-season title and will serve as the number-one seed and host of next week's
Little East Conference Tournament.
Eastern Connecticut concludes the regular-season at 31-9 overall and 13-1 in
the Conference. The Warriors will face Keene State College in the first game of
the six-team, double-elimination conference tournament, which begins on Wednesday,
and continues through Saturday. Southern Maine, which will conclude the regular-
season by hosting Babson College tomorrow, fell to 27-11-1 and 10-4. The Huskies
will meet Rhode Island College in game two of the tournament.
In the opener, the Huskies took a 3-1 lead into the top of the ninth, but the
Warriors rallied for five runs to pull out the 6-3 triumph, and provide Head Coach
Bill Holowaty with career win number 1,100. Senior Dwight Wildman (Seymour,
Conn.) and junior Leon Galemba (Fairfield, Conn.) led off the frame with back-to-
back home runs to tie the score at 3-3. Sophomore Marc Garofalo (South Kingstown,
R.I.), who reached on an error, scored the eventual winning run on a bunt single
from junior Tom Koch (Warwick, R.I.). Freshman Randy Re (Danbury, Conn.) followed
with a bunt single, before Eugene Julien (Brockton, Mass.) doubled to score Koch,
while Re came in on the throw to second.
The Warriors had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on an RBI single
from senior Adam Hevenor (North Kingstown, R.I.), but the Huskies answered with
two in the seventh and one in the eighth to forge a 3-1 lead. Sophomore Tip
Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) drew a one-out walk in the seventh and scored on a
double from freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine), who later came in on an
Eastern Connecticut fielding error.
In the eighth inning, Fairchild stroked a two-out single and scored on
Bourque's second double in as many innings.
Eastern Connecticut sophomore Ryan DiPietro (Berlin, Conn.), who had a no-
decision, scattered four hits, surrendered three walks and fanned 15 through 7.1
innings, while freshman Matt Cremins (Stoughton, Mass.), who pitched a third of an
inning in relief, earned the win.
For the Huskies, Fairchild, who struck out 10 and surrendered nine hits, two
walks and three earned runs through 8.2 innings, suffered his first loss of the
year and fell to 7-1.
In the nightcap, the Warriors broke open a back-and-forth contest with six
runs in the fifth en route to a 14-7 triumph. Eastern Connecticut built a 5-0
lead through the top of the third, but the Huskies grabbed a 6-5 lead through four
innings of play. The Huskies added one in the six to pull within 11-7, but the
Warriors scored two in the seventh and one in the eighth to account for the 14-7
final score.
Freshman Matt Cooney (Arlington, Mass.) collected five hits in five at bats,
drove in two runs and scored three, while freshman Randy Re (Danbury, Conn.) had
three hits, including a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Wildman hit the
game's other home run, his second of the day.
The Huskies were paced by senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.), who
collected two hits, including a double, and drove in four runs. Senior Adam
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) had a pair of hits, including a triple, and drove in a
run, while freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) had three hits.
Senior Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine), who entered the game in the third and
pitched two and two thirds innings, was charged with the loss, while junior Ben
O'Brien (Montville, Conn.) worked three innings of relief to earn the win.
Game 1 123 456 789 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (30-9; 12-1) 010 000 005 6 9 2
Southern Maine (27-10-1; 10-3) 000 000 210 3 7 1
Batteries: EC, Ryan DiPietro, Thomas Spirito (8), Matt Cremins (8), Jeremy Hall
(9), and Adam Hevenor. SM, Tip Fairchild, Jason Thibodeau (9) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Cremins (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Fairchild (7-1) SV: Hall (1)
2B: EC, Eugene Julien SM, Brian Marshall, Ryan Bourque (2)
3B: None.
HR: EC, Dwight Wildman (14), Leon Galemba (3).
RBI: EC, Julien, Wildman, Galemba, Hevenor, Tom Koch SM, Ryan Bourque (2).
Repeat Hitters: EC, Galemba SM, Bourque.
Game 2 123 456 789 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (31-9; 13-1) 032 060 110 14 17 0
Southern Maine (27-11-1; 10-4) 003 301 000 7 14 4
Batteries: EC, Sam Iverson, Michael Maruska (3), Ben O'Brien (4), Brian Wendell
(7), Hall (9), and Matt Cooney. SM, Marc Cahill, Pat McDonough (3), Sam Handy
(5), Jason Thibodeau (8), Eric Kent (9), and Joe McGhee, Max Arsenault (4).
Winning Pitcher: O'Brien (2-0) Losing Pitcher: McDonough (0-2).
2B: EC, Chris DeSantis, Matt Cooney.
3B: EC, Zach Mehrbach SM, Adam Lemieux, Ryan Bourque.
HR: EC, Dwight Wildman (15), Randy Re (1).
RBI: EC, Randy Re (3), Wildman (2), Cooney (2), Eugene Julien, Mehrbach, Greg
Sullivan
SM, Brian Marshall (4), A. Lemieux, Tip Fairchild, Max Arsenault.
Repeat Hitters: EC, Re (3), Mehrback (3), Cooney (5)
SM, Joe Ganley (3), Marshall, A. Lemieux.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Huskies Slip Past Monks 4-2
STANDISH, Maine -- Senior Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine) stroked a
one-out single to drive in the go ahead run in the top of the eighth inning and
the University of Southern Maine Huskies went on to defeat the St. Joseph’s
College Monks 4-2 in a non-conference game Wednesday night at Mahaney Diamond.
The win was the sixth straight, and 17th in the last 18 games, for the
Huskies who improved to 27-9-1 overall. St. Joseph’s concluded its 2004 season
15-23.
With the game tied 2-2 going into the eighth, freshman Joe Ganley (Keene,
N.H.) led off the inning with a single, and advance to second on a passed ball.
Rookie Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) followed with his third hit of the night, a
single to put runners at first and third. After a popout and a walk to senior
Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) that loaded the bases, Loveless, who had been
inserted into the game in the sixth inning, singled home Ganley with what proved
to be the decisive run. Vardaro added an insurance run later when he scored on
a two-out wild pitch.
The Monks took a 1-0 lead in first on a double by freshman Mark Clapp (Blue
Hill, Maine) and a two-out RBI single from senior Matt Prunier (Oxford, Mass.).
USM tied the game in the second on a solo home run from sophomore Tip
Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine).
The Monks went up 2-1 in the bottom half of the second on a two-out bases-
loaded walk to Clapp, but USM senior starter Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine)
escaped further damage.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) tied the game for the Huskies in
the fourth inning with a solo homer, his 13th of the season. Brewer has homered
in the each of the last four games.
Southern Maine received an outstanding relief effort from sophomore
southpaw Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.). Handy came into the game in the
sixth, and after giving up a walk and single, he helped himself by getting the
lead runner trying to steal third before setting down the last 11 batters,
including eight by strikeout.
Junior Greg Kimball (Lebanon, Maine), who came on in relief for St.
Joseph’s in the fourth inning, was tagged for the loss.
Southern Maine entertains Little East Conference arch-rival Eastern
Connecticut State University in a doubleheader on Saturday that will determine
the top seed and host school for next week’s LEC tournament.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (27-9-1) 010 100 020 4 9 0
St. Joseph’s (15-23) 110 000 000 2 6 0
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Sam Handy (6) and Joe McGhee.
St. J, Nolan Beckwith, Greg Kimball (4) and Matt Prunier.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (5-0) Losing Pitcher: Kimball
2B: St. J, Clapp
3B: none
HR: SM, Tip Fairchild (4), Brandon Brewer (13)
RBI: SM, Fairchild, Brewer, Loveless St. J, Prunier, Clapp
Repeat Hitters: SM, Vardaro 3, Fairchild St. J, Prunier
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Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Southern Maine Rallies, Downs UMass Boston, 6-5 in 10 Innings
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) stroked a walk-
off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to cap a furious University of
Southern Maine rally, in which the Huskies overcame a 5-0 deficit, to post a 6-5
triumph over the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in Little East
Conference action on Tuesday afternoon.
The win was the fifth straight for Southern Maine, which currently stands at
26-9-1 overall and 10-2 in the Little East Conference. UMass Boston fell to 18-17
and 4-8. The teams return to action tomorrow, when Southern Maine visits St. Joe's
(6:00 pm), while UMass Boston ventures to Johnson and Wales.
The Huskies trailed 5-2 with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning,
before junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine) started a three-run rally with a single.
After a long fly ball out, off the bat of Brewer, sophomore Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) followed with a double to give the Huskies runners at second and
third with two outs. Freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) hit a warning-track
triple to score Stacy and Fairchild, and later came home with the tying run on a
single by freshman Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.).
The Beacons erupted for four runs in the top of the third as the first four
batters reached with a hit and later scored. Seniors Eddie Stish (West Hazleton,
Pa.) and Mike McGonagle (Boston, Mass.) and freshman Jeran Mondalto (Amesbury,
Mass.) hit consecutive singles to load the bases, before freshman Pat Donovan
(Lowell, Mass.) chased them all home with a double. Sophomore Mike Yagmin (New
Britain, Conn.) hit a one-out double to chase Donovan in with the fourth run.
The Beacons added a single run in the fifth on a RBI-single by junior Chris
King (Andover, Mass.) that scored junior Darwin Gonzales (Lawrence, Mass.), who
led off the frame with a single.
The Huskies loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth on singles by
Fairchild, McGhee and freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.). Freshman Nick Vardaro
(Norwood, Mass.) hit into a fielder's choice to drive in Fairchild, before senior
Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) singled in McGhee.
Marshall started the game for the Huskies and went four and a third innings,
before yielding to senior Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine), who threw three and two-
thirds innings of shutout relief. Fairchild pitched the final two innings to earn
the win.
Sophomore Ryan Blanchard (Gloucester, Mass.) pitched eight innings for the
Beacons, and freshman Jaime Soto (Peabody, Mass.) finished the game.
Summary 123 456 789 10 R H E
UMass Boston (18-17; 4-8) 004 010 000 0 5 16 0
Southern Maine (26-9-1; 10-2) 000 020 030 1 6 11 2
Batteries: UMB, Ryan Blanchard, Jaime Soto (9), and Jeran Mondalto
SM, Brian Marshall, Pat McDonough (5), Tip Fairchild (9), and Joe McGhee
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (7-0) Losing Pitcher: Soto (1-4)
2B: SM, Fairchild UMB, Pat Donovan (2), Mike Yagmin
3B: SM, Ryan Bourque
HR: SM, Brandon Brewer (12)
RBI: SM, Bourque (2), Nick Vardaro, Brian Marshall, McGhee, Brewer
UMB, Donovan (3), Yagmin, Chris King
Repeat Hitters: SM, Greg Stacy, Brewer, Fairchild, McGhee
UMB, Eddie Stish (3), Mike McGonagle, Jeran Mondalto, Donovan, Yagmin, King
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Monday, May 3, 2004
USM's Tip Fairchild Named LEC Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore infielder-pitcher Tip Fairchild (Monmouth,
Maine/Monmouth Academy) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team
has been named the Little East Conference Player of the Week for the week of April
26 through May 2.
Other weekly award winners for the week included Ryan DiPietro of Eastern
Connecticut State University as Pitcher of the Week and Trevor Hall of Plymouth
State University as Rookie of the Week. The weekly awards were announced by the
conference Monday.
This is the second LEC weekly award for Fairchild this season. He was named
the Pitcher of the Week for week of April 12-18.
In six games last week, Fairchild batted .538 (14 for 26) with seven runs
scored, two doubles, one home run and eight RBI. On the mound, he was 2-0 with a
0.00 ERA in four appearances covering 10.1 innings.
Fairchild had five multiple-hit games last week and three multiple-RBI games.
He went 2 for 5 in the Huskies' win over Bates College. The next day he was 2 for
3, including a home run, with two runs scored and three RBI in a 12-4 victory over
St. Joseph's College. In the Huskies only loss of the week at Wheaton, he was 3
for 4 with two runs scored and a double.
In USM's doubleheader sweep of LEC rival UMass Dartmouth on Saturday,
Fairchild was 5 for 8 at the plate with three runs scored, a double and four RBI.
On the mound, he picked up the win in the first game with 3.1 innings of scoreless
one-hit relief, including five strikeouts. He started the second game and picked
up his sixth win of the season by going six shutout innings, allowing two hits and
a walk while fanning two.
He closed the week with a pair of hits in the first game of a non-conference
doubleheader against Husson.
With the stellar week, Fairchild raised his season's batting average up to
.365 (42 for 115). He has scored 26 runs, hit 10 doubles, one triple and three
homers, and has 21 RBI. He is 6-0 with two saves on the mound and has a staff-
leading 1.49 ERA. He has allowed only 36 hits and eight earned runs in 48.1
innings of work this season.
The Huskies, 25-9-1 overall and ranked third in this week's NEIBA New England
Division III poll, host the University of Massachusetts Boston for a single LEC
game Tuesday (3:00 p.m.).
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Sunday, May 2, 2004
Southern Maine Sweeps Husson, 18-5 and 17-5
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies pounded out 43
hits and scored 35 runs Sunday afternoon to sweep a non-conference doubleheader
from the Husson College Braves by scores of 18-5 and 17-5.
The two wins improves the Huskies' overall record to 25-9-1 heading into the
final week of the regular season. Husson dropped to 22-13.
Southern Maine had a season-high 20 hits in the first game, then went three
better in the nightcap with 23 safeties. Senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine)
was the story of the second game, hitting for the cycle in the first five innings.
In the opener, the Huskies took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run
single by junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy). The Braves came
back in the second to tie the game on an RBI single by junior Steve Estes (Bethel,
Maine) and a wild pitch that allowed sophomore Chris McInnis (Winslow, Maine) to
score.
After the Braves took a 3-2 lead in the third on an RBI groundout by junior
Kyle Mathieu (Winslow, Maine), the Huskies' bats exploded for four runs in the
bottom of the third and five in the fifth to give the home team an 11-3 advantage.
Stacy led off the USM third with a single and later scored on a wild pitch.
Freshman Peter St. Onge (Biddeford, Maine) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly
that was dropped for an error in the outfield. Freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.)
followed with an RBI single, and rookie Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) doubled home
Ganley.
The USM fifth was highlighted by back-to-back home runs by Stacy, a three-run
job down the left field line, and senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine), who
hit a mammoth blast to left center.
Stacy and senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) paced the Huskies' 20-hit
attack with three hits each. Stacy also drove in five runs. Freshman right-
hander Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine) went the first seven innings to pick up his third
win of the season.
For Husson, senior Jason Folsom (Millinocket, Maine), Mathieu and McInnins
each had two singles. Starting pitcher Mike Cowperthwaite (Prospect Harbor,
Maine) took the loss.
In the nightcap, the Huskies scored four times in the first and six runs in
the second to take a commanding 10-0 lead. Lemieux ignited the first-inning
outburst with an RBI triple, and Brewer hit his second home run of the day two in
the inning.
Marshall brought home the first two runs of the second with a single, and
Lemieux followed with a two-run double. Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine)
plated the fifth run with a bases loaded walk and the next batter, freshman Ryan
Bourque (Sanford, Maine), was hit be a pitch to force in the sixth run.
Lemieux hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, and finished off his bid
for the cycle with a flair into right center for a single in the fifth.
Seven different USM players had at least two or more hits. Lemieux led the
RBI parade with four, and ten other players collected at least one RBI.
Sophomore left-handed starter Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.) went the
first five innings to get his fourth win of the season.
For the Braves, Folsom was the lone repeat hitter with a single and triple,
and three RBI. Junior Aaron Brideau (Miramichi, N.B.) was the losing pitcher.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Husson 021 002 000 5 10 5
Southern Maine 204 053 31X 18 20 0
Batteries: H, Mike Cowperthwaite, James Gray (6), Josh Gott (7) and Josh Folsom,
Devin Potvin (7)
SM, Josh Armandi, Erik Kent (8), John Robinson (9) and Peter St. Onge.
Winning Pitcher: Armandi (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Cowperthwaite (5-3)
2B: SM, Vardaro, McCarthy
3B: none
HR: SM, Greg Stacy (4), Brandon Brewer (10)
RBI: H, Mathieu, Estes, Henderson
SM, Stacy 5, Vardaro 3, St. Onge 2, Kinslow 2, Brewer, Herget, Ganley
Repeat Hitters: H, Folsom, Mathieu, McInnis
SM, Marshall 3, Stacy 3, Vardaro, Brewer, Fairchild, Ganley
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Husson (22-13) 000 001 103 5 6 2
Southern Maine (25-9-1) 461 111 03X 17 23 2
Batteries: H, Aaron Brideau, Robert Webber (2), Paul Klink (7) and Bill Kane
SM, Sam Handy, Josh Stroup (6), Pat McDonough (7), Pat Foley (8),
Adam Ross (9), Wade Osgood (9) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (4-0) Losing Pitcher: Brideau (2-2)
2B: H, Sheehan SM, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Portwine
3B: H, Folsom SM, A. Lemieux, Ganley
HR: Brandon Brewer (11), Adam Lemieux (2)
RBI: H, Folsom 3, Kane
SM, A. Lemieux 4, Marshall 2, Brewer 2, McGhee 2, Stacy, Fairchild, Bourque,
Ganley, Herget, B. Lemieux, Loveless
Repeat Hitters: H, Folsom
SM, A. Lemieux 4, Marshall, Brewer, Ganley, Portwine, Watkins, Loveless
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Saturday, May 1, 2004
Southern Maine Sweeps UMass Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Sophomore pitcher Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) was
the winning pitcher in each contest, and collected a two-game total of five hits,
four RBI and three runs scored to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to
a doubleheader sweep of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in
Little East Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Fairchild threw 3.1 scoreless innings of relief in the 10-8, 10-inning
triumph in game one, and pitched the first six innings of the 8-1 triumph in game
two. Overall, he fanned seven and allowed just three hits, one walk and no runs
through 9.1 innings of work. At the plate, he went three-for-five with two RBI
and two runs scored in the opener, and was two-for-three with two RBI and a run
scored in the nightcap.
With the score tied at 8-8 in game one, freshman catcher Joe McGhee (Walpole,
Mass.) led off the 10th inning with a single, before freshman Joe Ganley (Keene,
N.H.) was hit by a pitch. After senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) was
intentionally walked to load the bases with one out, senior Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) ripped a single to left to score McGhee and Ganley.
Fairchild retired the Corsairs in order in the 10th, ending the game with a
pair of strikeouts. The loss overshadowed a stellar offensive performance by UMass
Dartmouth senior second baseman Geoff Nettleton (Marlboro, Mass.) who doubled and
homered in four at bats, scored two runs and drove in five.
In the nightcap, the Huskies jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning
as the first three batters all scored. Lemieux and Fairchild contributed RBI
singles, while senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) drove in the third run
with a fielder's choice.
Fairchild stroked a sacrifice fly in the third inning to score Lemieux and
give the Huskies a
4-0 lead. Southern Maine added three more in the fifth inning on an RBI-double
from Brewer and a two-run single off the bat of McGhee.
UMass Dartmouth halted the shutout bid in the bottom of the seventh on a
solo-home run by junior Chris Waymon (Wareham, Mass. ).
With the two wins, Southern Maine improved to 23-9-1 overall and 9-2 in the
league. UMass Dartmouth fell to 20-13 and 6-6. The Huskies will entertain Husson
College in a doubleheader on Sunday (12 Noon), while the Corsairs will be idle
until traveling to Johnson and Wales for a single game on Thursday.
GAME 1 123 456 789 10 R H E
Southern Maine (22-9-1; 8-2) 004 110 200 2 10 13 5
UMass Dartmouth (20-12; 6-5) 103 010 200 0 8 10 4
Batteries: SM, Marc Cahill, Sam Handy (7), Tip Fairchild (7) and Joe McGhee.
UMD, Dan DeCosta, Eric Griswold (9) and John Macone, Mike MacLean (4),
Adam Diorio (9).
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (5-0) LP, Griswold.
2B: SM, Fairchild UMD, Geoff Nettleton, Jim Peters.
3B: None.
HR: UMD, Nettleton
RBI: SM, Adam Lemieux (2), Brandon Brewer (2), Joe McGhee (2), Ryan Bourque,
Brian Marshall UMD, Nettleton (5), Ryan Sullivan, Peters.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild (3), Nick Vardaro, Greg Stacy, McGhee
UMD, Rob Lomuscio, Sullivan, Nettleton.
GAME 2 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (23-9-1; 9-2) 301 030 001 8 12 1
UMass Dartmouth (20-13; 6-6) 000 000 100 1 4 2
Batteries: SM, Tip Fairchild, Pat McDonough (6), and Joe McGhee.
UMD, Frank Cronin, Will Mahoney (5), and Mike MacLean.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (6-0) SV, McDonough LP, Cronin.
2B: SM, Nick Vardaro, Greg Stacy, Brandon Brewer.
3B: None.
HR: UMD, Chris Waymon.
RBI: SM, Adam Lemieux (2), Brandon Brewer (2), Tip Fairchild (2), Joe McGhee (2)
UMD, Waymon
Repeat Hitters: SM Lemieux (3), Greg Stacy, Fairchild
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Friday, April 30, 2004
Wheaton Defeats Southern Maine 7-4
NORTON, Mass. -- Senior Trevor Alexander (Wilton, Maine/Mt. Blue HS) tossed
his fourth consecutive complete game to pick up his sixth win as the Wheaton
College Lyons rallied for three runs in the seventh inning and one more in the
eighth to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 7-4 in non-conference
action Friday afternoon at Sidell Stadium.
The win stopped a three-game losing streak and improved the Lyons overall
mark to
18-17-1. Southern Maine, which had its 11-game winning streak snapped, slipped to
21-9-1 overall.
Alexander surrendered nine hits and one walk while striking out seven to
notch his sixth win of the season against one loss. He dodged a potential
disaster in the sixth inning, getting out of a jam, aided by a double play, with
only one run allowed.
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the Lyons rallied for three runs
on three hits, a walk and one USM miscue. Sophomore Mark Baumer (Durham,
Maine/Greely HS) tied the game with an two-out RBI triple down the right field
line. Senior John Albondi (Westford, Mass.) drove in Baumer with a pinch-hit
single. Albondi moved up on an infield miscue and scored on senior Tim Ziakas'
(Roxbury, N.J.) RBI single.
The Lyons added an insurance run in the eighth on a two-out RBI single by
sophomore Brian Duplissie (Swanzey, N.H.).
Wheaton took a 1-0 lead against USM senior left-handed starter Jason
Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) in the first inning when junior Kevin Cooper
(Swampscott, Mass.) scored on a two-out infield error.
The teams traded runs in the third inning. Freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.)
drove in sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) with a groundout for the
Huskies. Sophomore Mike Miller (Abington, Mass.) scored on a wild pitch for
Wheaton.
Ziakas had the first of his two RBI on the day in the fourth, bringing home
Baumer with a fielder's choice.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely HS) launched his ninth home
run of the season to lead off the fifth, and the Huskies tied the game on Ganley's
two-out double that scored Fairchild.
USM took its only lead in the game in the sixth when senior Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine/Greely HS), who doubled leading off the inning, scored on a
double play.
Fairchild had three hits for the Huskies, while Ganley and junior Greg Stacy
(Denmark, Maine) each had a pair of hits. Cooper, Baumer and senior Jeff
Ambrosini (New Ipswich, Mass.) each had two hits for Wheaton.
Thibodeau, who worked into the seventh, was saddled with his third loss
against four wins.
Southern Maine plays a critical Little East Conference doubleheader at the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Saturday. Wheaton will host St. Joseph's
College.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (21-9-1) 001 021 000 4 9 2
Wheaton (18-17-1) 101 100 31X 7 13 1
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Tip Fairchild (7), Pat McDonough (8) and Joe
McGhee. W, Trevor Alexander and Jeff Ambrosini.
Winning Pitcher: Alexander (6-1) Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (4-3)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux, Fairchild, Ganley
3B: W, Baumer
HR: SM, Brandon Brewer (9)
RBI: SM, Ganley 2, Brewer W, Ziakas 2, Duplissie, Baumer, Ablondi
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild 3, Stacy, Ganley W, Cooper, Baumer, Ambrosini
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
Southern Maine Wins 11th Straight, 12-4, Over St. Joe's
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) pitched seven
innings of five-hit ball to earn the win and led a potent Southern Maine offense
by collecting four hits, including a home run, scoring three runs and driving in
three more to lead the Huskies to a 12-4 triumph over the visiting St. Joseph's
College Monks on Thursday afternoon.
Triumphant in 11 games and 17 of its last 19, Southern Maine improved to 21-
8-1 overall, while St. Joe's fell to 14-21. The two teams return to action
tomorrow, when Southern Maine ventures to Wheaton College (3:00 pm) and St. Joe's
visits Salem State (3:00 pm).
Southern Main broke open a 1-1 game by scoring five in the bottom of the
fifth, before adding two in the sixth and four in the seventh to build a
commanding 12-1 advantage. St. Joe's added a single run in the eighth and two in
the ninth to account for the 12-4 final.
Freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) led off the fifth with a walk and
Marshall followed with a home run to left centerfield. The Monks retired the next
two batters, before freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) tripled, senior Brandon
Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) walked, and sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine)
stroked a three-run homer.
Marshall led off the sixth with a single and scored on a double from senior
Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine). Lemieux advanced to third and later scored on a
pair of ground outs, with the RBI going to Bourque.
Fairchild and freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) led off the seventh with
back-to-back singles, and Fairchild came in to score on a ground out from freshman
Peter St. Onge (Biddeford, Maine). Vardaro and Marshall stroked consecutive
singles to drive in Ganley. Lemieux closed out the scoring for the Huskies with
his second double of the day to drive in Vardaro and Marshall.
Freshman Nate Leeman (South Portland, Maine) drew a bases loaded walk in the
eighth to pull the Monks within 12-2, before junior Andy Exley (Portland, Maine)
ripped a two-out, two-run triple in the ninth inning.
Marshall, who fanned seven, walked three and surrendered two runs (one
earned) improved to 3-0, while freshman Pat Mileski (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), who
fanned two and surrendered four hits, five walks and four runs (three earned)
through 4.2 innings of work, was charged with the loss.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
St. Joe's (14-21) 010 000 012 4 7 5
Southern Maine (21-8-1) 001 052 40X 12 14 2
Batteries: SM, Brian Marshall, Tip Fairchild (8), Erik Kent (9), and
Peter St. Onge.
SJ, Pat Mileski, Dan Enman (5), Matt Boyles (7), James Sylvester (8), and
Matt Prunier, Aaron Cieslak (8).
Winning Pitcher: Marshall (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Mileski.
2B: SJ, Nate Leeman SM, Adam Lemieux (2), Brandon Brewer.
3B: SJ, Andy Exley, Aaron Cieslak SM, Ryan Bourque.
HR: SM, Marshall (4), Fairchild (3)
RBI: SJ, Cieslak (2), Leeman, Mark Laviolette
SM, Fairchild (3), Marshall (3), Lemieux (3), Greg Stacy, Bourque, St. Onge.
Repeat Hitters: SJ, Exley
SM, Marshall (4), Fairchild, Joe Ganley, Fairchild, Lemieux.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
(Courtesy of Bates College Sports Information)
BREWER, STACY LEAD USM TO LOPSIDED WIN OVER BATES
LEWISTON, Maine -- Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) was 4-for-6
with two home runs and five RBI and junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine) went 3-for-
5 with two RBI and four runs scored to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies baseball team to a 15-6 win over the Bates College Bobcats in a non-league
game on Leahey Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Brewer gave the Huskies a 3-0 lead in the top of the second with a three-run
homer. He added a solo shot in the ninth to cap the scoring for USM, which
improved to 20-8-1. The win was the 10th straight for the Huskies.
Stacy reached base and scored in his first four plate appearances, starting
with a walk in the second and scoring on Brewer's home run. He added a solo home
run in the third and doubles in the fourth and sixth innings.
Freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) was 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Huskies,
and freshman right-hander Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine) got the win on the mound,
allowing four hits and two runs in five innings.
Senior Rob Maguire (Wayland, Mass.) led Bates, hitting a two-run home run in
the fourth inning and driving in another run when he was hit by a pitch with the
bases loaded in the seventh. Senior Drew McKenna (Middleboro, Mass.) went 2-for-3
for the Bobcats, who fell to 11-15.
The Huskies host St. Joseph's College on Thursday (3:00 p.m.), while Bates
closes its NESCAC East Division schedule with a three-game series with Tufts
University in Lewiston this weekend.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (20-8-1) 042 312 201 15 19 1
Bates (11-15) 000 201 300 6 9 3
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Josh Stroup (6), Erik Kent (8), Pat Foley (9) and
Joe McGhee.
B, Dan Bousquet, Marco Charmella (4), Shawn Kingman (7), Bryan Laverrier (8)
and Adam Kayce.
Winning Pitcher: Armandi (2-1) Losing Pitcher: Bousquet (0-3)
2B: SM, Stacy 2, Brewer, Ganley 3B: none
HR: SM, Brandon Brewer 2 (7,8), Brian Marshall (2), Greg Stacy (3)
B, Adam Worral (1), Rob Maguire (7)
RBI: SM, Brewer 5, Stacy 2, Ganley 2, Vardaro, Marshall, Bourque, McGhee
B, Maguire 3, Maxwell, Worral
Repeat Hitters: SM, Brewer 4, Stacy 3, Ganley 3, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Fairchild
B, McKenna
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Monday, April 26, 2004
Adam Lemieux Named Little East Conference Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior outfielder Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine/Greely
HS) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been named
Player of the Week by the Little East Conference for his outstanding play the week
of April 19-25.
Other weekly award winners included sophomore Ryan DiPietro of Eastern
Connecticut State University as the Pitcher of the Week and sophomore Ryan
Blanchard of the University of Massachusetts Boston as the Rookie of the Week.
The announcement of the weekly awards was made by the conference office Monday
afternoon.
In five games last week, Lemieux batted .632 (12 of 19) with seven runs
scored, five doubles, 10 RBI and a .895 slugging percentage. He also was flawless
in the field handling 11 chances.
He hit safely in all five games to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. He
was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a 13-2 win at Colby College. Lemieux was 5-for-8 with
six RBI in USM's doubleheader sweep of Plymouth State University on Saturday. He
finished the week with a 4-for-7 effort with two RBI in the Huskies' non-
conference twinbill sweep of Thomas College on Sunday.
On the season, Lemieux is batting a team high .466 (54 for 114) with 29 runs
scored, seven doubles, one triple, one home run and a team-leading 28 RBI.
This is the second time in his career that Lemieux has been recognized with a
weekly honor by the Little East Conference. He was named Pitcher of the Week once
during the 2002 season.
The Huskies are currently riding a nine-game winning streak. They are 19-8-1
overall and
7-2 (second place) in the Little East Conference. They travel to Lewiston, Maine,
on Wednesday to take on Bates College in a non-conference game beginning at 3:00
p.m.
USM will play a rescheduled home game with St. Joseph's College on Thursday
(April 29) starting at 3:00 p.m.
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Monday, April 26, 2004
Baseball Game Rescheduled
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's baseball game between USM and St. Joseph's College
has been postponed due to rain and been rescheduled for Thursday, April 29 at 3:00
p.m. The game will be played at USM's Gorham campus.
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Sunday, April 25, 2004
Huskies Collar Terriers, 10-2; 19-12
GORHAM, Maine - The University of Southern Maine Huskies erupted for 25
hits, including 12 for extra bases, and 29 runs en route to a pair of one-sided,
seven-inning triumphs over the Thomas College Terriers.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) ripped a three-run homer to pace
the Huskies to a 10-2 win in the opener, while senior Brian Marshall (Danvers,
Mass.) delivered a pair of home runs and drove in five runs as the Huskies
completed the sweep with a 19-12 triumph in game two. Triumphant in nine
consecutive games, and 15-of-17, Southern Maine improved to 19-8-1 on the year.
Thomas slipped to 10-22.
After the Terriers scored a single run to pull within 5-2 in the top of the
sixth, the Huskies compiled a two-out, five-run rally in the bottom of the frame
to account for the 10-2 final of game one. Freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) led
off the at bat with a single, but the next two Huskies were retired. Senior Adam
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) delivered a two-out single and junior Greg Stacy
(Denmark, Maine) followed with a single to drive in Ganley. Freshman Ryan Bourque
(Sanford, Maine) stroked a double to score Lemieux, before Brewer added his sixth
homer of the season to clear the bases.
On the mound for the Huskies, senior Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) fanned
10, and allowed one walk and seven hits to earn the complete-game win. Senior Ben
Fairclough (Newington, Conn.) went the distance for the Terriers and fell to 1-2.
In the nightcap, Southern Maine jumped to a 5-0 lead through two innings of
play, but Thomas rallied to pull within 7-6 in the top of the fourth. Southern
Maine put the game away by sending eight runners across the plate in the bottom of
the fourth and adding four more in the fifth to build a commanding 19-6 advantage.
Thomas added four in the sixth and two in the seventh.
Freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) led off the Huskies' half of the first
by reaching on an error, and Marshall followed with a two-run blast to leftfield
to give the Huskies an early lead. Lemieux added a double and later scored on
Bourque's ground out to second.
After Thomas trimmed the deficit to 5-4 in the top of the third, Stacy and
Bourque led off the bottom half of the inning with back-to-back triples. Brewer
hit a deep sacrifice fly to leftfield, driving in Bourque.
In the eight-run, fourth inning, eight consecutive batters scored for the
Huskies. Stacy began the onslaught with a walk and scored on Bourque's triple.
Brewer added and RBI-single, before sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) drew
a walk and freshman Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) smacked a three-run homer.
Freshman Pat Kinslow (Westbrook, Maine) reached on an error, Vardaro singled, and
Marshall stroked a three-run homer.
Lemieux highlighted the four-run fifth inning with a two-run double, and
finished the game with three hits, including two doubles, two RBI and a run
scored.
Sophomore Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.) started the game and gave up six
runs - of which only one was earned - through five innings to improve to 3-0.
Freshman Sean Cregg (Sandown, N.H.) surrendered nine runs over three and a third
runs to fall to 0-2.
Southern Maine returns to the diamond Monday afternoon with a non-conference
home game against St. Joseph's College (3:00 p.m.). Thomas will travel to
Castleton State for a doubleheader on Monday.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Thomas (10-21) 001 001 0 2 7 2
Southern Maine (18-8-1) 013 105 x 10 12 1
Batteries: T, Ben Fairclough and Scott Brawn.
SM, Jason Thibodeau and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Thibodeau (4-2) Losing Pitcher: Fairclough (1-2)
2B: T, Haynes SM, Marshall, Bourque
3B: none
HR: SM, Brandon Brewer (6)
RBI: T, none SM, Brewer 4, Stacy 2, Fairchild 2, Bourque
Repeat Hitters: T, Pavlis, Pelletier SM, Brewer 3, Marshall, Bourque, Ganley.
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Thomas (10-22) 004 204 2 12 13 9
Southern Maine (19-8-1) 322 840 X 19 13 7
Batteries: T, Sean Cregg, Chad Stowell (4), Ryan Rulman (4), and Lance Haynes.
SM, Sam Handy, Pat McDonough (6), Erik Kent (7) and Max Arsenault,
Pete St. Onge (5).
Winning Pitcher: SM, Handy (3-0) Losing Pitcher: T, Cregg (0-2).
2B: SM, Adam Lemieux (2); T, Matt Pavlis (2).
3B: SM, Ryan Bourque (2), Greg Stacy.
HR: SM, Brian Marshall (2), Arsenault.
RBI: SM, Marshall (5), Bourque (3), Arsenault (3), Lemieux (2), Brandon Brewer
(2), Nick Vardaro, Pat Kinslow.
T: Haynes (3), Ryan O'Connor (2), Scott Brawn (2), Dan LeDuc, Pavlis,
Jim Pierce, Garrett Pike.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lemieux (3), Vardaro, Marshall, Bourque, Arsenault
T, Pavlis (3), Haynes (3), O'Connor.
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Saturday, April 24, 2004
Huskies Sweep Panthers to Extend Win Streak to Seven
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies pounded out 31
hits and scored 30 runs to sweep the Plymouth State University Panthers in a
Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Panther Park in
Plymouth, N.H.
USM took the first game 14-2 to support the strong starting pitching of
junior Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.), then came back in the nightcap to win 16-1
behind sophomore right-hander Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) and three relievers.
The two wins extended the Huskies' current winning streak to seven games.
USM is now 17-8-1 overall and 7-2 in the conference. Plymouth State had its
losing streak stretched to five games to fall to 3-22 overall and 1-9 in the
conference.
In the opener, the Huskies exploded for 11 runs over the final two innings to
break open a one-run game. Eleven betters went to the plate in the eighth inning
as the Huskies scored six times. Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) drove
in the first run with a single and later scored on a wild pitch. Freshman Nick
Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Senior Brian
Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) knocked in the fourth run with a sacrifice fly and
senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) followed with an RBI double. Junior Greg
Stacy (Denmark, Maine) plated Lemieux with a single.
USM batted around again in the ninth to score five times. Lemieux, who had
four hits in the game, and Stacy, who had three hits, had RBI hits in the inning.
Cahill evened his record at 3-3, going the first seven innings. He allowed
five hits and one walk while fanning three. Only one of the two runs he allowed
was earned. PSU starter Mike Bradbury (Chatham, Mass.), who pitched well through
seven innings before tiring in the eighth, absorbed his fourth loss against one
win.
In the nightcap, the Huskies scored in six of the first seven innings to give
Fairchild plenty of run support. Stacy collected another three hits and four RBI
while Lemieux and Marshall each drove in three runs.
Fairchild went seven innings, allowing six singles and two walks while
striking out six. PSU starter Tim Conway (Bedford, N.H.), who worked into the
sixth inning, took the loss.
The Huskies blew the game open in the sixth inning by sending 13 batters to
the plate. They took advantage of four walks, a hit batsman, two PSU errors and
three timely hits to score eight runs. Stacy had a two-run double to ignite the
rally and Lemieux drove in the final two runs with a double.
Southern Maine returns home Sunday to take on Thomas College in a non-
conference doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. Plymouth State will take on the
University of Maine at Presque Isle in a doubleheader at Husson College, also on
Sunday.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine 001 011 065 14 18 1
Plymouth State 100 001 000 2 7 5
Batteries: SM, Marc Cahill, San Handy (8), Pat McDonough (9) and Joe McGhee.
PS, Mike Bradbury, Derek Guimond (8), Mike Dockx (9) and Jay Morgan.
Winning Pitcher: Cahill (3-3) Losing Pitcher: Bradbury (1-4)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux 2, Stacy, Bourque, Fairchild, McGhee PS, Hall
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, A. Lemieux 3, Stacy 3, Vardaro, Marshall, Brewer, McGhee, Kinslow
PS, Rousseau, Libera
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux 4, Stacy 3, Vardaro, Fairchild, McGhee, Ganley
PS, Rousseau
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (17-8-1, 7-2) 220 218 100 16 13 2
Plymouth State (3-22, 1-9) 100 000 000 1 8 4
Batteries: SM, Tip Fairchild, Pat Foley (8), Josh Stroup (9), John Robinson (9)
and Peter St. Onge, Max Arsenault (7).
PS, Tim Conway, Mike Campo (6), Dylan Mullin (7) and Nick Jaskolka.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (4-0) Losing Pitcher: Conway (1-3)
2B: SM, Brewer 2, Marshall, A. Lemieux PS, Rousseau
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stacy 4, Marshall 3, A. Lemieux 3, Brewer 2, Vardaro, Arsenault
PS, Rousseau
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stacy 3, Marshall, Brewer, Loveless
PS, Hall 3
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Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Southern Maine Wins Fifth Straight, Downs Colby 13-2
WATERVILLE, Maine - Seniors Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) and Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) collected three runs apiece and senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) added two hits and three RBI to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 13-2 triumph over host Colby College in non-conference
action on Wednesday afternoon.
Triumphant in five straight and 11-13, Southern Main improved to 15-8-1
overall, and will return to action on Saturday when it plays a pair at Plymouth
State (12 Noon). Colby, which suffered its 11th consecutive defeat, fell to 3-21
and will host Tufts on Friday.
The Huskies scored four in the top of the first, added three more in the
second and built a 9-0 lead in the top of the third. Sophomore Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine), junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine) and Brewer delivered RBI
singles in the first inning, while Lemieux and Stacy each stroked bases-loaded
singles to drive in one run in the second.
Southern Maine put the game away in the top of the sixth, when Brewer crushed
a two-run homer to highlight a three-run innings.
On the mound for Southern Maine freshman Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine)
surrendered but one earned run through six innings of work to improve to 1-1 on
the campaign. Sophomore Sam Handy (So. Burlington, Vt.) gave up a single run in
the seventh, before senor Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine) and junior Erik Kent
(Newburyport, Mass.) each worked a scoreless inning of relief.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (15-8-1) 432 003 100 13 13 1
Colby (3-21) 000 100 100 2 5 3
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Sam Handy (7), Pat McDonough (8), Erik Kent (9) and
Joe McGhee , Max Arsenault (4), Pete St. Onge (9).
C, Bob Brady, Jack Peet (2), John Michael Beitia (5), and Dan Lynch.
WP, Armandi (1-1) LP, Brady (0-2).
2B: SM, Nick Vadaro, Brian Marshall; C, Eric Roy.
3B: None.
HR: SM, Brewer
RBI: SM, Brewer (3), Adam Lemieux (2), Nick Vardaro (2), Greg Stacy (2), Marshall,
Vadaro, Tip Fairchild C, Tom Salemy; Lynch.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall (3), Lemieux (3), Stacy, Brewer C, Tyler Hales.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Fairchild Named LEC Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been selected as the Little
East Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 12-18. The announcement
was made by the conference office Monday.
The second-year right-hander picked up the first LEC weekly citation of his
career after throwing a three-hit shutout against Keene State College on Saturday.
Fairchild retired the first 14 batters he faced before surrendering a single with
two outs in the fifth inning. The 6-foot-2 hurler did not walk a batter during
the nine-inning game and struck out a career high 11 batters.
Earlier in the week, Fairchild picked up a save with an inning of work in the
Huskies' 5-4 win over Salem State College.
On the season, Fairchild is 3-0 with a 2.35 ERA in seven appearances,
including three starts. He has worked 30.2 innings, allowing 25 hits and seven
walks while fanning a staff-high 33. Opponents are batting just .217 against him.
Fairchild, who also plays second base, is hitting .316 (24 for 76) with a team-
high seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 10 RBI.
Fairchild is the third USM player to earn an LEC weekly award this season.
Freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) was named the conference Rookie of the Week
on March 29, and senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) was named Player of the
Week on April 5.
Southern Maine is 14-8-1 overall and 5-2 in the Little East Conference (tied
for second). The Huskies return to action Wednesday afternoon when they travel to
Waterville, Maine, to take on Colby College.
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Sunday, April 18, 2004
Thibodeau Pitches Huskies Past Beacons, 7-1
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Senior left-hander Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine)
allowed just one run and struck out a career-high 12 batters in a complete game
effort to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 7-1 victory over the
University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in a Little East Conference played
Sunday afternoon at Tufts University.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improved to 14-8-1
overall and 5-2 in the Little East. UMass Boston dropped to 13-12 overall and 2-5
in the conference.
Thibodeau went the distance for the first time this season to pick up his
third win against two losses. The only run he allowed came on a solo home run off
the bat of junior Darwin Gonzalez (Lawrence, Mass.) in the eighth inning.
The Huskies took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a walk to freshman Joe
McGhee (Walpole, Mass.), a double by freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) that scored
McGhee, and an RBI single by freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.).
Freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) made it 5-0 in the fifth when he
followed singles by senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) and junior Greg Stacy
(Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) with his second home run of the season.
USM added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth inning on Vardaro's RBI
groundout that scored sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) from third and a
wild pitch with the bases loaded allowing Ganley to score.
Vardaro and Ganley were the only repeat hitters for the Huskies. Sophomore
Mike Yagmin (New Britain, Conn.) and senior Eddie Stish (West Hazleton, Pa.) had a
pair of singles for the Beacons.
Freshman right-hander Pat Donovan (Lowell, Mass.), who pitched into the
eighth inning, took the loss.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (April 21) when it travels to
Waterville, Maine, to play Colby College. UMass Boston plays at Babson College on
Tuesday.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (14-8-1, 5-2) 020 030 020 7 9 0
UMass Boston (14-11, 2-5) 000 000 010 1 8 0
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau and Joe McGhee.
UMB, Joe Donovan, Ryan Barrack (8), Jeff Morgan (9) and Jeran Mondalto.
Winning Pitcher: Thibodeau (3-2) Losing Pitcher: Donovan (5-2)
2B: SM, Ganley
3B: none
HR: SM, Ryan Bourque (2) UMB, Darwin Gonzalez (3)
RBI: SM, Bourque 3, Vardaro 2, Ganley UMB, Gonzalez
Repeat Hitters: SM, Vardaro, Ganley UMB, Stish, Yagmin
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Saturday, April 17, 2004
Huskies Blank Owls Twice
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) and sophomore Tip
Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) each tossed a three-hit shutout as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies swept the Keene State College Owls, 17-0 and 5-0, in a
Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
The sweep gives the Huskies a three-game winning streak heading into Sunday's
(April 18) conference make-up game at UMass Boston. The game will be played at
Tufts University starting at 2:00 p.m. Southern Maine is 13-8-1 overall and 4-2
in the conference.
Keene State dropped to 10-11 overall and 3-4 in the conference. The Owls
will play a single game Sunday at St. Joseph's College.
In the opener, Cahill allowed only three singles and two walks while striking
out a career-high 13 batters to collect his second win, and shutout, of the season
against three losses.
The Huskies gave Cahill all the support he would need in the first two
innings, building a 5-0 lead. Senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) had a two-
run double in the first inning and later scored on a sacrifice fly from junior
Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine). In the second, senior Brian Marshall (Danvers,
Mass.) stroked a two-run single.
USM pounded out 18 hits against four Keene State hurlers. Marshall, senior
Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) and freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) led
the assault with three hits each. The Huskies scored at least one run in seven of
their eight times at bat.
Keene State starting pitcher Rick Stromgren (Keene, N.H.) took the loss to
fall to 2-1 on the season.
In the nightcap, Fairchild did not allow a hit until the fifth inning,
setting down the first 14 hitters he faced. Freshman Matt Beam (Alstead, N.H.)
finally reached Fairchild for a clean single to center. Fairchild also allowed
singles in the sixth and ninth innings. He finished the game without walking a
batter, although he hit two batters, and struck out 11.
Marshall scored the first USM run in the first inning on a wild pitch, and
Lemieux came home later in the inning on an RBI double by Bourque.
The Huskies added a single run in the second on an RBI single by freshman
Peter St. Onge (Biddeford, Maine), and another in the third on an RBI single by
Brewer. Freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) scored the final run in the fourth
inning on a wild pitch.
Lemieux and Brewer each had three hits to pace the Huskies' 13-hit attack.
Marshall and freshman Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) each had a pair of hits.
Keene State starter Jim Slack (Manchester, N.H.), who left the game in the
fourth inning, took the loss.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Keene State (10-10, 3-3) 000 000 000 0 3 2
Southern Maine (12-8-1, 3-2) 320 125 13X 17 18 1
Batteries: KS, Rick Stromgren, Mike Wiseman (4), Matt Brewer (6), Mike Cook (8)
and John Grainger, Robert Merrill (7).
SM, Marc Cahill and Joe McGhee, Max Arsenault (8).
Winning Pitcher: Cahill (2-3) Losing Pitcher: Stromgren (2-1)
2B: SM, Stacy, McGhee, Bourque, Portwine
3B: SM, A. Lemieux
HR: SM, Joe McGhee (4), Brandon Brewer (4).
RBI: SM, A. Lemieux 3, McGhee 3, Marshall 2, Bourque 2, Portwine 2, Vardaro,
Stacy, Brewer, McCarthy, B. Lemieux
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall 3, Brewer 3, Bourque 3, McGhee
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Keene State (10-11, 3-4) 000 000 000 0 3 1
Southern Maine (13-8-1, 4-2) 211 100 00X 5 13 1
Batteries: KS, James Slack, Peter Bergeron (4th) and Tim Kendrick.
SM, Tip Fairchild and Peter St. Onge.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Slack (2-2)
2B: SM, Bourque
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bourque, St. Onge, Brewer
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux 3, Brewer 3, Marshall, Ganley
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Thursday, April 15, 2004
Southern Maine Stops Salem State, 5-4
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) ripped a two-run,
two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and provide
the University of Southern Maine Huskies with a 5-4 triumph over the visiting
Salem State College Vikings in non-league action on Thursday afternoon.
Southern Maine, which improved to 11-8-1, will entertain Keene State on
Saturday, while Salem State, which fell to 13-6, will travel to Fitchburg State on
Saturday.
The Vikings put together a ninth-inning rally that saw the potential tying
run advance to second base. Senior Ryan Devine (Longmeadow, Mass.) and freshman
Bill Bruneau (Shaftsbury, Vt.) stroked back-to-back singles to put runners on
first and third with one out. Devine scored when junior Tony Scola (Worcester,
Mass.) grounded out to first, but Bruneau was tagged out at third when senior Mike
Morgan (Burlington, Mass.) grounded into a fielder's choice.
Sophomore Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.), who pitched three innings of
one-hit, scoreless relief, earned the win, while sophomore Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) registered the save after pitching the ninth inning. Freshman
Conor Giard (Merrimac, Mass.) was charged with the loss after surrendering two
hits and two runs in 1.1 innings of relief.
The Huskies scored two in the second and one in the third to grab a 3-0 lead.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) smacked a one-out triple in the third,
and freshman Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) followed with a walk. After a gorundout
moved McGhee to second, freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) brought the two
home with a single.
In the third inning, senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) singled, stole
second and came home on a single from junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine).
The Vikings tied the score with three runs in the top of the fifth inning.
After senior Mike Navarro (Saugus, Mass.) flew out to right, four consecutive
batters reached base, beginning with junior Matt Mahoney (Sagamore Beach, Mass.),
who reached on an error. Junior Chris Winroth (Hopedale, Mass.) followed with a
single, Devine was hit by a pitch and Bruneau added a two-run single. Devine came
home on a sacrifice fly by Scola. However, Morgan, who followed with a base on
balls, was forced at second when junior Mike Spinney (Saugus, Mass.) hit into a
fielder's choice.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Salem State (13-6) 000 030 001 4 7 0
Southern Maine (11-8-1) 021 000 02X 5 10 1
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Sam Handy (6), Tip Fairchild (9), and Joe McGhee.
SC, Talah Saleh, Joe Perna (2), John Calogero (3), Ben Larsen (5), Steve
Duane (6), Dustin Williams (6), Conor Giard (7), and Mike Morgan.
WP, Handy (2-0). LP, Giard. SV: SM, Fairchild.
2B: SM, Adam Lemieux.
3B: SM, Brandon Brewer.
HR: None.
RBI: SM, Brian Marshall (2), Nick Vardaro (2), Greg Stacy
SC, Bill Bruneau (2), Tony Scola (2)
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lemieux (3), Stacy
SC, Bruneau (3), Devine.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Baseball at Endicott Rescheduled
GORHAM, Maine -- The April 13th baseball game between the USM and Endicott
College that was postponed due to rain has been rescheduled for Friday, April 23
at 4:00 p.m. The game will be played at Endicott.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2004
USM Athletic Events Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Three University of Southern Maine athletic events
scheduled for today (Tuesday, April 13) have been postponed due to the inclement
weather.
Today's baseball game at Endicott College has been postponed. No makeup date
has been announced.
The men's tennis match at Bridgewater State College has been rescheduled for
this Friday (April 16) at 3:00 p.m.
The home softball doubleheader with the University of Massachusetts Boston
also has been rescheduled to Friday with the starting time to be announced.
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Saturday, April 10, 2004
Western Connecticut Sweeps Southern Maine, 8-6 and 11-4
GORHAM, Maine -- The Western Connecticut State University Colonials scored
19 runs and pounded out 27 hits en route to a doubleheader sweep of the University
of Southern Maine Huskies in Little East Conference action Saturday afternoon at
USM's Towers Field.
The Colonials built a 6-0 lead, then hung on to take the opener 8-6. in the
nightcap, sophomore right-hander Zane Honious (Wallingford, Conn.) pitched a
complete game and senior Anthony Puccio (Brightwaters, N.Y.) had four hits to lead
the visitors to an 11-4 triumph.
In the opener, Western Connecticut picked up single runs in the first, third
and fourth innings before chasing USM junior starter and losing pitcher Marc
Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) form the game with a three-run outburst in the fifth to take
a 6-0 advantage.
Junior D.J. Mulhall (Stratford, Conn.) got the Colonials off on the right
foot with a one-out, solo home run in the first. Junior Justin McCulloch
(Waterbury, Conn.) drove in the run in the third with a single, and senior Jim
Dunn (New Fairfield, Conn.) plated the fourth inning tally with a double.
Puccio highlighted the three-run fifth with a two-run single, and later
scored on a sacrifice fly from Dunn.
USM began a comeback in the sixth with a pair of runs, and added three more
in the seventh to pull within 8-5. In the seventh, senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) drove in a run with a double. He scored on freshman Joe
McGhee's (Walpole, Mass.) double that chased WC sophomore starter, and winner, Jay
Marturano (Berlin, Conn.) from the game. Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth,
Maine) greeted sophomore reliever Mike Troester (New Milford, Conn.) for a
sacrifice fly for the third run, but Troester got out of further trouble.
The Huskies got a run in the ninth on a triple by freshman Ryan Bourque
(Sanford, Maine) and an RBI single from senior Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine)
to pull within 8-6 and get the tying run to the plate, but Troester retired the
next two batters to end the contest and pick up his third save of the season.
In the second half of the twinbill, the Colonials exploded for six runs in
the sixth inning to break open a 4-3 game. Junior Eben McKnight (Windsor, Conn.)
highlighted the rally with a bases-loaded double that cleared the bases. Puccio
also had an RBI single in the rally.
Honious scattered 11 singles and walked two while recording three strikeouts
to gain the complete game victory.
Senior Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine), the first of four USM hurlers, went
4.1 innings and took the loss. Bourque and senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland,
Maine) each had three hits.
Southern Maine (10-8-1, 2-2) will look to bounce back on Tuesday when its
travels to Endicott College in Beverly, Mass. Western Connecticut (8-9, 2-1)
takes on LEC rival Keene State College in a doubleheader on Monday.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Western Connecticut (7-9, 1-1) 101 131 100 8 13 5
Southern Maine (10-7-1, 2-1) 000 020 301 6 12 2
Batteries: WC, Jay Marturano, Mike Troester (7) and Adam Kaplan.
SM, Marc Cahill, Pat Foley (5), Sam Handy (6), Erik Kent (7), Pat McDonough
(8) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Marturano (2-2)
Losing Pitcher: Cahill (1-3)
Save: Troester (3)
2B: WC, McCulloch, McKnight 2, Dunn SM, Brewer, McGhee, Loveless
3B: SM, Bourque
HR: WC, D.J. Mulhall (1)
RBI, WC, Puccio 2, Dunn 2, Mulhall, McCulloch, Kaplan
SM, Brewer 2, McGhee 2, Fairchild, Loveless
Repeat Hitters: WC, McCulloch 3, McKnight 3, Darcey, Dunn
SM, A. Lemieux 3, Stacy 3, Loveless
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Western Connecticut (8-9, 2-1) 010 126 001 11 14 2
Southern Maine (10-8-1, 2-2) 001 020 100 4 11 3
Batteries: WC, Zane Honious and Kaplan
SM, Jason Thibodeau, McDonough (5), Foley (6), Kent (7) and Peter St. Onge,
Joe McGhee (7)
Winning Pitcher: Honious (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (2-2)
2B: WC, Mulhall, McKnight, Puccio, Dunn
3B: WC, Puccio
HR: WC, Josh Coleman (4)
RBI: WC, McKnight 3, Mulhall 2, Coleman 2, McCulloch, Puccio
SM, A. Lemieux 2, Stacy
Repeat Hitters: WC, Puccio 4, Darcey, McKnight, Coleman
SM, A. Lemieux 3, Bourque 3, Marshall
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Thursday, April 8, 2004
Huskies Win Sixth Straight, Beat Bridgewater State 8-6
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored three
runs in the top of the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and went on to beat the
Bridgewater State College Bears 8-6 in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon at
Alumni Park in Bridgewater, Mass.
The win was the sixth straight for the Huskies who improved their overall
record to 10-6-1. The Bears dropped their third straight, and fifth in the last
six, to slip to 8-7 overall.
With the score tied in the eighth, senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.)
reached second on an infield throwing error. He advanced to third on a single by
senior Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine), and came home when senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) reached on a fielder's choice. Brewer scored all the way from
first on junior Greg Stacy's (Denmark, Maine) RBI double. Stacy came across the
plate on freshman Joe McGhee's (Walpole, Mass.) two-out RBI single.
Bridgewater State picked up one run in the bottom half of the inning on an
RBI single by senior Jim Sullivan (Tewksbury, Mass.) off of USM sophomore reliever
Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine). Fairchild escaped further troubles by retiring
the next three batters, two on strikeouts.
USM took a 1-0 lead in the first when Stacy groundout with the bases loaded.
The Bears took the lead in the third with three runs highlighted by a two-run
triple by senior Mike Richard (Assonet, Mass.) and a squeeze bunt by sophomore
Sean White (Mansfield, Mass.).
Marshall's RBI single and a sacrifice fly from Lemieux tied the game in the
fourth. The teams traded single runs in the fifth and seventh innings before the
Huskies' decisive rally.
Freshman Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.), the fifth of six USM hurlers, picked up
his first collegiate win by getting the last out in the seventh inning. Fairchild
picked up his first save pitching the final two innings. Sophomore Josh Fortin
(Fairhaven, Mass.) took the loss for the Bears.
Freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) paced the Huskies' 12-hit attack with
three singles. Marshall, Lemieux and Stacy each had a pair of hits. Five
Bridgewater State players had a pair of hits.
Southern Maine will host Western Connecticut State University for a Little
East Conference doubleheader on Saturday starting at 12:00 p.m. Bridgewater State
will host MASCAC rival Salem State for two, also on Saturday.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (10-6-1) 100 210 130 8 12 1
Bridgewater State (8-7) 030 010 110 6 16 3
Batteries: SM, Josh Stroup, Josh Armandi (3), Pat McDonough (6), Sam Handy (7),
Pat Foley (7), Tip Fairchild (8) and Peter St. Onge, Joe McGhee (7).
BS, Nate Horsman, Josh Fortin (7), Scott Garland (8). Josh White (9) and
Joe Harkins.
Winning Pitcher: Foley (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Fortin (1-1) Save: Fairchild (1)
2B: SM, Stacy, Fairchild BS, Fitzgerald
3B: BS, Richard
HR: none
RBI: Stacy 2, Bourque 2, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Brewer, McGhee
BS, Richard 2, Sullivan, Perry, Fitzgerald, S, White
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bourque 3, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Stacy
BS, Harkins, Sullivan, Perry, Johnson, LaConte, Fitzgerald.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2004
(Courtesy of Bowdoin College Sports Information)
USM Huskies Win Fifth Straight, Beat Bowdoin 12-3
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine baseball team equalled
their season high with 17 hits, defeating in-state rival Bowdoin College 12-3 on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Polar Bears see their six-game winning streak halted and fall to 14-5
this year, while the Huskies won their fifth straight to improve to 9-6-1.
Southern Maine took an early 1-0 lead as freshman Nick Vardaro (Norwood,
Mass.) singled to lead off the contest and eventually scored the give the Huskies
a 1-0 edge.
Bowdoin answered in the bottom of the frame as senior Kevin Bougie (Sanford,
Maine) homered to deep left to tie the game at one. Later in the inning, sophomore
Jared Lemieux (Readfield, Maine) singled, advanced to third on a throwing error,
and scored on a groundout to make it 2-1 Polar Bears after one inning.
Southern Maine plated three in the third frame, however, to regain the lead
for good. The Huskies batted around in the seventh, scoring six times, to put the
contest away. Vardaro was outstanding, going 3-4 with two runs scored and a
double. Junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine) collected four hits of his own, scoring
three times and belting a home run for Southern Maine. Every Husky starter reached
base at least once and eight of nine in the starting lineup collected a hit on the
day.
Senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) tossed eight strong innings for USM,
allowing five hits and one earned run for the win. Bowdoin junior Andrew Workman
(Ipswich, Mass.) was chased after just three innings and took the loss.
The Huskies hit the road Thursday, traveling to Bridgewater State College for
a single game. Bowdoin is off until Friday when it will host Endicott College.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (9-6-1) 103 010 610 12 17 1
Bowdoin (14-5) 200 000 001 3 8 5
Batteries: SM, Brian Marshall, Erik Kent (9) and and Joe McGhee.
B, Andrew Workman, Erik Morrison (4), Andrew Nichols (7), Will Waldrop (8),
Jason Hafler (9) and Manny Lora.
Winning Pitcher: Marshall (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Workman (1-1)
2B: SM, Vardaro, McGhee
3B: none
HR: SM, Greg Stacy (2) B, Kevin Bougie (3)
RBI: SM, Stacy 3, A. Lemieux 2, McGhee, Bourque, McCarthy
B, Bougie, Clifford, Leclerc
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stacy 4, Vardaro 3, A. Lemieux, Fairchild, McGhee.
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Monday, April 5, 2004
USM Baseball Game Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's makeup baseball game between the University of
Southern Maine Huskies and the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons has been
postponed due to last night's snow storm.
The game, originally scheduled for last Friday (April 2) at UMass Boston and
moved to today at USM, has been tentatively rescheduled for Sunday, April 18, at
UMass Boston. The teams will play that Sunday provided neither team needs the
date to makeup a Little East Conference doubleheader.
USM and UMB will also play a single game at USM on May 4.
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Monday, April 5, 2004
Brandon Brewer Named LEC Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior first baseman Brandon Brewer (Cumberland,
Maine/Greely HS) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has
been named the Player of the Week in the Little East Conference for his
outstanding play the week of March 29 through April 4. The announcement of the
weekly awards was made Monday.
Other weekly award winners were sophomore Ryan DiPietro of Eastern
Connecticut State University as Pitcher of the Week, and freshman pitcher Josh
Bertash of Western Connecticut State University as Rookie of the Week.
In three USM victories this past weekend (April 3-4), Brewer had seven hits
in 12 at bats for a .583 average. He scored five runs and drove in eight, and had
a double, triple and two home runs. His slugging percentage for the three games
was 1.333.
In the Huskies' 1-0 win over Rhode Island College in the first game of a
doubleheader, Brewer drove in the only run of the game with a groundout. In the
nightcap, a 6-0 USM win, he hit two home runs and drove in five.
The 6-foot-3 first baseman paced the Huskies' 17-hit assault against Wheaton
College on Sunday, going 4 for 6 with three runs scored and two RBI.
On the season, Brewer is batting .471 (8 for 17) with eight runs scored, one
double, one triple, three home runs and nine RBI in five games. He missed the
first 10 games of the season recovering from an arm injury.
The Huskies, 8-6-1 overall and 2-0 in Little East Conference play, return to
action on Wednesday when they travel to Brunswick, Maine, for a non-conference
game at Bowdoin College. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday. April 4, 2004
Huskies Outlast Lyons 16-7
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) had three hits,
including a home run, and drove in six runs to lead the University of Southern
Maine Huskies to a 16-7 victory over the Wheaton College Lyons in a non-conference
college baseball game Sunday afternoon at Towers Field.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improve to 8-6-1 overall.
Wheaton slipped to 7-11-1 overall. The two teams will meet for a third time this
season at Wheaton on April 30.
After spotting the Lyons a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, the Huskies came
back to put five on the board. Freshman Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) plated the
first run with a bases loaded single. Fairchild followed with a bases-clearing
double, and freshman Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) brought Fairchild home with a
single.
USM hit three solo home runs in the third inning to extend its lead to 8-2.
Junior Greg Stacy (Denmark, Maine) led off with his first homer of the season.
After a groundout, Fairchild and McGhee hit back-to-back round trippers to chase
Wheaton sophomore starter Joe White (Bedford, N.H.) from the hill.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) had an RBI double and Fairchild
picked up his fifth RBI with a bases loaded walk in the fourth.
Wheaton came back to make things interesting as sophomore Brian Duplissie
(Swanzey, N.H.) hit a grand slam homer in the fifth inning, and junior Rob Cipolla
(South Windsor, Conn.) singled home freshman Travis Anthoine (Portland, Maine) in
the sixth to make it 10-7.
Southern Maine iced the game with a six-run seventh inning. Brewer, Bourque,
Fairchild and McGhee all had RBI singles in the inning.
Brewer led the Huskies' 17-hit assault against six Wheaton hurlers with four
hits. Fairchild and McGhee each had three hits. Sophomore Sam Handy (South
Burlington, Vt.), the second of four USM pitchers, picked up the win.
Junior Joe DeMartino (Barnstable, Mass.) had three hits for the Lyons while
freshman Brandon Leonard (Brockton, Mass.) and Cipolla each had a pair of singles.
White was the losing pitcher.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Wheaton (7-11-1) 101 041 000 7 10 2
Southern Maine (8-6-1) 503 200 60X 16 17 2
Batteries: W, Joe White, Mike Banda (3), Jamie Baker (4), Mark DeMasse (6), Matt
Parlato (6), Miguel Maria (7) and Jeff Ambrosini.
SM, Josh Armandi, Sam Handy (5), Pat McDonough (7), Pat Foley (9) and Joe
McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (1-0) Losing Pitcher: White (0-2)
2B: SM, Vardaro, Marshall, Brewer, Fairchild
3B: none
HR: W, Bryan Duplissie (2) SM, Greg Stacy (1), Tip Fairchild (2), McGhee (3)
RBI: W, Duplissie 5, DeMartino, Cipolla
SM, Fairchild 6, McGhee 3, Bourque 2, Brewer 2, Vardaro, Stacy.
Repeat Hitters: W, DeMartino 3, Leonard, Cipolla
SM, Brewer 4, Fairchild 3, McGhee 3, Marshall, Bourque.
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Saturday, April 3, 2004
Southern Maine Sweeps Rhode Island College
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior right-handed pitcher Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.)
pitched a four-hit shutout in the opening game and senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) belted two home runs in the second as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies swept a Little East Conference doubleheader from the Rhode
Island College Anchormen, 1-0 and 6-0, Saturday afternoon.
The two wins improved the Huskies' overall record to 7-6-1 while the
Anchormen slip to 7-6 overall. These were the opening conference games for both
teams. The doubleheader was scheduled to be played at Rhode Island College, but
was moved to Southern Maine because of unplayable field conditions in Providence.
Cahill and RIC junior right-hander Jim Milano (Johnston, R.I.) hooked up in a
great pitchers dual in the opening game. The only run came in the top of the
sixth when Brewer grounded out to shortstop with runners at the corners. Freshman
Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.), who lead off the inning with a walk, scored on the
play.
That was all Cahill would need as he held the Anchormen to just four hits and
two walks while striking out seven for his first win of the season against two
losses. Milano, who went 7.2 innings, gave up five hits and five walks before
giving way to junior Brandon White (Foster, R.I.) in the eighth inning.
In the nightcap, the Huskies struck for three runs in the top of the first on
an RBI double by senior Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) and a two-run homer to
center field by Brewer.
In the third, Vardaro drew a leadoff walk, and advanced to third on
Marshall's double down the left field line. After a foul out to first base,
Brewer blasted his third home run of the season to left-center field to make it
6-0.
Senior left-hander Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) had an outstanding
effort on the hill for the Huskies. He was perfect through the first four innings
before loading the bases in the fifth on three singles. He got out of that jam on
a fly out and the runner from third being thrown out at home on a rundown.
Thibodeau allowed five singles over eight innings and did no walk a batter.
He fanned five. Sophomore Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) came on to pitch a one-
two-three ninth inning.
Junior Matt Brannon (Cranston, R.I.), who went five innings for the
Anchormen, took the loss. Junior Jeremy Edwards (Exeter, R.I.) hurled four
innings of three-hit shutout relief.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (6-6-1, 1-0) 000 001 000 1 5 0
R.I. College (7-5, 0-1) 000 000 000 0 4 1
Batteries: SM, Marc Cahill and Joe McGhee.
RIC, Jim Milano, Brandon White (8) and Tim Henault.
Winning Pitcher: Cahill (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Milano (1-2)
2B: SM, Fairchild
3B: SM, Brewer
HR: none
RBI: SM, Brewer
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stacy RIC, Gibree
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (7-6-1. 2-0) 303 000 000 6 9 0
R.I.College (7-6, 0-2) 000 000 000 0 5 1
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Tip Fairchild (9) and Peter St. Onge.
RIC, Matt Brannon, Jeremy Edwards (6) and Eric Kelly.
Winning Pitcher: Thibodeau (2-1) Losing Pitcher: Brannon (2-2)
2B: SM, Marshall 2
3B: none
HR: SM, Brandon Brewer 2 (2,3)
RBI: SM, Brewer 5, Marshall
Repeat Hitter: SM, Marshall, A. Lemieux, Brewer, St. Onge
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Friday, April 2, 2004
Weather Plays Havoc with USM Athletics Schedules
GORHAM, Maine -- The persistent rain that have plagued the region for the
past few days has caused a number of postponements for various University of
Southern Maine Huskies athletic teams.
Today's scheduled baseball game between the Huskies and the University of
Massachusetts Boston, to be played at UMass Boston, has been postponed. It has
been rescheduled for Monday, April 5, and will be played at USM's Gorham campus.
Game time will be 3:30 p.m.
As a result, the May 4 Little East Conference game between USM and UMass
Boston will be played in Boston.
The men's lacrosse game between USM and Lasell College, postponed yesterday
(Thursday, April 1), will be made up on Sunday (April 4). The game will be played
at Bowdoin College starting at 4:00 p.m.
Tomorrow's women's lacrosse match between USM and Eastern Connecticut State
University has been postponed and rescheduled to Sunday, April 18 at 2:00 p.m.
The game will be at Eastern Connecticut.
The softball team's doubleheader with Colby College, scheduled for Sunday
(1:00 p.m.) at USM, has been postponed. No make-up date has been announced.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2004
USM Baseball Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's scheduled college baseball game between the
University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Bridgewater State College Bears, has
been postponed due to the inclement weather.
The game, to be played in Bridgewater, Mass., has been rescheduled for
Thursday, April 8. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
USM's Bourque Named LEC Co-Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman outfielder Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies BASEBALL team has been named the Co-Rookie of
the Week in the Little East Conference for games played from the start of the
season through March 28. The announcement of the weekly LEC awards was made
Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Bourque shared the weekly rookie honor with outfielder David Waters of the
University of Massachusetts Boston. Other weekly award winners include senior
outfielder Dwight Wildman of the Eastern Connecticut State University as the
Player of the Week and freshman pitcher Pat Donovan of UMass Boston as the Pitcher
of the Week.
During the Huskies' recently completed 12-game Florida trip, the rookie
outfielder hit .488 (20 for 41) with 12 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one
home run and at team-leading 15 RBI. He hit safely in 10 of the 12 games,
including the last four games at a .714 clip (10 for 14), and had seven multi-hit
games. Bourque had five RBI in the Huskies' 12-2 win over Frostburg State (March
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