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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Burleson, D'Alfonso Named to ECAC Division III New England All-Star Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Two members of the University of Southern Maine baseball
team have been recognized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) for
their outstanding play during the recent 2008 season by being named to the ECAC
Division III New England Baseball All-Star first team.
USM junior shortstop Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) and junior
outfielder Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) are among the eleven players
named to the ECAC's all-star first team that was announced today.
The awards cap off an incredible year for the duo. Burleson had previously
been named Player of the Year by the Little East Conference, the New England
Intercollegiate Baseball Association (Division III) and the National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association (Region One). He was also named to the LEC and
NEIBA All-New England first teams, and a third team ABCA All-American.
D'Alfonso had been honored earlier as a first team ABCA All-American, first team
All-LEC and All-New England, and a D3Baseball.com third team All-American.
The Huskies' leadoff hitter, Burleson batted .383 (72 for 188) with 63 runs
scored, 10 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 50 RBI. He walked 39 times
and had a .491 on-base percentage. He also led the team in stolen bases with
19.
D'Alfonso provided the Huskies a much-need power hitter in the middle of
their lineup. The 6-foot-5, left-handed hitter finished the season with a 21-
game hitting streak. For the season, he batted .393 (81 for 206) with 58 runs
scored, 13 doubles, three triples, 15 homers and a team-high 62 RBI. He led the
team with 145 total bases and a .704 slugging percentage.
According to the final Little East Conference statistics, D'Alfonso was
ranked first in the conference in slugging percentage, hits, RBI, home runs, and
total bases, third in runs scored and fourth in batting average. Burleson led
the conference in runs scored and walks, was second in hits, triples, and stolen
bases, and fourth in on-base percentage and total bases (119).
Southern Maine, which loses only two players, finished the 2008 season with
a 36-14 overall record, and an 11-3 mark (tied for second) in LEC play. USM
reached the finals of the Little East Conference championship tournament and the
NCAA Harwich (Mass.) Regional Tournament.
2008 ECAC Division III New England Baseball All-Stars
First Team
Sean Killeen Junior C Trinity
Kent Graham Sophomore 1B Trinity
Brad Polcare Senior 2B Castleton State
Joe Rousseau Senior 3B Keene State
Chris Burleson Junior SS Southern Maine
Anthony D'Alfonso Junior OF Southern Maine
David Vincent Senior OF Curry
James Wood Sophomore OF Trinity
Chandler Barnard Senior Utl. Trinity
Tim Kiely Senior P Trinity
Adam Gingras Junior P Wheaton
Second Team
Matt Gardiner Senior C Western Connecticut
Nate Nelson Senior 1B Worcester State
Ryan Piacentini Junior 2B Trinity
Kevin Simpson Junior 3B Roger Williams
Melvin Castillo Sophomore SS Eastern Connecticut
Greg Ford Senior OF Keene State
Steve Smith Senior OF Bridgewater State
Bobby Doyon Freshman OF Keene State
Shawn Gilblair Junior Utl. Eastern Connecticut
Jeremiah Bayer Junior P Trinity
Jimmy Jagodzinski Senior P Eastern Connecticut
Player of the Year
David Vincent, Senior, OF, Curry College
Pitcher of the Year
Tim Kiely, Senior, Trinity University
Rookie of the Year
Bobby Doyon, Freshman, OF, Keene State College
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
D'Alfonso, Burleson Named to ABCA Division III All-America Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Two members of the University of Southern Maine baseball
team have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)
Division III All-America team that was announced Thursday evening at the pre-
tournament banquet for NCAA Division III Championship Finals being played in
Grand Chute, Wisconsin.
Named to the ABCA All-America first team was junior outfielder Anthony
D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine), and selected to the third team was junior
shortstop Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering). The two are the first USM
players named to the ABCA All-America team since outfielder Ryan Bourque was
picked to the second team in 2006.
This is the first time since 2001 that two USM players have been named to
the All-America team in the same year. Outfielder Tyler Delorme (second team)
and shortstop Pat Toomey (third team) were the last Huskies duo to be named All-
Americans in the same year.
D'Alfonso, also named to the D3Baseball.com All-America third team earlier
in the week, previously was named to the All-Little East Conference and New
England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England first
teams. Burleson, who moved to shortstop this season after spending two years as
the Huskies’ center fielder, was also named to the All-LEC and All-New England
first teams, and was selected as the Player of the Year by both organizations.
D'Alfonso provided the Huskies a much-need power hitter in the middle of
their lineup. The 6-foot-5, left-handed hitter finished the season with a 21-
game hitting streak. For the season, he batted .393 (81 for 206) with 58 runs
scored, 13 doubles, three triples, 15 homers and a team-high 62 RBI. He led the
team with 145 total bases and a .704 slugging percentage.
The Huskies’ leadoff hitter, Burleson batted .383 (72 for 188) with 63 runs
scored, 10 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 50 RBI. He walked 39 times
and had a .491 on-base percentage. He also led the team in stolen bases with
19.
According to the latest Little East Conference statistics, D'Alfonso was
ranked first in the conference in slugging percentage, hits, RBI, home runs, and
total bases, third in runs scored and fourth in batting average. Burleson led
the conference in runs scored and walks, was second in hits, triples, and stolen
bases, and fourth in on-base percentage and total bases (119).
Southern Maine, which loses only two players, finished the 2008 season with
a 36-14 overall record, and an 11-3 mark (tied for second) in LEC play. USM
reached the finals of the Little East Conference championship tournament and the
NCAA Harwich (Mass.) Regional Tournament.
2008 ABCA Division III All-America Team
First Team
Pos. Player Year School
DH Chris Dunham Jr. Thiel College (Pa.)
C Doug Coe Sr. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1B Jason Acevado Sr. Carthage College (Wis.)
2B Michael Sims Sr. LaGrange College (Ga.)
3B Derek David * Sr. McMurry University (Texas)
SS Brian Kolb So. Wheaton College (Ill.)
OF Brian Youchak So. Johns Hopkins University (Md.)
OF Brian Moran Sr. Grove City College (Pa.)
OF Anthony D'Alfonso Jr. University of Southern Maine
UT Kurt Yacko Jr. Chapman University (Calif.)
UT Chandler Barnard Sr. Trinity College (Conn.)
P Wayde Kitchens Jr. Chapman University (Calif.)
P Kenny Moreland Sr. Christopher Newport University (Va.)
P Tim Kiely Sr. Trinity College (Conn.)
P Ryan Kulik Sr. Rowan University (N.J.)
* - Player of the Year
Second Team
Pos. Player Year School
DH Scott Marcus Sr. University of La Verne (Calif.)
C Dale Curry Sr. Alvernia College (Pa.)
1B Sean Claugherty So. The College of St. Scholastica (Minn.)
1B J.D. Rotzoll Sr. Concordia University (Ill.)
2B Craig Mease Sr. Messiah College (Pa.)
3B John Wagle Jr. Augustana College (Ill.)
3B Todd Emr Sr. Johns Hopkins University (Md.)
SS Trae Bailey Jr. Christopher Newport University (Va.)
SS Cory Briggs So. University of the Ozarks (Ark.)
OF Dan Valentine Sr. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.)
OF Hunter Owen Jr. Millsaps College (Miss.)
OF Chris Bullis Sr. University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
OF Mike Guadango So. William Paterson University (N.J.)
UT Scott Fisher Jr. Richard Stockton College (N.J.)
P Jeremiah Bayer Jr. Trinity College (Conn.)
P Adam Gingras Jr. Wheaton College (Mass.)
P Blake Booher Jr. University of Texas-Tyler
P Joe Devlin Jr. Lynchburg College (Va.)
P Tom Dimitroff Sr. Piedmont College (Ga.)
P Matt Tone So. State University of New York-Cortland
Third Team
Pos. Player Year School
C Brock Whiteman So. Muskingum College (Ohio)
1B Kyle Stalker Jr. Willamette University (Ore.)
2B Alex Ratzloff Jr. Webster University (Mo.)
2B Mike Gerdes So. St. Joseph's College (N.Y.)
3B Justin Armiger Sr. Salisbury University (Md.)
SS Chris Burleson Jr. University of Southern Maine
OF Mike Vass Sr. Chapman University (Calif.)
OF Joseph Villegas So. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)
OF Jeremy Wentworth Jr. Heidelberg College (Ohio)
UT Bobby Rickstad Sr. Adrian College (Mich.)
P Brian Clark Sr. Linfield College (Ore.)
P Michael Matsui So. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.)
P Brett Mueller Sr. Webster University (Mo.)
P Eric Willey Jr. Salisbury University (Md.)
P Brett Holland Jr. University of Texas-Tyler
P Lonnie Robinson Sr. University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
D’Alfonso Named to D3Baseball.com All-America Third Team
More to follow
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament - Game 14
Trinity Ends Southern Maine's Season 10-3
HARWICH, Mass. -- Junior pitcher Chandler Barnard (Lubbock, Texas)
scattered four hits in a complete-game effort to lead the undefeated and top-
seeded Trinity College Bantams to a 10-3 win over the fourth-seeded University
of Southern Maine Huskies Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the 2008
NCAA Division III Regional Tournament played at Whitehouse Field in Harwich,
Mass.
With the win, the undefeated Bantams earn their 41st consecutive win and
advance to the 2008 NCAA Division III Baseball World Series. The 41 consecutive
wins sets an NCAA Division III record for consecutive wins in a season, breaking
the previous mark of 40 set by Marietta College in 1999.
The loss snapped Southern Maine’s run of four straight wins in elimination
games, and ended the Huskies season at 36-14. The Huskies 36 wins equals the
fourth highest single-season total in the history of the program.
Barnard improved to 10-0 with the win, fanning seven batters and yielding
just one walk. Barnard also helped himself at the plate driving in three runs
on a perfect 3-for-3 day, including a two-run double that got the ball rolling
in a three-run second inning for Trinity.
Trinity added four more runs in the bottom of the third, ignited by a solo
home run to left field from junior Ryan Piacentini (Portland, Maine/Deering).
The Bantams would take advantage of three more hits and two hit batsmen to score
three additional runs and extend their lead to 7-0.
Southern Maine outscored Trinity 3-1 over the next three innings to pull to
within five, 8-3. Junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) rocketed a solo
home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning to score the Huskies’
first run of the game. Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) blasted
a two-run homer in the sixth. Junior Ryan Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central
Catholic) connected two of Southern Maine’s four hits in the game, including a
double to left field in the fifth inning.
The Trinity hitters tagged five USM pitchers for 12 hits in the game, led
by Barnard with three and two each from Piacentini, sophomore Kent Graham
(Longmeadow, Mass./Choate) and senior Timothy Bourdon (Simsbury, Conn./Northwest
Catholic). Bourdon finished the game with three RBI.
USM starting pitcher, sophomore Andrew deBethune (St. Albans, Maine/Maine
Central Institute), was tagged with the loss after allowing four runs on four
hits and a walk in two innings.
Named to the all-tournament team from USM were D'Alfonso, senior Eddie
Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) and sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.).
Trinity will face SUNY Cortland (42-3), the winner of the New York
Regional, in the first round of the NCAA Division III World Series at Fox Cities
Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Southern Maine (36-14) 000 102 000 3 4 2
Trinity (41-0) 034 010 20x 10 12 1
Batteries: SM, Andrew deBethune, Nick Hahn (3), Mike Eaton (3), Tim Therrian
(7), Andrew Stacy (8) and Jordan Berthiaume.
T, Chandler Barnard and Sean Killeen.
Winning Pitcher: Barnard (10-0) Losing Pitcher: deBethune (4-2)
2B: SM, Gaffney. T, Barnard, Bourdon.
3B: T, Killeen.
HR: SM, D'Alfonso (15), Pike (10) T, Piacentini (5)
RBI: SM, Pike 2, D'Alfonso.
T, Barnard 3, Bourdon 3, Piacentini, Graham, Sullivan.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Gaffney. T, Barnard 3, Piacentini, Graham, Bourdon.
2008 NCAA Division III New England Regional All-Tournament Team
Name Pos. Class Team
Thomas DiBenedetto INF Senior Trinity College
Joe Griglun INF Sophomore Western New England College
Josh Mackey INF Sophomore University of Southern Maine
Ryan Laprade INF Sophomore Worcester State College
Eddie Skeffington OF Senior University of Southern Maine
Anthony D’Alfonso OF Junior University of Southern Maine
Paul Malaguti OF Sophomore Wheaton College
Chandler Barnard UTL Grad. Student Trinity College
Jamie Morin P Senior Keene State College
Timothy Kiely P Grad. Student Trinity College
Sean Killeen C Junior Trinity College
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament – Game 13
Southern Maine Defeats Wheaton 9-3 to Advance to Championship Round
HARWICH, Mass. -- Sophomore southpaw Mark Schmidt (Gorham, Maine)
scattered 11 hits in a complete effort as the University of Southern Maine
defeated Wheaton College, 9-3, Saturday night in Game 13 of the eight-team,
double-elimination NCAA Division III Regional Tournament being played at
Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass.
The win moves the fourth-seeded Huskies into the championship round on
Sunday against top seeded and unbeaten Trinity College. The Huskies will need
to beat the Bantams twice Sunday to advance to the Division III World Series in
Grand Chute, Wisconsin, next weekend.
Southern Maine, 36-13 overall, had not beaten Wheaton in the previous nine
games played between the two teams prior to Saturday night. USM last beat
Wheaton on April 4, 2004. Wheaton finishes the season 34-10.
Schmidt, who pitched eight-plus innings in the opening game of the
tournament against Western New England College getting a no decision, allowed 11
hits and five walks while striking out eight to improve his record to 6-0 on the
season.
Wheaton grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first on a leadoff double by sophomore
Paul Malaguti (Andover, Mass.) and a two-out single by freshman Sean Munley
(Trenton, N.J.).
The Lyons’ lead lasted until the third when the Huskies put two runs up on
the board. Three straight singles, the last by sophomore Ryan Jones (Bangor,
Maine), to open the USM third tied the game at 1-1. Sophomore Collin Henry
(Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens Academy) snapped the tie with a one-out single.
The Huskies sent ten men to the plate in the fifth inning, scoring six runs
on seven hits. Henry produced the first two runs with his third home run of the
season. Junior Anthony D’Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) followed with a triple and
came home on a sacrifice fly by junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy).
Four straight hits, the last a two-run double by sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers,
Mass.), pushed the lead to 8-1.
The Lyons got one back in the home half of the fifth on an infield error,
but Schmidt got out of a bases loaded jam with a fly ball to left.
Southern Maine added an insurance run in the seventh when Pike scored from
third as Mackey got caught in a rundown during a double steal attempt. Wheaton
added its final run in the ninth on a Munley single, a double by sophomore Jeff
Lieneck (Foxboro, Mass.) and an RBI ground out by junior Robert Foote (Walpole,
Mass.). Schmidt got the final out of the game on a strikeout.
Henry and Mackey led the Huskies 15-hit attack with three hits apiece.
Henry also had three RBI. Junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy)
and freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) each had a pair of hits. Every
hitter in the USM lineup had at least one hit.
Malaguti, Munley and sophomore Sean Buckley (Webster, Mass.) had two hits
each for Wheaton. Junior Brian Hughes (Dudley, Mass.), the first of four
Wheaton pitchers used in the game, was tagged with the loss.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Southern Maine (36-13) 002 060 100 9 15 1
Wheaton (34-10) 100 010 001 3 11 0
Batteries: SM, Mark Schmidt and Jordan Berthiaume.
W, Brian Hughes, Chad Kasik (5), Jon Shepard (7), Josh Simmons (9) and
Jeff Lieneck.
Winning Pitcher: Schmidt (6-0) Losing Pitcher: Hughes (5-3)
2B: SM, Henry, Berthiaume. W, Malaguti, Lieneck.
3B: SM, D’Alfonso.
HR: SM, Henry (3)
RBI: SM, Henry 3, Pike, Stacy, Berthiaume 2, Jones. W, Munley, Foote.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Henry 3, Mackey 3, Stacy, Berthiaume.
W, Malaguti, Munley, Buckley.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament – Game 12
Southern Maine Shuts Out WNEC 11-0 to Stay Alive
HARWICH, Mass. -- Senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) hit a record
tying three home runs and drove in six runs to lead the University of Southern
Maine to an 11-0 victory over Western New England College in Game 12 of the 2008
NCAA Division III Regional Tournament being played at Whitehouse Field in
Harwich, Mass.
The win sends the Huskies into Game 13 against Wheaton College at 7:00 p.m.
tonight. The winner of Game 13 moves into Sunday’s championship round against
unbeaten Trinity College.
Senior right-hander Adam Ross (Spruce Head, Maine/Rockland) picked up his
second career shutout spinning an eight-hitter against the Golden Bears. Ross
walked only two and struck out four. He had the Golden Bears hitting the ball
on ground as the Huskies turned four double plays.
Skeffington led the Huskies’ 17-hit assault on four WNEC pitchers with four
hits. His three homers ties the school single-game mark set by Pete Misiaszek
in 1993, and equaled by Craig Gureckis in 2002. Skeffington now has 11 home
runs on the season, five coming in the NCAA regional against WNEC.
Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) had three hits, including a
home run, and juniors Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering), Anthony
D’Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) and Ryan Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) had
two hits apiece.
Pike put USM on the board in the second inning with a solo home run, his
ninth of the season. Two batters later, Skeffington hit his first homer, a solo
shot, to make it 2-0. Burleson brought in a third run of the inning with an RBI
single.
Sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens Academy) had a two-
run double in the fourth as the Huskies extended their lead to 5-0. Skeffington
added a two-out, solo homer in the sixth.
In the seventh, Pike singled, stole second and advanced to third on a
throwing error. He came home on an RBI single by sophomore Josh Mackey
(Danvers, Mass.). Mackey came around on Skeffington’s third homer of the game.
Skeffington added a two-run single in the eighth to account for the final
tally.
Ross got out of a one-out, first-and-third jam in the sixth when the
Huskies turned their fourth double play of the game. WNEC got runners as far as
third base with two outs in the eighth and ninth innings, but were unable to
push a run across.
The win as the third straight in an elimination game for the Huskies, and
avenges a first round loss in the tournament at the hands of the Golden Bears.
The Huskies are now 35-13 overall. The Golden Bears end their season 33-13.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Southern Maine (35-13) 030 210 320 11 17 0
Western New England (33-13) 000 000 000 0 8 2
Batteries: SM, Adam Ross and Jordan Berthiaume.
WNEC, Evan Michaud, Matt Rogers (2), Sean Lopata (7), Brian Shimansky (8)
and Jon Dominik.
Winning Pitcher: Ross (5-4) Losing Pitcher: Michaud (4-1)
2B: SM, Henry, Stacy. WNEC, Walz, Kravontka, Dominik.
3B: none
HR: SM, Skeffington 3 (11), Pike (9)
RBI: SM Burleson, Henry 2, Pike, Mackey, Skeffington 6.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Burleson, D’Alfonso, Pike 3, Skeffington 4, Gaffney.
WNEC, Kravontka.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament
USM-WNEC Postponed Due to Rain
Teams Scheduled to Play Saturday (3:30 p.m.)
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Southern Maine Still Alive, Blanks Keene State 8-0
HARWICH, Mass. -- University of Southern Maine junior right-hander Tim
Therrian (New Portland, Maine/Carrabec) pitched his first collegiate shutout
Friday blanking Keene State College 8-0 in an elimination game at the 2008 NCAA
Division III Regional Baseball Tournament being played at Whitehouse Field in
Harwich, Mass.
The win keeps the Huskies, 34-13 overall, alive in the eight-team, double-
elimination tournament, and moves them into another elimination game tonight
against Western New England College. WNEC stayed alive Friday morning by
beating Worcester State College 8-3. The USM-WNEC game will be a re-match of a
first round game won by WNEC, 8-6, in 12 innings.
Keene State, which defeated Southern Maine twice on the final day of the
Little East Conference tournament last weekend to win the LEC title, finishes
the season 34-11.
Therrian scattered 11 hits and allowed just one walk while striking out
seven to pick up his fifth win of the season, and the first complete game of his
career. The 6-foot-4 right-hander started Thursday's game against Castleton
State College, but was lifted after two innings when the Huskies jumped out to a
9-0 lead in an eventual 16-7 win so he could come back later in the tournament.
Sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens Academy) and junior
Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) led the Huskies offense with three hits
apiece. D'Alfonso drove in two runs with his 14th home run of the season in the
Huskies' four-run fifth inning. Sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) had two
singles, a sacrifice fly and drove in three runs.
For Keene State, senior Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.) and freshman Bobby
Doyon (Keene, N.H.) each had three hits. Sophomore Beau Darak (Londonderry,
N.H.) had a double and a single.
The Owls had runners on base against Therrian in every inning, but never
advanced a runner past second base. The Owls best threat came in the fourth
when Doyon led off with a double and freshman John Barber (Brattleboro, Vt.)
walked, but Therrian retired the next two hitters on strikeouts and got the
final out on a fly ball to center field.
Sophomore Ben Sonberg (Bow, N.H.) started on the mound and worked 4 1/3
innings before being lifted. Sonberg suffered his first loss of the season
against three wins.
The Huskies got the only run they would need in the first as singles by
Henry and D'Alfonso put runners at the corners. Junior Ryan Pike (Saco,
Maine/Thornton Academy) beat out a fielder's choice to chase home Henry.
Therrian and Sonberg matched zeroes over the next three innings before the
Huskies exploded for four runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
Henry led off the fifth with a single, moved to second on a failed pickoff,
and D'Alfonso followed with his 14th homer of the season over the scoreboard in
right field. Pike walked, moved to third on a two-base error on another failed
pickoff, and Mackey brought him home with a sacrifice fly to right field.
After Sonberg was removed in favor of sophomore Mike Riley (East Hartford,
Conn.), senior Eddie Skeffington singled, stole second, advanced to third on a
ground out and came home on a double by freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin,
Conn.).
The Huskies touched up Riley in the sixth when, with two out, D'Alfonso
singled, Pike was hit by a pitch, and Mackey brought home D'Alfonso with a
single. Pike scored on the play on an outfield error.
USM added its final run in the eight when Pike reached on a fielder's
choice, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Mackey's
single through the left side of the infield.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Keene State (34-11) 000 000 000 0 11 3
Southern Maine (34-13) 100 042 01X 8 14 0
Batteries: KS, Jon Sonberg, Mike Riley (5), Jamie Chevalier (7) and Anthony
Cipolla. SM, Tim Therrian and Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Therrian (5-2) Losing Pitcher: Sonberg (3-1)
2B: KS, Doyon, Darak. SM, Berthiaume, Stacy.
3B: none
HR: SM, D'Alfonso (14)
RBI: SM, Mackey 3, D'Alfonso 2, Pike, Berthiaume.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Rousseau 3, Doyon 3, Darak.
SM, Henry 3, D'Alfonso 3, Mackey, Skeffington, Berthiaume, Stacy.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament - Second Round
Southern Maine Stays Alive, Downs Castleton State 16-7
HARWICH, Mass. -- Junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) had three
hits and drove in three runs to lead the University of Southern Maine to a 16-7
victory over Castleton State College Thursday morning in an elimination game at
the 2008 NCAA Division III Regional Baseball Tournament being played at
Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass.
The win keeps the Huskies alive in the eight-team, double-elimination
event, and snapped a three-game losing streak. The Huskies improve to 33-13.
The Spartans, champions of the North Atlantic Conference making their first trip
to the NCAA tournament, end their season at 22-20.
The Huskies built a 9-0 in the strength of an eight-run second inning, then
watched the Spartans come back with a seven-run sixth inning to cut the lead to
9-7. The Huskies iced the decision with seven runs in the eighth inning.
Senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) also had three hits, including a
double, scored twice and drove in two. Junior Chris Burleson (Portland,
Maine/Deering), sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens
Academy), and junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) had two hits
apiece as the Huskies pounded six Castleton State hurlers for 15 hits and
received 13 walks.
Freshman left-hander Mike Eaton (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill), the second of
six USM pitchers used in the game, picked up his third win with three shutout
innings of relief.
Senior Brad Polcare (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and sophomore Ted Mills
(Stockbridge, Vt.) led the Spartans with two hits each. Polcare had a three-run
double in the Spartans' seven-run sixth inning uprising that pulled them back
within two after being down 9-0.
Sophomore Ken Cook (Springfield, Vt.) started for the Spartans and was
tagged with the loss.
Burleson got USM rolling in second inning with a two-run single. Henry
followed with an RBI double, and D'Alfonso slammed an RBI triple to center
field. An infield error and a hit batsman preceded Skeffington's two-run
single.
In the eighth, Stacy got things started with an RBI single. Henry and
D'Alfonso forced home runs with bases loaded walk. Junior Ryan Pike (Saco,
Maine/Thornton Academy) was hit by a pitch to force in the fourth run of the
inning. Sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) capped off the inning with a
bases-clearing double.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Southern Maine (33-13) 081 000 070 16 15 2
Castleton State (22-20) 000 007 000 7 9 5
Batteries: SM, Tim Therrian, Mike Eaton (3), Joe Curran (6), Greg Holmes (6),
Nick Hahn (6), Andrew Stacy (9) and Jordan Berthiaume. CS, Ken Cook,
Rob Turner (2), Billy Bruneau (7), Matthew Tuthill (8), Will LaRose (8),
Mitch Thresher (8) and Kevin McPeek.
Winning Pitcher: Eaton (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Cook (4-5)
2B: CS, Polcare, Brooks. SM, Henry, Mackey, Skeffington.
3B: SM, D'Alfonso.
HR: none
RBI: SM, D'Alfonso 3, Mackey 3, Burleson 2, Henry 2, Skeffington 2, Pike,
Sowell, Stacy. CS, Polcare 3, Brooks, Ragis, Mills.
Repeat Hitters: SM, D'Alfonso 3, Skeffington 3, Burleson, Henry, Stacy.
CS, Polcare, Mills.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Burleson Named NEIBA Division III Player of the Year
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior shortstop Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deer-
ing) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been named
the Division III Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-New England
first team released Thursday by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball
Association (NEIBA).
Joining Burleson on the All-New England first team from USM was junior
outfielder Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine). Junior third baseman Ryan
Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) was named to the second team.
This is the second Player of the Year honor in as many days for Burleson
who was named the Little East Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday.
Heading into the NCAA Regional Tournament, Burleson was batting .424 (67
for 158) with 59 runs scored, 10 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 47
RBI. He led the LEC in batting average, on-base percentage (.531), runs scored,
and slugging percentage (.722).
D'Alfonso provided the Huskies a much-need power hitter in the middle of
the lineup. Riding a 15-game hitting streak into the NCAA tournament, he is
batting .394 (69 for 175) with 49 runs scored, 12 doubles, 13 homers and a team-
high 55 RBI. Gaffney is hitting .362 (64 for 177) with 42 runs scored, 10
doubles, one homer and 37 RBI.
Southern Maine, 33-13 overall, is still alive in the NCAA Regional
Tournament after beating Castleton State College 16-7 Thursday morning. USM
will play the loser of the game between Wheaton College and Keene State College
on Friday (1:00 p.m.) at Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass.
NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III TEAMS
Player of the Year: Chris Burleson, Shortstop, Southern Maine
Pitcher of the Year: Tim Kiely, Trinity
Coach of the Year: Bill Decker, Trinity
1st Team
DH Nick Martinho Junior Suffolk
C Sean Killeen Junior Trinity
1B Kent Graham Sophomore Trinity
2B Ryan Piacentini Junior Trinity
3B Joe Rousseau Senior Keene State
SS Chris Burleson Junior Southern Maine
OF David Vincent Senior Curry
OF Jim Wood Sophomore Trinity
OF Anthony D'Alfonso Junior Southern Maine
OF Bobby Doyon Freshman Keene State
UT Steve Ragonese Senior Tufts
UT Chandler Barnard Senior Trinity
P Tim Kiely Senior Trinity
P Jeremiah Bayer Sophomore Trinity
P Adam Gingras Junior Wheaton
2nd Team
DH Travis Schwamb Senior Western New England College
C Alex Perry Sophomore Tufts
C Jeff Lienek Sophomore Wheaton
1B Nate Nelson Senior Worcester State
2B Matt Delaney Senior Babson
2B Jamie Chevalier Junior Keene State
3B Ryan Gaffney Junior Southern Maine
SS Luke Enman Senior St. Joseph's (ME)
OF Steve Tahmoush Senior Babson
OF Steve Smith Senior Bridgewater State
OF Jesse Bruinsma Sophomore Curry
OF Scott McNee Junior WPI
UT Greg Ford Senior Keene State
P Mike Regan Senior Trinity
P Dan D'Elia Sophomore Suffolk
P Jason Pizzoferrato Junior Western New England College
P Jamie Morin Senior Keene State
3rd Team
DH Shawn Gilblair Junior Eastern Connecticut
C Neal Allar Senior Amherst
C Matt Gardiner Senior Western Connecticut
1B Mark Shimrock Junior Middlebury
1B Alex Perry Junior Roger Williams
2B Brad Polcare Senior Castleton State
3B Dan Conley Freshman Castleton State
3B Kevin Simpson Junior Roger Williams
SS Brad Jackson Senior Johnson & Wales
OF Max Pinto Senior Williams
OF Chris O'Connors Junior Rhode Island College
OF Chris Newell Junior Western New England College
OF Bob Foote Junior Wheaton
OF Jeff Perkins Junior Keene State
UT John Parke Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
P Andrew Aizenstadt Freshman Babson
P Chris Wojick Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
P Dan Benz Junior Williams
P Martin Anderson Senior Bridgewater State
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
NCAA Regional Tournament - First Round
WNEC Defeats Southern Maine in 12 Innings, 8-6
HARWICH, Mass. -- The Western New England College Golden Bears scored two
runs in the 12th inning to snap a 6-6 tie and defeat the University of Southern
Maine Huskies 8-6 in a first round game of the 2008 NCAA Division III Regional
Baseball Tournament being played at Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass.
Trailing 6-3 going into their final time at bat, the Golden Bears used four
singles and a sacrifice fly to tie the score and send the game into extra
innings. Both teams had chances in the 10th and 11th innings, but could not
score. The Golden Bears finally plated two runs in the 12th on a walk, two
singles and a sacrifice fly.
For Western New England, junior Chris Newell (Wallingford, Conn.) had four
hits and scored twice. Sophomore Justin Walz (Groton, Conn.) added three hits,
scored three times and drove in a pair of runs. Sophomore Joe Griglun
(Southington, Conn.) had three hits and three RBI, including the tying RBI in
the ninth and one in the 12th.
Sophomore Matt Rogers (Portsmouth, R.I.), the third WNEC pitcher of the
game, got the win hurling four innings of shutout relief. Senior Chris Anderson
(Moodus, Conn.) picked up the save.
Senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) and sophomore Josh Mackey
(Danvers, Mass.) paced USM's 18-hit attack with four hits apiece. Skeffington
hit a pair of solo home runs, including one in the eighth that gave USM a 6-3
lead at the time. Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) continued his
torrid postseason hitting going 3-for-5 with a walk.
Sophomore Andrew deBethune (St. Albans, Maine/MCI), the third USM pitcher
of the day, was tagged with his first loss of the season.
Down 3-1, Southern Maine sent nine men to the plate in the fifth and scored
four times to take a 5-3 advantage. Skeffington led off the inning with his
first round tripper of the day. After two quick outs, USM strung together five
straight singles to produce three more runs. Junior Anthony D'Alfonso
(Westbrook, Maine), Pike and Mackey each had an RBI single.
The Golden Bears reached USM sophomore starter Mark Schmidt (Gorham, Maine)
and junior reliever Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) for three consecu-
tive singles and a run to open the ninth. After Burleson got a strikeout,
Griglun singled home the second run of the inning, and senior Ryan Kravontka
(Glastonbury, Conn.) followed lifting a sacrifice fly to score Walz with the
tying run.
In the 12th, Newell reached on a one-out walk, and Walz followed with a
single putting runners at the corners. Senior Travis Schwamb (West Springfield,
Mass.), 0-for-6 on the day, singled to score Newell and advance Walz to third.
Girglun brought home Walz with a sacrifice fly to right field.
The loss sends Southern Maine into the losers bracket Thursday (9:30 a.m.)
against the loser of the game between top-seeded Trinity College and eight-seed
Castleton State College. Western New England will play the winner of that game
in the afternoon.
At Harwich, Mass. R H E
Western New England College (32-11) 002 010 003 002 8 15 1
Southern Maine (32-13) 000 140 010 000 6 18 3
Batteries: WNEC, Jason Pizzoferrato, Bryan Calzone (5), Matt Rogers (8), Chris
Anderson (12) and Jon Dominik, Tyler Montrone (10). SM, Mark Schmidt,
Chris Burleson (9), Andrew deBethune (11) and Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Rogers (4-0) Losing Pitcher: deBethune (4-1)
Save: Anderson (3)
2B: WNEC, Griglun. SM, D'Alfonso
3B: none
HR: SM, Skeffington 2 (7,8)
RBI: WNEC, Griglun 3, Walz 2, Schwamb, Kravontka, Kearney.
SM, Skeffington 2, D'Alfonso,
Repeat Hitters: WNEC, Newell 4, Walz 3, Griglun 3, Kearney.
SM, Mackey 4, Skeffington 4, Pike 3, D'Alfonso, Berthiaume.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Chris Burleson Named Little East Conference Player of the Year
Jordan Berthiaume Shares Top Rookie Honors; Five Picked for All-LEC Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- For the second straight year, a member of the University
of Southern Maine baseball team has been named the Player of the Year in the
Little East Conference. Junior shortstop Chris Burleson (Portland,
Maine/Deering) is the recipient of the award this season following voting by the
conference's eight head coaches. Little East Conference commissioner, Jonathan
Harper, made the announcement Wednesday.
In addition, Harper also announced that freshman catcher Jordan Berthiaume
(Berlin, Conn.) was named Co-Rookie of the Year, sharing the award with Bobby
Doyon of Keene State College, and that five members of the Huskies were named to
the All-Little East first or second team.
Burleson and Berthiaume each earned a spot on the All-LEC first team along
with junior outfielder Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine). Junior designated
hitter Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) and junior third baseman
Ryan Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) were named to the second team.
Burleson becomes the fifth USM player to win the top player award since
baseball became a conference sport in 1997. He joins last year's recipient Ryan
Bourque, Tyler Delorme (2001), Mike McCullum (1999) and Tony Miner (1997) as
recipients of the Player of the Year honor. Berthiaume joins former USM
standouts Andy Lang (2000) and Peter L'Italien (1999) as winners of the Rookie
of the Year award.
Heading into Wednesday's NCAA Regional Tournament opening game, Burleson
was batting .424 (67 for 158) with 59 runs scored, 10 doubles, five triples,
nine home runs and 47 RBI. He led the LEC in batting average, on-base
percentage (.531), runs scored, and slugging percentage (.722).
Berthiaume is batting .361 (56 for 155) with 37 runs scored, seven doubles,
three homers and 35 RBI. The rookie backstop, who was twice named Rookie of the
Week during the season, had 15 multiple-hit games during the season and a
season-best 12-game hitting streak.
D'Alfonso provided the Huskies a much-need power hitter in the middle of
the lineup. Riding a 15-game hitting streak into the NCAA tournament, he is
batting .394 (69 for 175) with 49 runs scored, 12 doubles, 13 homers and a team-
high 55 RBI. Stacy, whose older brother Greg was a second team All-LEC pick in
2004, is hitting .366 (48 for 131) with 30 runs scored, a team high 14 doubles,
one homer and 33 RBI. Gaffney is hitting .362 (64 for 177) with 42 runs scored,
10 doubles, one homer and 37 RBI.
Southern Maine, 32-12 overall and 11-3 in the Little East during the
regular season, received an at-large berth into the NCAA Regional Tournament
being played at Harwich, Mass. USM will face Western New England College in the
opening game of the tournament today (9:30 a.m.)
2008 Little East Conference Baseball Awards
All-Little East Conference First Team
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Shawn Gilblair Junior Eastern Connecticut
Catcher Jordan Berthiaume Freshman Southern Maine
First Base Beau Darak Sophomore Keene State
Second Base Jamie Chevalier Junior Keene State
Third Base Joe Rousseau Senior Keene State
Shortstop Chris Burleson Junior Southern Maine
Outfield Anthony D'Alfonso Junior Southern Maine
Outfield Bobby Doyon Freshman Keene State
Outfield Greg Ford Senior Keene State
Outfield Chris O'Connors Junior Rhode Island College
Pitcher Nick Conway Senior Massachusetts Boston
Pitcher Joe Esposito Senior Eastern Connecticut
Relief Pitcher Eric Fama Junior Rhode Island College
All-Little East Conference Second Team
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Andrew Stacy Junior Southern Maine
Catcher Matt Gardiner Senior Western Connecticut
First Base Andrew Dewing Freshman Eastern Connecticut
Second Base Peter Olson Senior Rhode Island College
Third Base Ryan Gaffney Junior Southern Maine
Shortstop Melvin Castillo Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
Outfield John Parke Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
Outfield Jeff Perkins Junior Keene State
Outfield Nick Ross Junior Western Connecticut
Pitcher Jimmy Jagodzinski Senior Eastern Connecticut
Pitcher Jamie Morin Senior Keene State
Pitcher Eric Thibault Senior Rhode Island College
Relief Pitcher Chris Wojick Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
Player of the Year
Chris Burleson, University of Southern Maine
Pitcher of the Year
Nick Conway, University of Massachusetts Boston
Co-Rookies of the Year
Jordan Berthiaume, University of Southern Maine
Bobby Doyon, Keene State College
Coach of the Year
Ken Howe, Keene State College
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Monday, May 12, 2008
USM Receives At-Large Berth into NCAA Tournament
GORHAM, Maine -- For the 17th time in its storied history, the University
of Southern Maine baseball has received a berth in the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Baseball Championship Tournament. The
Huskies, one of 54 teams to be invited to this year's tournament, received an
at-large invitation.
The Huskies are the fourth seed in the eight-team, double-elimination
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Regional Tournament which will be
played at Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass., starting Wednesday.
The other teams playing in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Regional
include top-seeded Trinity College (37-0), second seed Wheaton College (32-8),
third seed Keene State College (33-9), fifth-seeded (and USM's first round
opponent) Western New England College (31-11), sixth seed St. Joseph's College
(28-16), seventh seed Worcester State College (23-16) and eighth seed Castleton
State College (20-10).
Southern Maine is making its first appearance in the regional tournament
since 2006 when it advanced to the championship round before falling to Wheaton.
USM has an all-time record of 48-32 (.600) in NCAA tournament play. The Huskies
have advanced from regional play to the Division III World Series six times,
including winning the national title in 1991 and 1997.
One other New England area team, Eastern Connecticut State University,
received an at-large berth and will play in the Ithaca, N.Y., regional.
NCAA Division III Tournament
May 14-18
Eastern College Athletic Conference Regional, Harwich, Mass.
Seedings: 1. Trinity (37-0); 2. Wheaton (32-8); 3. Keene State (33-9); 4.
Southern Maine (32-12); 5. Western New England College (31-11); 6. St. Joseph's
(Maine) 28-16; 7. Worcester State (23-16); 8. Castleton State (22-18).
First Round Games, Wednesday, May 14
Game One: Western New England vs. Southern Maine 9:30
Game Two: Castleton State vs. Trinity 1:00
Game Three: St. Joseph's vs. Keene State 4:30
Game Four: Worcester State vs. Wheaton 8:00
Second Round Games, Thursday, May 15
Game Five: Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two 9:30
Game Six: Loser of Game Three vs. Loser of Game Four 1:00
Game Seven: Winner of Game One vs. Winner of Game Two 4:30
Game Eight: Winner of Game Three vs. Winner of Game Four 8:00
Third Round, Friday, May 16
Game Nine: Winner of Game Six vs. Loser of Game Seven 9:30
Game Ten: Loser of Game Eight vs. Winner of Game Five 1:00
Game 11: Winner of Game Seven vs. Winner of Game Eight 4:30
Game 12: Winner of Game Nine vs. Winner of Game Ten 8:00
Fourth Round, Saturday, May 17
Game 13: Winner of Game 12 vs. Loser of Game 11 12:00
Game 14: Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 13 4:00
Sunday, May 18
Game 15: if necessary 12:00
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Keene State Sweeps Southern Maine to Win LEC Title
Owls Advance to NCAA Tournament; Huskies Must Wait
KEENE, N.H. -- The Keene State College Owls scored 35 runs and pounded
out 40 hits Saturday to sweep the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 21-2 and
14-7, to win the 2008 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament.
The Owls won their first LEC title coming through the losers bracket the
final two days. After losing an 8-4 decision Friday morning to the Huskies, the
Owls eliminated defending champion Eastern Connecticut State University 1-0 late
Friday afternoon to advance to today’s championship round.
Needing to beat the Huskies twice to gain the title and the automatic berth
into the NCAA tournament, the Owls scored a tournament single-game record 21
runs in the opener to force the winner-take-all game. With the two wins, the
Owls are now 33-9 on the season.
The Huskies, who had their season-high nine-game winning streak stopped in
the opener, fall to 32-12 overall and must wait for the NCAA tournament
selection committee to award a possible at-large berth.
In the opener, Keene State jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first three
innings, and led 17-2 after six. Leading the 26-hit attack was senior Greg Ford
(Nashua, N.H.), who was named the tournament’s MVP, with four hits, including a
home run, and four RBI. Seniors Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.) and Ryan Jones
(Nashua, N.H.) and juniors Jamie Chevalier (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) and Jesse
Cahill (Cranston, R.I./Cranston East) all had three hits.
Chevalier pitched the first six innings to pick up his fourth win of the
season. Freshman Ed Lacourse (Manchester, N.H./Memorial) pitched three shutout
innings for the easy save.
Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) accounted for one USM run
with his eighth home run of the season. Sophomore starter Joe Curran
(Arlington, Mass./Bridgton Academy), the first of seven USM hurlers, was saddled
with the loss.
In the title game, Keene State jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the second
inning and never looked back. USM closed to within three, 6-3, after six
innings, but KSC plated another six runs in the seventh inning to take a
commanding lead.
Rousseau had another three hits and three RBI for the Owls. Rookie Bobby
Doyon (Keene, N.H.) added two hits and three RBI. Sophomore reliever Rob
Delbuono (Trumbull, Conn.) picked up the win to run his record to 4-0.
The Huskies out-hit the Owls, 15-14, in the title game, but left 14 runners
stranded. Juniors Anthony D’Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) and Ryan Gaff (Salem,
N.H./Central Catholic) had three hits apiece.
Senior Adam Ross (Spruce Head, Maine/Rockland), the Huskies’ starter in the
first game of the tournament, drew the starting assignment and was tagged with
the loss.
At Keene, N.H. R H E
Keene State (32-9) 351 107 022 21 26 1
Southern Maine (32-11) 000 101 000 2 7 3
Batteries: KS, Jamie Chevalier, Ed Lacourse (7) and Anthony Cipolla, Tyler
DiPrato (7). SM, Joe Curran, Nick Hahn (1), Greg Holmes (6), Mike Eaton
(6), Roy Arsenault (8), Joe Fessenden (9), James Nutter (9) and Jordan
Berthiaume, Nick Mullins (7).
Winning Pitcher: Chevalier (4-3) Losing Pitcher: Curran (2-2)
Save: Lacourse (1)
2B: KS, Perkins, Chevalier 2, Cipolla, Doyon, Jones. SM, D’Alfonso.
3B: none
HR: KS, Ford (12). SM, Pike (8).
RBI: KS, Perkins, Rousseau, Chevalier 2, Barber, Cipolla 4, DiPrato, Doyon 2,
Ford 4, Buell 2, Jones 2. SM, Skeffington, Pike.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Rousseau 3, Chevalier 3, Cipolla, Doyon, Ford 4, Cahill 3,
Jones 3. SM, Pike.
At Keene, N.H. R H E
Keene State (33-9) 060 000 602 14 14 2
Southern Maine (32-12) 010 110 103 7 15 1
Batteries: KS, Ben Sonberg, Jameson Wentworth (5), Rob Delbuono (5), Greg Ford
(8) and Anthony Cipolla. SM, Adam Ross, Andrew deBethune (2), Mark
Schmidt (7), Andrew Stacy (7), Joe Curran (7), Mike Eaton (9) and Jordan
Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Delbuono (4-0) Losing Pitcher: Ross (4-4)
2B: KS, Perkins, Rousseau, Doyon.
3B: none
HR: SM, Mackey (6), Stacy (1).
RBI: KS, Rousseau 3, Doyon 3, Perkins 2, Jones 2, Chevalier, Cipolla, Barber,
Darak. SM, Gaffney 2, Stacy, D’Alfonso, Skeffington, Mackey.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Rousseau 3, Perkins, Cipolla, Doyon, Darak.
SM, D’Alfonso 3, Gaffney 3, Pike, Mackey.
Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
At Keene, N.H.
(Six-Team, Double-Elimination)
Championship Round: Saturday, May 10
Game Ten: Keene State 21 Southern Maine 2
Game 11: Keene State 14 Southern Maine 7
(Keene State Wins the LEC Championship)
Third Round, Friday, May 9
Game Seven: Southern Maine 8 Keene State 4
Game Eight: Eastern Connecticut 9 UMass Boston 6
(UMass Boston Eliminated)
Game Nine: Keene State 1 Eastern Connecticut 0
(Eastern Connecticut Eliminated)
Second Round: Thursday, May 8
Game Four: UMass Boston 10 Western Connecticut 9
(Western Connecticut Eliminated)
Game Five: Keene State 14 Rhode Island College 8
(Rhode Island College Eliminated)
Game Six: Southern Maine 14 Eastern Connecticut 3
First Round, Wednesday, May 7
Game One: Keene State 2 Western Connecticut 1 (10)
Game Two Eastern Connecticut 6 UMass Boston 5
Game Three Southern Maine 6 Rhode Island College 5
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Southern Maine Downs Keene State 8-4
Huskies Advance to Championship Round of LEC Tourney
KEENE, N.H. -- The third-seeded University of Southern Maine baseball
team scored four runs in the fifth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit and went on to
defeat top-seeded Keene State College 8-4 Friday morning in the third day of
play at the 2008 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament.
The win advances the Huskies into the championship round on Saturday
against an opponent to be determined later today. The loss puts the Owls into
an elimination game later this afternoon against Eastern Connecticut State
University. Eastern stayed alive beating the University of Massachusetts Boston
9-6 in an elimination game.
Southern Maine, which last won the LEC tournament crown in 1999, extended
its winning streak to nine games and raised its overall record to 32-10. Keene
State, ranked 18th in the nation, had its four-game winning streak snapped and
slips to 30-9 overall.
The Owls took a 1-0 lead in the second on a one-out solo home run by
sophomore Beau Darak (Londonderry, N.H.). The homer was Darak's 13th of the
season.
In the fifth, senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) singled, took
second on an errant pickoff attempt, advanced to third on a single by sophomore
Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.), and scored on a wild pitch. Mackey came home on a
two-out single by junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) to give
USM a 2-1 edge. Sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens
Academy) followed Stacy with a two-run homer to right field.
The teams traded runs in the sixth to make it 5-2. That score held until
the ninth when USM scored three times before KSC came back with a pair to
account for the 8-4 final.
USM got its three runs on an RBI double by junior Ryan Pike (Saco,
Maine/Thornton Academy), and a two-run single by junior Ryan Gaffney (Salem,
N.H./Central Catholic).. KSC got its first run in ninth when junior Jeff Perkins
(Dunbarton, N.H./Goffstown) scored on a balk and the second on an RBI single by
rookie Bobby Doyon (Keene, N.H.).
Junior Tim Therrian (New Portland, Maine/Carrabec), who picked up the win
in USM's 6-5 win over Rhode Island College on the first day of the tournament,
went 6.2 innings to get the win. He allowed two runs on eight hits and four
walks while striking out one. Junior Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering)
came on in the seventh to finish and earn his third save.
Mackey led the Huskies' 13-hit attack with three hits, including a double.
Henry, Skeffington and Pike each had two hits. Darak, Doyon and sophomore
Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, Conn.) had two hits apiece for the Owls.
Senior Phil Mabey (Williamstown, Mass./Mt. Greylock) started for KSC and
took the loss. Mabey went 5.2 innings giving up eight hits and four earned runs
before being lifted. He did not walk a batter while striking out six.
At Keene, N.H. R H E
Southern Maine (32-10) 000 041 003 8 13 0
Keene State (30-9) 010 001 002 4 10 4
Batteries: SM, Tim Therrian, Chris Burleson (7) and Jordan Berthiaume.
KS, Phil Mabey, Jameson Wentworth (6), Corey Vogt (8) and Anthony Cipolla.
Winning Pitcher: Therrian (4-2) Losing Pitcher: Mabey (4-2)
Save: Burleson (3)
2B: SM, Henry, Pike, Mackey. KS, Cipolla, DiPrato.
3B: none
HR: SM, Henry (2) KS, Darak (13)
RBI: SM, Henry 2, Gaffney 2, Burleson, Stacy, Pike. KS, Ford, Darak, Doyon.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Mackey 3, Henry, Pike, Skeffington.
KS, Cipolla, Doyon, Darak.
Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
At Keene, N.H.
(Six-Team, Double-Elimination)
Third Round, Friday, May 9
Game Seven: Southern Maine 8 Keene State 4
Game Eight: Eastern Connecticut 9 UMass Boston 6
(UMass Boston Eliminated)
Game Nine: Keene State 1 Eastern Connecticut 0
(Eastern Connecticut Eliminated)
Championship Round: Saturday, May 10
Game Ten: Southern Maine (32-10) vs. Keene State (31-9) 12:00
Game 11: if necessary tba
Second Round: Thursday, May 8
Game Four: UMass Boston 10 Western Connecticut 9
(Western Connecticut Eliminated)
Game Five: Keene State 14 Rhode Island College 8
(Rhode Island College Eliminated)
Game Six: Southern Maine 14 Eastern Connecticut 3
First Round, Wednesday, May 7
Game One: Keene State 2 Western Connecticut 1 (10)
Game Two Eastern Connecticut 6 UMass Boston 5
Game Three Southern Maine 6 Rhode Island College 5
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Little East Conference Tournament - Day Two
Southern Maine Defeats Eastern Connecticut 14-3
KEENE, N.H. -- The third-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies
pounded out 21 hits and sophomore left-hander Mark Schmidt (Gorham, Maine)
hurled his first career complete game as the Huskies defeated second seeded
Eastern Connecticut State University 14-3 in the second day of play at the 2008
Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament being hosted by Keene
State College.
The win was the Huskies' eighth straight and lifts their overall record to
31-10. The loss drops the Warriors to 28-12-1. The Huskies will take on top-
seeded Keene State in a battle of 2-0 teams at 9:00 a.m. Friday. The Warriors
will move into an elimination game against the University of Massachusetts
Boston at 12:00 p.m.
Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) led the Huskies offensive
assault on four Eastern Connecticut pitcher going 5-for-5, including a double
and his seventh home run of the season, with two RBI. Junior Chris Burleson
(Portland, Maine/Deering) had four hits, including a double, and two RBI.
Sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) had three hits, including a homer, and
two RBI while junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) had two singles and
three RBI. Senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) also had a solo home run.
Schmidt spotted the Warriors single runs in the first and third innings,
then silenced their bats until rookie Jim Schult (Wappinger Falls, N.Y./John
Jay) hit a solo homer to lead off the EC ninth inning. Schmidt allowed eight
hits, walked six and struck out four to run his record to 5-0.
After spotting Eastern Connecticut a 1-0 lead in the first, USM came back
with three runs, all after two were out, in the second to take the lead.
Skeffington tied the game with his solo homer. Pike singled, stole second and
came home on junior Ryan Gaffney's (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) single.
Gaffney scored on Mackey's double.
USM blew the game open in the sixth scoring six times. Pike led off with a
solo homer and capped off the inning with an RBI single. Burleson contributed
an RBI single, and D'Alfonso had a two-run single. The other run came across on
an infield throwing error.
Mackey hit his homer leading off the seventh, and USM tacked on a couple of
runs in the ninth.
Junior right-hander Jimmy Jagodzinski (Greenwich, Conn.), who pitched into
the sixth inning for EC, gave up 10 hits and six earned runs. Three relievers
surrendered another 11 hits. Sophomore John Parke (Middlefield, Conn.) and
senior Jon Dalton (Standish, Maine/Bonny Eagle) had two hits apiece for Eastern.
In other second round games Thursday, the University of Massachusetts
Boston stayed alive by defeating Western Connecticut State University, 10-9, in
an elimination game. Keene State eliminated fourth-seeded Rhode Island College
with a 14-8 win.
At Keene, N.H. R H E
Southern Maine (31-10) 031 106 102 14 21 0
Eastern Connecticut (28-12-1) 101 000 001 3 8 2
Batteries: SM, Mark Schmidt and Jordan Berthiaume.
EC, Jimmy Jagodzinski, Ronnie Newkirk (6), Wes Dutton (6), Michael
Montanari (6) and Andrew Magliola, Chris Cannata (8).
Winning Pitcher: Schmidt (5-0) Losing Pitcher: Jagodzinski (8-3)
2B: SM, Burleson, Pike, Mackey EC, Dalton, Dewing
3B: none
HR: SM, Skeffington (6), Pike (7), Mackey (5). EC, Schult (2)
RBI: SM, D'Alfonso 3, Burleson 2, Pike 2, Mackey 2, Stowell, Skeffington,
Gaffney, Berthiaume. EC, Dalton, Dewing, Schult.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Pike 5, Burleson 4, Mackey 3, Henry, D'Alfonso, Gaffney.
EC, Parke, Dalton.
Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
At Keene, N.H.
(Six-Team, Double-Elminiation)
Second Round: Thursday, May 8
Game Four: UMass Boston 10 Western Connecticut 9
(Western Connecticut Eliminated)
Game Five: Keene State 14 Rhode Island College 8
(Rhode Island College Eliminated)
Game Six: Southern Maine 14 Eastern Connecticut 3
Third Round, Friday, May 9
Game Seven: Keene State (30-8) vs. Southern Maine (31-10) 9:00
Game Eight: Eastern Connecticut (28-12-1) vs. UMass Boston (15-24) 12:00
Game Nine: Loser of Game Seven vs. Winner of Game Eight 3:00
Championship Round: Saturday, May 10
Game Ten: Winner of Game Seven vs. Winner of Game Nine 12:00
Game 11: if necessary 3:00
First Round, Wednesday, May 7
Game One: Keene State 2 Western Connecticut 1 (10)
Game Two Eastern Connecticut 6 UMass Boston 5
Game Three Southern Maine 6 Rhode Island College 5
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Little East Conference Tournament - Day One
Southern Maine Downs Rhode Island College 6-5
KEENE, N.H. -- Junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) hit a three-
run homer to cap off a four-run, eighth-inning rally and give the University of
Southern Maine a 6-5 victory over Rhode Island College in the first day of play
at the 2008 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament. The
tournament is being hosted by top-seeded Keene State College.
The win was the seventh straight for the third-seeded Huskies, equaling
their season-best winning streak, and lifts their record to 30-10. It is the
tenth time in school history that the Huskies have won 30 or more game in a
season. The Anchormen lost their third straight game to fall to 24-14 overall.
Trailing 5-2 in the eighth, the Huskies got a run back when junior Ryan
Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) led off the inning with a solo homer to
left-center field off RIC senior starter Eric Thibault (Somerset, Mass.). After
a strikeout, Thibault surrendered a single to junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark,
Maine/Fryeburg Academy) and was lifted in favor of junior Eric Fama (Wappinger
Falls, N.Y.).
Fama walked the first batter he faced, junior Collin Henry (Penobscot,
Maine/George Stevens Academy) bringing D'Alfonso to the plate. D'Alfonso hit
the first pitch he saw from Fama over the right-center field fence to give USM
the lead.
In the ninth, RIC got a one-out double from junior B.J. Doyon (Douglas,
Mass.) that chased USM junior Tim Therrian (New Portland, Maine/Carrabec), the
second USM hurler of the game, from the hill. Junior Chris Burleson (Portland,
Maine/Deering) came on to strike out senior pinch-hitter Rob Reyes (Providence,
R.I./Mt. Pleasant) before intentionally walking junior Chris O'Connors (North
Providence, R.I./Bishop Hendricken), who had homer in the sixth inning.
Burleson then fanned junior Josh Cardoso (Dartmouth, Mass./Greater New Bedford)
for the final out.
The Anchormen took a 1-0 lead in the third on two singles, a sacrifice bunt
and an RBI ground out by senior Peter Olson (North Providence. R.I.).
USM scored two runs in the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Henry and
D'Alfonso and an RBI single by rookie Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.).
O'Connors tied the game leading off the sixth with a home run. An infield
error and consecutive doubles by sophomores Tim Schabowski (Pascoag,
R.I./Burrillville) and Jared Rossi (Johnston, R.I./N.E. Christian Academy) made
it 4-2. RIC added an unearned run in the seventh to set the stage for
D'Alfonso.
Doyon and Schabowski paced the Anchormen's 10-hit attack with three hits
apiece. D'Alfonso was the lone repeat hitter for the Huskies. Therrian picked
up his third win of the season, and Burleson earned his second save. Fama was
tagged with the loss.
In other first round games played Wednesday, Keene State defeated six-
seeded Western Connecticut State University, 2-1, in 10 innings, and second-
seeded Eastern Connecticut State University came from behind to beat the
University of Massachusetts Boston 6-5.
At Keene N.H. R H E
Rhode Island College (24-14) 001 003 100 5 10 1
Southern Maine (30-10) 000 200 04X 6 7 4
Batteries: RIC, Eric Thibault, Eric Fama (8) and Jordan Amorin.
SM, Adam Ross, Tim Therrian (6), Chris Burleson (9) and Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Therrian (3-2) Losing Pitcher: Fama (0-2)
Save: Burleson (2)
2B: RIC, Doyon, Schabowski, Rossi. SM, Henry, D'Alfonso.
3B: none
HR: RIC, O'Connors. SM, D'Alfonso, Pike
RBI: RIC, Olson, O'Connors, Cardoso, Rossi.
SM, D'Alfonso 4, Berthiaume, Pike
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Doyon 3, Schabowski 3. SM, D'Alfonso.
2008 Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
at Keene, N.H.
(Six-Team, Double-Elimination)
Day One, Wednesday, May 7
Game One Keene State 2 Western Connecticut 1 (10)
Game Two Eastern Connecticut 6 UMass Boston 5
Game Three Southern Maine 6 Rhode Island College 5
Day Two, Thursday, May 8
Game Four Western Connecticut (17-24) vs. UMass Boston (14-24) 9:00
Game Five Rhode Island College (24-14) vs. Keene State (29-8) 12:00
Game Six Southern Maine (30-10) vs. Eastern Connecticut (28-11-1) 3:00
Day Three, Friday, May 9
Game Seven tba 9:00
Game Eight tba 12:00
Game Nine tba 3:00
Day Four, Saturday, May 10
Game Ten tba tba
Game 11 if necessary tba
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Jordan Berthiaume Named LEC Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman catcher Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) of
the University of Southern Maine baseball team has been named the Little East
Conference Rookie of the Week for the week of April 28 through May 4. The
announcement was made Monday afternoon by the conference office.
This is the second time this season that the rookie backstop has received
the LEC Rookie of the Week award. He previously was cited on March 31.
Last week, Berthiaume hit safely in all four games batting .474 (9 for 19)
with four runs and three RBI. He had a season-high four hits in the Huskies'
win over Babson College and three more in a win over Western Connecticut State
University. He is currently riding an 11-game hitting streak.
On the season, Berthiaume is hitting .403 (54 for 134), third highest on
the club, with 36 runs scored, seven doubles, three homers and 33 RBI.
Southern Maine, winners of its last six games and 29-10 overall, is the
third seed in the Little East Conference tournament that begins Wednesday at
Keene State College. USM will play fourth-seeded Rhode Island College (3:00
p.m.) in a first round game.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Southern Maine Sweeps Western Connecticut, 12-10 and 9-5 (8)
GORHAM, Maine -- Rookie right-hander Nick Hahn (Guilford, Conn.) picked
up two wins and the University of Southern Maine came from behind in both games
to sweep Western Connecticut State University, 12-10 and 9-5, in a Little East
Conference baseball doubleheader on a rainy Saturday afternoon at the USM
Baseball Stadium. The second game was called after seven-and-a-half innings
because of darkness.
The sweep extends the Huskies' current winning streak to six games, and
lifts their records to 29-10 overall and 11-3 in conference play. The Colonials
slip to 17-23 overall and 4-10 in the LEC. Both teams will advance to next
week's six-team, double-elimination LEC championship tournament that starts
Wednesday at a site still to be determined.
Hahn came on in the opening game to pitch 2.1 innings giving up one run on
three hits and two walks. He picked up the win when the Huskies snapped a 9-9
tie in the eighth with three runs. In the nightcap, Hahn came on in the sixth
inning and hurled 3.0 shutout innings allowing two hits and two walks while
fanning two. USM plated four runs in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie.
In the opening game, Southern Maine squandered 5-0 and 8-5 leads to fall
behind 9-8 when Western Connecticut scored four runs in the sixth inning.
Sophomore Dan Baccaro (Berlin, Conn.) chased home the first run with an RBI
single. Junior Ryan Bedard (Uncasville, Conn.) brought in the second Colonial
run with a single. Two batters later, freshman Zack Dandrea (Wanaque, N.J.)
stroked a two-out, two-run single to give the visitors a 9-8 lead.
Southern Maine tied the game on a sacrifice fly off the bat of junior Chris
Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) in the sixth. USM scored three in the eighth
on a two-run triple by junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) and an
RBI single by Burleson.
Each team had 17 hits in the opening game that took 3:44 to play due to
numerous stoppages to tend the field. Freshman Mike Baccaro (Berlin, Conn.) led
the Colonials with four hits, and Dan Baccaro had three hits, including a pair
of doubles. Freshman Jeff Gordon (Milford, Conn.) also had three hits. Pike,
freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) and junior Anthony D'Alfonso
(Westbrook, Maine) had three hits apiece for Southern Maine.
In the second game, Western Connecticut built a 3-0 lead with single runs
in the first, third and fourth innings. The run in the third came on a long
home run to left field by senior Matt Gardiner (Terryville, Conn.), his eighth
homer of the season. Dan Baccaro had an RBI single in the first.
The Huskies scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single
by sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens Academy), an RBI
single by senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) and a two-run single by
junior Ryan Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic). The fifth run scored on a
wild pitch.
Western Connecticut tied the scored in the sixth on a bases loaded walk to
sophomore Sam McNeil (Gales Ferry, Conn./Ledyard) and an RBI single by junior
Nick Ross (Oakdale, Conn./Montville).
With darkness encroaching, USM scored four runs, all after two were out, in
the seventh to take a 9-5 lead. Junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg
Academy) snapped the tie with an RBI double that scored Burleson. Henry
followed with an RBI single. Skeffington drove in the third run, and the final
run came in on an infield throwing error.
After three infield pop outs in the WC eighth, the umpires called the game.
Stacy had three hits to pace USM's 13-hit attack. Burleson, Henry and
Skeffington chipped in two hits each. Gardiner had a double and a homer for the
Colonials. Sophomore southpaw Joe Mangano (Stamford, Conn.) went 6.2 innings
and was saddled with the loss.
At Gorham, Maine
Game One R H E
Western Connecticut (17-22, 4-9) 003 024 001 10 17 2
Southern Maine (28-10; 10-3) 050 031 03X 12 17 2
Batteries: WC, Steve Bainer, Miles Scribner, (5), Josh Murray (8) and Rob
Bedard. SM, Joe Curran, Andrew deBethune (6), Nick Hahn (7) and Jordan
Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Hahn (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Scribner (2-5)
2B: WC, Ross, D. Baccaro 2, M. Baccaro. SM, Henry
3B: SM, Pike.
HR: none
RBI: WC, D. Baccaro 2, Bedard 2, Gordon 2, Dandrea 2, Gardiner, M. Baccaro.
SM, Burleson 2, Henry 2, D'Alfonso 2, Pike 2, Stacy, Skeffington, Jones.
Repeat Hitters: WC, M. Baccaro 4, D. Baccaro 3, Gordon 3, Ross, Bedard.
SM, D'Alfonso 3, Berthiaume 3, Pike 3, Henry, Gaffney.
Game Two R H E
Western Connecticut (17-23; 4-10) 101 102 00 5 9 1
Southern Maine (29-10; 11-3) 000 500 4X 9 13 2
(Game called because of darkness)
Batteries: WC, Joe Mangano, Joe Postemsky (7) and Matt Gardiner.
SM, Joe Fessenden, Andrew deBethune (4), Nick Hahn (6) and Jordan
Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Hahn (4-0) Losing Pitcher: Mangano (2-3)
2B: WC, Gardiner. SM, Stacy
3B: none
HR: WC, Gardiner (8)
RBI: WC, McNeil 2, Ross, Gardiner, D. Baccaro.
SM, Henry 2, Skeffington 2, Gaffney 2, Stacy.
Repeat Hitters: WC, Gardiner.
SM, Stacy 3, Burleson, Henry, Skeffington.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Southern Maine Doubles Up on Babson, 18-9
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) had two
doubles and a home run and drove in six runs as the University of Southern Maine
posted an 18-9 victory over Babson College in a non-conference baseball game
Thursday afternoon at the USM Baseball Stadium.
The win was the fourth straight, and eighth in the last nine games, for the
Huskies who improved to 27-10 overall. The Beavers dropped their third straight
to slip to 26-12 overall.
Pike hit a three-run homer and a two-run double during the Huskies' 11-run
second inning uprising. He walked with the bases loaded in the third and had
double in the sixth.
Freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) had four hits and three RBI to
pace the Huskies' 18-hit attack. Junior Ryan Gaffney (Salem, N.H./Central
Catholic) had three hits and scored four times. Junior Anthony D'Alfonso
(Westbrook, Maine) had a triple and home run, and scored three runs.
Junior Jeff Wojnar (Bellaire, Texas/Episcopal) led the Beavers' 16-hit
offense with four hits, including a double and his second home run of the
season. Senior Matt Delaney (Newton, Mass./Newton South) had three hits,
including a double, and four RBI. Senior Steve Tahmoush (Arlington, Mass.) had
three singles, walked twice and scored three times.
Sophomore Andrew deBethune (St. Albans, Maine/MCI), the second of five USM
hurlers used in the game, picked up his fourth win of the season working 2.1
innings of scoreless innings. Senior starter Jon Igoe (Lexington, Mass.) was
tagged with his first loss of the campaign against three wins.
In the second inning, the Huskies sent 15 men to the plate on the way to
scoring a season-best 11 runs in one inning. The Huskies had eight hits and
received two walks, and benefited from two wild pitches and two costly errors.
Seven of the 11 runs were unearned.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday (12:00 p.m.) when it hosts
Western Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference doubleheader.
The games are the final regular season contests for USM. Babson closes the
regular season with a non-conference doubleheader at home on Sunday (1:00 p.m.)
against Tufts University.
At Gorham, Maine R H E
Babson (26-12) 21 1 040 001 9 16 2
Southern Maine (27-10) 1(11)3 000 21X 18 18 0
Batteries: B, Jon Igoe, Matt Barton (2), Michael O'Brien (3), Sam Whelan (7)
and Brian Scanlon. SM, Mark Schmidt, Andrew deBethune (5), Mike Eaton
(8), Roy Arsenault (9), Nick Hahn (9) and Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: deBethune (4-0) Losing Pitcher: Igoe (3-1)
2B: B, Delaney, Wojnar. SM, Stacy, Mackey, Pike 2.
3B: SM, D'Alfonso
HR: B, Wojnar (2) SM, D'Alfonso (12), Pike (5)
RBI: B, Delaney 4, Wojnar 2, Tahmoush.
SM, Pike 6, Berthiaume 3, Mackey 3, D'Alfonso 2, Stacy, Gaffney.
Repeat Hitters: B, Wojnar 4, Tahmoush 3, Delaney 3, Ahern, Scanlon.
SM, Berthiaume 4, Gaffney 3, Pike 3, Stacy, D'Alfonso, Mackey.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Southern Maine Edges St. Joseph’s 6-4
STANDISH, Maine -- Juniors Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) and
Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine) combined for five hits, four runs scored
and three RBI as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the St.
Joseph's College Monks 6-4 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday evening
at Mahaney Diamond in Standish.
The win was the third straight, and seventh in the last eight games, for
the Huskies who improve to 26-10 on the season and earn a split of the season
series between the two teams. The loss snapped the Monks' five-game winning
streak and leaves them at 25-14.
Burleson had three hits, including a double, and scored twice. He also
made his first pitching appearance of the season coming on in the ninth to
strike out the final St. Joseph's batter for his first save. D'Alfonso hit a
big two-out, three-run homer in the third inning that staked USM to a 4-1 lead.
He also singled in the fifth and walked twice.
Senior Brian Schools (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Ben Grant-Roy
(Biddeford, Maine) led the Monks' 10-hit attack with three hits apiece. Senior
Dustin Spiller (Gorham, Maine) had a pair of singles.
USM senior right-hander Adam Ross (Spruce Head, Maine/Rockland) went the
first seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. Ross gave up eight
hits, three walks and two earned runs while tying his career-high with nine
strikeouts. Sophomore Andrew Keirstead (Westbrook, Maine), who pitched into the
ninth for St. Joseph's, was saddled with his second loss against five wins.
Keirstead surrendered 11 hits and walked seven.
The teams traded runs in the first. Burleson led off the game with a
double and came home on a one-out single by sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot,
Maine/George Stevens Academy). The Monks took advantage of three Huskies errors
to plate their run.
In the third, Keirstead walked junior Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton
Academy) and Burleson to open the inning. After retiring the next two batters,
Keirstead made a mistake to D'Alfonso who blasted his 11th home run of the
season to right-center field.
USM added a single run in the fifth on a heads up base running play by
junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy), who scored from third on
a short fly ball.
Schools had an RBI single in the sixth for St. Joe's, and sophomore pinch
hitter Ricky Sarmento (Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic) brought in a run in the
seventh with a ground out.
The Huskies plated an insurance run in the ninth as sophomore Josh Mackey
(Danvers, Mass.) singled home D'Alfonso who had walked.
The Monks made it interesting in the bottom of the ninth. Spiller greeted
Stacy, who came on in relief of freshman Nick Hahn (Guilford, Conn.), with a
single to load the bases. Freshman Nick Johnson (Yuma, Ariz.) hit into a
fielder’s choice to chase home a run. Stacy would strike out the next batter
before Burleson came on to record the final out, stranding the potential tying
runs.
Southern Maine returns to the USM Baseball Stadium on Thursday (3:30 p.m.)
to begin a three-game homestand hosting Babson College for a single game. St.
Joseph's will be at home on Thursday (5:00 p.m.) against Keene State College.
At Standish, Maine R H E
Southern Maine (26-10) 103 010 001 6 12 4
St. Joseph's (25-14) 100 001 101 4 10 1
Batteries: SM, Adam Ross, Nick Hahn (8), Andrew Stacy (9), Chris Burleson (9)
and Jordan Berthiaume. St. J, Andrew Keirstead, Chris Nanof (9) and
Travis Adams.
Winning Pitcher: Ross (4-3) Losing Pitcher: Keirstead (5-2)
2B: SM, Burleson
3B: none
HR: SM, D’Alfonso (11)
RBI: SM, D’Alfonso 3, Henry, Skeffington, Mackey.
St. J, Schools, Johnson, Sarmento.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Burleson 3, D’Alfonso, Mackey.
St. J, Schools 3, Grant-Roy 3, Spiller.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
USM-Bowdoin Game Cancelled
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Department of Athletics
announced that today's scheduled baseball game against Bowdoin College has been
cancelled. The game will not be rescheduled.
Southern Maine's (25-10) next game is scheduled for Wednesday evening (6:00
p.m.) at St. Joseph's College.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Chris Burleson Named LEC Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine junior shortstop Chris
Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) has been named the Player of the Week by the
Little East Conference for the week of April 21-27. The announcement of the
weekly awards were made Monday afternoon.
In seven games (6-1) last week, Burleson batted .462 (12 for 26) with 17
runs scored, one double, one triple, five home runs and 14 RBI. He also walked
eight times. He compiled a 1.154 slugging percentage (30 TB/26 AB) and a .600
on-base pct. Burleson hit safely in six of seven games, and had four multi-hit
and five multi-RBI games during the week. He hit home runs in three straight
games.
Burleson is the third member of the Huskies baseball team to be recognized
by the Little East this season. Junior outfielder Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook,
Maine) was named the Player of the Week, and freshman catcher Jordan Berthiaume
(Berlin, Conn.) was tabbed the Rookie of the Week, on March 31.
This the third time in his career that Burleson has received a weekly
citation from the LEC. He was picked as the Rookie of the Week in May 2006 and
selected Pitcher of the Week in April 2007.
Southern Maine, 25-10 overall and 9-3 in the Little East (tied for second),
is scheduled to travel to Bowdoin College on Tuesday (4:30 p.m.) for a single,
non-conference game.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Southern Maine Sweeps UMass Boston 12-7 and 17-6
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine baseball team pounded
out 32 hits and scored 29 runs en route to a doubleheader sweep of the
University of Massachusetts Boston by scores of 12-7 and 17-6 in Little East
Conference action Sunday at the USM Baseball Stadium.
The Huskies, winners in six of their last seven games, improve to 25-10
overall and 9-3 in the conference. The Beacons slip to 13-22 overall and 4-8 in
conference play. The doubleheader was necessitated by the rescheduling of game
at UMB postponed April 13 due to weather. UMB was the home team in the second
game.
In the opener, the Huskies fell behind 6-2 in the top of the fifth, then
scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth and four more in the sixth to take
command. In the fifth, senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) delivered a
two-run, pinch-hit single, junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy)
follow two batters later with another two-run single to give the Huskies a 7-6
lead, and sophomore Collin Henry (Penobscot, Maine/George Stevens Academy) added
an RBI single.
The big hits in the sixth were an RBI double by junior Ryan Pike (Saco,
Maine/Thornton Academy), a two-run triple by junior Chris Burleson (Portland,
Maine/Deering) and an RBI single by Stacy.
The Beacons had broken a 2-2 tie in the fifth getting a two-run double from
senior Mike Dorval (Belchertown, Mass.), an RBI single from junior Casey Rice
(Canandaiqua, N.Y.) and a fourth run courtesy of an outfield error on the Rice
single.
USM sophomore right-hander Andrew deBethune (St. Albans, Maine/MCI) picked
up the win with 4.2 innings of excellent relief work. deBethune came into the
game to surrender the Rice single, then retired the 12 consecutive batters
before the Beacons strung three straight singles together to get their final run
in the ninth.
Henry and Burleson led the Huskies' 12-hit attack with three hits apiece.
Burleson scored three times, and both drove in two. Stacy had three RBI.
Freshman Tim Fontaine (Worcester, Mass.) had a big game with four hits,
including two doubles, and an RBI. Dorval, Rice, and freshman Ryan Walsh
(Newton, Mass.) each had two hits. Rookie hurler Mike Cain (Gloucester, Mass.),
the second of four UMB pitchers, took the loss.
In the nightcap, the Huskies pounded out 20 more hits and built a 9-2 lead
in the first three innings. The Huskies put six on the board in the first
capped off by a bases loaded triple by Skeffington. Burleson added a solo homer
in the second.
USM blew the game open with eight runs in their final three turns at bat.
Stacy had a three-run double as part of a four-run seventh, and Skeffington had
a two-run single to highlight a three run eighth. Junior Josh Stowell
(Portland, Maine/Deering) slammed a solo homer in the ninth.
Sophomore right-hander Joe Curran (Arlington, Mass./Bridgton Academy) went
the first seven innings allowing seven hits and two walks to pick up his second
win of the season. Skeffington led the offense going 4-for-5 with five RBI.
Junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine), freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin,
Conn.) and Henry had three hits apiece.
The lone repeat hitter for the Beacons was sophomore Drew Tambling
(Sterling, Mass.) who had three singles. Sophomore Connor Reinfurt (Manchester,
N.H.) hit a solo homer in the eighth. Dorval, the starting pitcher in game two
after playing third base in the opener, was tagged with the loss.
Southern Maine travels on Tuesday (4:30 p.m.) to Bowdoin College for a
single game. UMass Boston will host Fitchburg State College on Tuesday (3:00
p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine
Game One R H E
UMass Boston (13-21; 4-7) 000 240 001 7 11 2
Southern Maine (24-10; 8-3) 001 164 00X 12 12 2
Batteries: UMB, Tom Michael, Mike Cain (5), Anthony Lauretto (6), Patrick
McCarthy (6) and Tim Fontaine. SM, Greg Holmes, Andrew deBethune (5)
and Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: deBethune (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Cain (4-3)
2B: UMB, Fontaine 2, Dorval. SM, Burleson, Henry, D'Alfonso.
3B: SM, Burleson
HR: none.
RBI: UMB, Dorval 2, Fontaine, Rice, Chastain, Oshima.
SM, Stacy 3, Burleson 2, Henry 2, Skeffington 2, Berthiaume, Pike.
Repeat Hitters: UMB, Fontaine 4, Walsh, Dorval, Rice.
SM, Burleson 3, Henry 3, Stacy.
Game Two R H E
Southern Maine (25-10; 9-3) 612 000 431 17 20 1
UMass Boston (13-22; 4-8) 200 100 210 6 8 1
Batteries: SM, Joe Curran, Mike Eaton (8), Roy Arsenault (9) and Jordan
Berthiaume, Nick Mullins (8). UMB, Mike Dorval, Rich Balgowan (3),
Frank Yavorosky (7), Dan Noonan (8), Mark Grant (9) and Eric Salvador.
Winning Pitcher: Curran (2-1) Losing Pitcher: Dorval (1-4)
2B: SM, Stacy, Henry, Berthiaume. UMB, Salvador
3B: SM, Skeffington.
HR: SM, Burleson (9), Stowell (1) UMB, Reinfurt (4)
RBI: SM, Skeffington 5, Stacy 3, Burleson 2, Stowell, D'Alfonso, Gaffney,
Berthiaume, Mackey. UMB, Walsh, Fontaine, Rice, Reinfurt, O'Kane
Repeat Hitters: SM, Skeffington 4, Henry 3, D'Alfonso 3, Berthiaume 3, Stacy,
Gaffney. UMB, Tambling 3.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Southern Maine, Keene State Split LEC DH
Huskies Take Game One 12-7; Owls Win Nightcap 17-6
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored five
runs in the eighth inning to snap a 7-7 tie en route to a 12-7 victory over the
Keene State College Owls in the first game of the teams Little East Conference
baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the USM Baseball Stadium.
The Owls came back in the nightcap to pound out 19 hits off the offerings
of four Huskies hurlers on the way to a 17-6 win. The game was called after
seven innings on the 10-run rule.
The split leaves Southern Maine at 23-10 overall and 7-3 in the Little
East. Keene State is now 26-7 overall and 10-2 atop the LEC standings.
In the opener, Southern Maine squandered a 5-0 lead after four innings. USM
fell behind 6-5 when Keene State scored four runs in the top of the seventh,
then regained a 7-6 lead in the bottom half of the inning. Keene tied the game
in the eighth on an RBI single by senior Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.) before USM
plated five runs on two hits, two hit batters, a fielder's choice and an
outfield error.
Freshman Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) and junior Ryan Gaffney (Salem,
N.H./Central Catholic) each had three hits and two RBI in the game. Junior
Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) had two hits and two RBI. Junior Tim
Therrian (New Portland, Maine/Carrabec), the third USM pitcher, went three
innings to get the win and even his record at 2-2.
Rousseau had three hits and two RBI for Keene State. Junior Jamie
Chevalier (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) was tagged with the loss.
In the second game, the Owls broke a 2-2 tie scoring five runs in the
fourth and six more in the fifth to build a 13-5 lead.
Chevalier had four hits and scored twice to lead the Owls attack. Rousseau
had another three hits, scored three times and drove in three. Sophomore Beau
Darak (Londonderry, N.H.), who had two hits, slammed a three-run homer in the
fifth inning. Seven of the nine Keene State starters had two or more hits.
Senior Phil Mabey (Williamstown, Mass.) picked up the win going the first
five innings. Sophomore Rob Delbuono (Trumbull, Conn.) pitched the final two
innings.
For USM, junior Andrew Stacy (Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) and Gaffney
each had two hits. Sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) hit a solo homer in
the fourth.
Senior starter Adam Ross (Spruce Head, Maine/Rockland), the first of four
USM pitchers, went 3.2 innings and took the loss.
Southern Maine returns to action Sunday (12:00 p.m.) afternoon playing a
Little East Conference doubleheader with the University of Massachusetts Boston
at the USM Baseball Stadium. Keene State returns to the state of Maine on
Tuesday (4:00 pm.) to play a single game at St. Joseph's College.
At Gorham, Maine
Game One R H E
Keene State 000 020 410 7 8 2
Southern Maine 002 300 25X 12 13 1
Batteries: KS, Jamie Morin, Jamie Chevalier (7), Corey Vogt (8) and Anthony
Cipolla. SM, Mark Schmidt, Andrew deBethune (7), Tim Therrian (7) and
Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Therrian (2-2) Losing Pitcher: Chevalier (3-3)
2B: KS, Rousseau, Chevalier, Ford. SM, Stacy, Henry, Berthiaume, Gaffney.
3B: KS, Perkins.
HR: none
RBI: KS, Ford 2, Rousseau 2, Doyon, DiPrato. SM, Burleson 2, Henry 2,
Berthiaume 2, Gaffney 2, Stacy, D'Alfonso, Skeffington.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Rousseau 3.
SM, Berthiaume 3, Gaffney 3, Burleson, Stacy.
Game Two R H E
Keene State (26-7; 10-2) 200 563 1 17 19 4
Southern Maine (23-10; 7-3) 200 120 1 6 10 4
Batteries: KS, Phil Mabey, Rob Delbuono (6) and Anthony Cipolla.
SM, Adam Ross, Andrew deBethune (4), Mike Eaton (5), Roy Arsenault (7) and
Jordan Berthiaume.
Winning Pitcher: Mabey (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Ross (3-3)
2B: DiPrato, Cipolla, Darak. SM, Stacy 2, Gaffney.
3B: KS, Perkins.
HR: Ford (9), Darak (7) SM, Mackey (4)
RBI: KS, Doyon 4, Rousseau 3, Darak 3, Perkins 2, Chevalier, Cipolla, Ford.
SM, D'Alfonso 2, Henry, Gaffney, Skeffington, Mackey.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Chevalier 4, Rousseau 3, Perkins, Doyon, Cipolla, Ford,
Darak. SM, Stacy, Gaffney.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
(Courtesy of Endicott College Sports Information)
Southern Maine Comes From Behind to Beat Endicott 8-6
BEVERLY, Mass. - The University of Southern Maine rallied to score eight
runs in the final two innings to erase a 6-2 deficit and defeat Endicott College
8-6 in a non-conference baseball game Thursday afternoon in Beverly,
Massachusetts.
The win was the third straight for the Huskies and improves their record to
22-9 overall. The Gulls slip to 18-16.
The Gulls got started with a quick run in the home half of the first, as
senior Dan Gomez (East Longmeadow, Mass.) grounded out to second to allow Aaron
Santos (Cambridge, Mass.) to score from third for the 1-0 lead. The Gulls would
tack on five more runs in the second inning, including a two-run homer from
freshman Luis Uribe (Boston, Mass.) to give Endicott a 6-0 lead. Uribe's home
run was his third in as many days, upping his season total to six.
The visitors were able to get a run back in the top of the third as junior
Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) cranked a solo shot to make the score
6-1. Endicott starter Erik Fields (Swampscott, Mass.) was able to get himself
out of the inning with no further damage.
Rookie Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.) led the fifth off with a double to
left to put a runner in scoring position for the Huskies. Berthiaume would
eventually score on a ground out to second by freshman Greg Holmes (West
Newbury, Mass./Central Catholic) to bring Southern Maine within four.
The Huskies broke out in the top of the eighth as Pike reached on an error
to begin the frame. Following three-straight walks, junior Anthony D'Alfonso
(Westbrook, Maine) hit an absolute bomb to centerfield, driving the ball off the
siding of Endicott's Post Center for an apparent grand slam. One of USM's base
runners, however, missed home plate while rounding the bases, allowing Endicott
to appeal the misstep and record the second out of the inning. D'Alfonso was
credited with three RBIs on his long ball. The Huskies would score once more
before the end of the inning on an RBI single to right from Andrew Stacy
(Denmark, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) to give USM a 7-6 lead.
Southern Maine added an insurance run in the top of the ninth as junior
Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) connected on a leadoff homer to give
the Huskies a two-run cushion.
D'Alfonso was 2-for-5 with three RBIs in the win. Berthiaume also had a
pair of hits to go along with two runs scored.
Freshman right-hander Nick Hahn (Guilford, Conn.) gave the Huskies a
brilliant relief outing, hurling 6.2 innings of five-hit shutout ball coming on
in the third inning. Junior Tim Therrian (New Portland, Maine/Carrabec) came on
to get the final out and record his second save of the season.
Endicott was led by Uribe's two hits and two RBIs in the losing effort.
Aaron Santos connected for two hits and scored twice. Mike Barbati (Melrose,
Mass.) had a solid day at the plate, hitting 2-for-4 with a run scored. Fields
was charged with the loss to even his record to 3-3. He gave up seven runs - six
earned - walking four and striking out two.
Endicott returns to action on Friday (3:30 p.m.) hosting Brandeis
University for a non-conference game at North Field. Southern Maine will
entertain Keene State in a conference doubleheader on Saturday (12:00 p.m.).
At Beverly, Mass. R H E
Southern Maine (22-9) 001 010 051 8 9 3
Endicott (18-16) 150 000 000 6 10 1
Batteries: SM, Joe Fessenden, Nick Hahn (3), Tim Therrian (9) and Jordan
Berthiaume. E, Erik Fields, Matt Sharon (8) and Dan Gomez.
Winning Pitcher: Hahn (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Fields (3-3)
2B: SM, Gaffney, Berthiaume. E, Barbati 2
3B: none
HR: SM, D'Alfonso (10), Burleson (8), Pike (4) E, Uribe (6)
RBI: SM, D'Alfonso 3, Burleson, Skeffington, Stacy, Holmes, Pike.
E, Uribe 2, Gomez, Labbe, Carillo.
Repeat Hitters: SM, D'Alfonso, Berthiaume. E, Santos, Uribe, Barbati.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Southern Maine Hits Five HR, Rallies to Beat Thomas 11-8
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine/Westbrook)
went 4-for-5, including hitting a pair of home runs, and drove in four runs to
lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 11-8 win over the Thomas
College Terriers in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon at the
USM Baseball Stadium in Gorham.
Earning their second straight win, Southern Maine improves to 21-9 on the
season. Suffering its sixth consecutive loss, Thomas dips to 9-15.
D'Alfonso, who has a team-leading nine home runs on the season, was one of
three USM players to hit home runs in the contest as the home side tagged Thomas
pitching for five round trippers in the game. Junior Chris Burleson (Portland,
Maine/Deering) connected for a pair of home runs to give him seven for the
season, and sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) blasted his third of the
year.
After opening up a 1-0 lead in the first on a first-pitch, solo shot from
Burleson, the Huskies trailed the Terriers 5-1 after two-and-a-half innings.
Sophomore Ryan Cotnoir (Augusta, Maine) pulled the Terriers even with the
Huskies in the second with an RBI double. The Terriers plated four runs in the
third, including three on a bases-loaded double from sophomore Nicholas Cloutier
(Topsham, Maine). Cloutier led the Terriers offensively with three RBI on two
singles and double.
USM got two runs back in the bottom of the third on back-to-back home runs
from D'Alfonso and Mackey to trail 5-3.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Thomas added a run in the fifth to lead
6-3 when junior Michael Chamard (Livermore Falls, Maine) came around to score on
a USM error after reaching base safely with a single.
However, the Huskies were able to rally for four runs in their turn at bat
on three hits, two walks and an error. D'Alfonso plated two runs connecting on
his second home run of the game. The third run scored on an outfield error, and
junior Josh Stowell (Portland, Maine) added an RBI single to put the Huskies
ahead.
Southern Maine added two more runs in the sixth on Burleson's two-run
homer, and another in the seventh to lead 10-6. Stowell collected his second
RBI single of the game in the seventh to score Mackey who led off the inning
with a double.
Thomas cut the lead to two, plating two runs in the eighth on a sacrifice
fly from Cotnoir and a double from freshman Scott Geel (Calais, Maine). USM
added a run in the bottom of the eighth on a D'Alfonso single for the 11-8
final.
Southern Maine freshman Mike Eaton (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill) earned the
win, coming on in relief for the Huskies in the third inning. Eaton pitched 2.3
innings allowing two hits, no earned runs and struck out six. Junior Tim
Therrian (New Portland, Maine) earned the save striking out the only batter he
faced. Thomas junior Sam Shain (Hallowell, Maine) took the loss allowing seven
runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings.
Southern Maine travels to Endicott College on Thursday (3:30 p.m.) for a
rescheduled game. Thomas hosts Husson College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) in a
North Atlantic Conference doubleheader.
At Gorham, Maine R H E
Thomas (9-15) 014 010 020 8 14 1
Southern Maine (21-9) 102 042 11x 11 14 2
Batteries: T, Sam Shain, Kyle McPherson (6) and Nick Cloutier.
SM, James Nutter, Mike Eaton (3), Nick Hahn (6), Andrew Stacey (8),
Tim Therrian (9) and Nick Mullins, Jordan Berthiaume (6).
Winning Pitcher: Eaton (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Shain (0-1)
2B: T, Cloutier, Estes, Cotnoir, Geel. SM, Mackey.
3B: None
HR: T, None SM, Burleson 2 (7), D'Alfonso 2 (9), Mackey (3).
RBI: T, Cloutier 3, Cotnoir, Geel, Desjardins.
SM, D'Alfonso 4, Burleson 3, Stowell 2, Mackey.
Repeat Hitters: T, Cloutier 3, Fieldsand, Chamard.
SM, D'Alfonso 4, Mackey 3, Stowell, Burleson.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Southern Maine Defeats Bates 11-6
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine/Deering) and
sophomore Josh Mackey (Danvers, Mass.) combined for seven hits, five runs scored
and six RBI to lead the University of Southern Maine to an 11-6 victory over
Bates College in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday afternoon at the USM
Baseball Stadium.
The win lifts the Huskies' overall record to 20-9. The Bobcats slide to 8-
17.
Burleson was 3-for-5, including his fifth home run of the season, scored
four times and drove in four. Mackey was 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
Senior Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) and juniors Ryan Gaffney (Salem,
N.H./Central Catholic) and Ryan Pike (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) had two hits
apiece for the Huskies.
Seniors Brian Mahoney (Sudbury, Mass.) and Rob Patton (Darien, Conn.) each
collected two hits for Bates.
Bates tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly off the bat of
rookie Jake Simon (Waterford, Conn.) that delivered Mahoney who led off the
inning with a double.
Southern Maine countered with six runs in its half of the inning, taking
advantage of five hits, a walk and a costly infield error. Freshman Jordan
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