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Thursday, May 15, 2003
(Courtesy of Paul Sweeney, NEIBA Publicist)
2003 ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III BASEBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED
MEDFORD, Mass. - The Eastern Connecticut State University Baseball team,
ranked #1 in the country and the defending national champion, placed three players
on the 2003 All-New England Division III First Team released today. Senior second
baseman Morgan Thompson, junior pitcher Joey Serfass and senior catcher Jeff
Funaro represent the Warriors, who are 37-7 and will host the NCAA regional
tournament starting today. Eastern Connecticut Head Coach Bill Holowaty was chosen
as New England Division III Coach of the Year.
Bridgewater State College, the MASCAC champion, features senior SS Chad
Kambra and senior OF Jeremy Winters on the First Team. Senior second baseman Kurt
Piantek and junior pitcher Kevin Tidmarsh of NESCAC champion Trinity College were
also selected. Williams College of NESCAC was the fourth team to boast multiple
players on the First Team, with junior first baseman Jabe Bergeron and senior
third baseman Austin Lehn.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth senior Brian Pereira is the First Team
DH. Westfield State College junior Patrick Ryan and Suffolk University sophomore
Mike Maguire were also named in the outfield. The First Team pitching staff
includes Brandeis University senior Tom McShane and Tufts University senior Jon
Lee.
FIRST TEAM
DH - Brian Pereira, Sr., UMass Dartmouth
C - Jeff Funaro, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
1B - Jabe Bergeron, Jr., Williams
2B - Kurt Piantek, Sr., Trinity
2B - Morgan Thompson, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
3B - Austin Lehn, Sr., Williams
SS - Chad Cambra, Sr., Bridgewater State
OF - Jeremy Winters, Sr., Bridgewater State
OF - Mike Maguire, So., Suffolk
OF - Patrick Ryan, Jr., Westfield State
P - Tom McShane, Sr., Brandeis
P - Jon Lee, Sr., Tufts
P - Kevin Tidmarsh, Jr., Trinity
P - Joey Serfass, Jr., Eastern Connecticut
SECOND TEAM
DH - Vin Caruso, Sr., Albertus Magnus
C - Joe Kehoe, Sr., Babson
1B - Rob Dolliver, Sr., Trinity
2B - Andy Lang, Sr., Southern Maine
3B - Brian Robinson, Jr., Roger Williams
SS - Toby Cole, Jr., Springfield
OF - Eugene Julien, Jr., Eastern Connecticut
OF - Adam Lemieux, Jr., Southern Maine
OF - Jeff Natale, So., Trinity
OF - Mike Lucas, Sr., Endicott
P - Chad Cosby, Sr., Worcester State
P - Marc Cahill, So., Southern Maine
P - Ryan DiPietro, Fr., Eastern Connecticut
P - Adam Czerwinski, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
THIRD TEAM
DH - Greg Hickey, Jr., Tufts
C - Ryan Holleran, Sr., Salve Regina
1B - Eric Carsner, Jr., Johnson & Wales
2B - Greggory Nettleton, Sr., UMass Dartmouth
2B - Jim Shea, So., Bowdoin
3B - Rob Cipolla, So., Wheaton
SS - Kevin Higa, Sr., Babson
SS - Jay Wyatt, Sr., Albertus Magnus
OF - Dwight Wildman, Jr., Eastern Connecticut
OF - Jeff Maurutis, So., Western New England
OF - Brian Milleisen, So., Fitchburg State
OF - Evan Zupancic, Sr., Tufts
P - Andy Kerns, Jr., Amherst
P - Mike Hunsinger, Sr., Wheaton
P - Randy Newsom, Jr., Tufts
P - Carl Rivers, Sr., Western Connecticut
P - Tim Hart, Sr., Bridgewater State
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Holowaty, Eastern Connecticut
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Monday, May 12, 2003
Five USM Huskies Named to LEC Baseball All-Conference Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- Five members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
baseball team have been named to the Little East Conference All-Conference first
and second teams following a vote by the conference's head coaches. The all-
conference teams and individual awards were announced Monday by the conference
office.
Named to the All-Little East Conference first team were junior shortstop
Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.), junior outfielder Adam Lemieux (Cumberland,
Maine) and senior relief pitcher Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine).
Selected to the second team were senior second baseman Andy Lang (New
Bedford, Mass.) and sophomore pitcher Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.).
This is the fourth consecutive year that Lang has been named to either the
first or second team at second base. For Marshall, a two-time second team honoree
at third base previously, and Adams, this is their third all-conference selection.
Marshall hit .350 (55 for 157) with 35 runs scored, eight doubles, three home
runs and a team-high 48 RBI. He also led the team in stolen bases (17), sacrifice
flies (5) and times hit by pitch (8). He is ranked second in the conference in
RBI per game (1.10) and sixth in stolen bases per game (0.39) according to weekly
statistics released Monday.
Lemieux had a breakout year, batting a team-high .388 (64 for 165) with 47
runs scored, 18 doubles, two home runs and 35 RBI. His .460 on-base percentage
was the best among the everyday players. He leads the conference in doubles per
game (0.41), is ranked fourth in batting average and tied for seventh with Lang in
hits per game (1.45).
Adams, who was the all-conference first team relief pitcher his first year
(2000) and first team as a starter last year, compiled a 1-2 record with a 4.08
ERA and a school record 11 saves in 24 appearances. He worked 39.2 innings
allowing 42 hits and 12 walks while striking out 36. He also set a school record
for career saves with 17. He is the saves leader in the conference.
Lang, a first team all-conference pick as a freshman (2000) and junior (2002)
and second team as a sophomore (2001), hit .372 (64 for 172) with a team-high 48
runs scored, 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 38 RBI. He led the
team triples and slugging percentage, and tied for the lead in home runs. He is
fourth in the conference in runs scored per game (1.10) and tenth in RBI per game
(0.86).
Cahill emerged as the ace of the pitching staff and finished the year 7-1
with a 2.24 ERA. He worked a staff-high 60.1 innings allowing 48 hits and 11
walks while striking out 53. Opponents batted just .218 against him this spring.
He is ranked fifth in the league in ERA, tied for second in wins, third in win-
loss percentage (.875) and tied for seventh in strikeouts per nine innings (7.91).
Southern Maine finished the season 28-16 overall and 11-3 in the Little East
Conference. The Huskies were 2-2 in the conference tournament.
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Awards
Player of the Year
Morgan Thompson, Senior, Second Base, Eastern Connecticut State University
Pitcher of the Year
Joey Serfass, Junior, Eastern Connecticut State University
Rookie of the Year
Ryan DiPietro, Freshman, Pitcher, Eastern Connecticut State University
Coach of the Year
Bill Holowaty, Eastern Connecticut State University
First Team
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Brian Pereira Senior UMass Dartmouth
Catcher Jeff Funaro Senior Eastern Connecticut
First Base Eric Gibree Junior Rhode Island College
Second Base Morgan Thompson Senior Eastern Connecticut
Shortstop Brian Marshall Junior Southern Maine
Third Base Tom Jachimczyk Senior UMass Dartmouth
Outfield Eugene Julien Junior Eastern Connecticut
Outfield Glenn Dusablon Sophomore Rhode Island College
Outfield Adam Lemieux Junior Southern Maine
Pitcher Joey Serfass Junior Eastern Connecticut
Pitcher Adam Czerwinski Senior Eastern Connecticut
Relief Pitcher Ryan Adams Senior Southern Maine
Second Team
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Mike McGonagle Junior UMass Boston
Catcher Adam Kaplan Freshman Western Connecticut
First Base Adam Waxman Senior UMass Boston
Second Base Andy Lang Senior Southern Maine
Shortstop Bob Delduca Sophomore UMass Dartmouth
Third Base Marc Garofalo Freshman Eastern Connecticut
Outfield Ryan Sullivan Junior UMass Dartmouth
Outfield Dwight Wildman Sophomore Eastern Connecticut
Outfield Jason Orlando Senior UMass Dartmouth
Pitcher Ryan DiPietro Freshman Eastern Connecticut
Pitcher Marc Cahill Sophomore Southern Maine
Relief Pitcher Kyle Darrow Junior UMass Dartmouth
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Saturday, May 10, 2003
Little East Conference Tournament
Corsairs Eliminate Huskies, 6-5
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Senior 3B Tom Jachimczyk (Marion, Mass.) stroked a
two-out RBI single in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie and the University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs went on to defeat the University of Southern
Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon in an elimination game in the 2003 Little East
Conference Baseball Tournament being played at ECSU Baseball Stadium in
Mansfield, Conn.
The win moves the Corsairs (20-18-1) into the championship game Saturday
afternoon (4:00 p.m.) against top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University
(35-7). The winner of that game earns an automatic berth into the 2003 NCAA
Division III tournament. Southern Maine finishes its season at 28-16.
Sophomore SS Robert Delduca (Methuen, Mass.) opened the seventh for the
Corsairs with a single, then stole second. After a groundout to third and
lineout to first, Jachimczyk singled down the left field line off of sophomore
RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.), on in relief of senior RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford,
Maine), to chase Delduca home with what proved to be the decisive run.
Junior LHP Brandon Perry (South Carver, Mass.) made the lead stand up for
the Corsairs to pick up his fifth win of the season. Perry came on in relief of
junior starter Kyle Darrow (Marlboro, Mass.) in the seventh inning, and allowed
only two hits while striking out three over the final 2.2 innings.
The Corsairs took an early 2-0 early with single runs in the first and
second innings. Junior 2B Geoff Nettleton (Marlboro, Mass.) drove the first
inning run with a sacrifice fly, and sophomore C John Macone (Stoneham, Mass.)
brought home the second run with a single.
Southern Maine tied the game with a pair of runs in the third on a
sacrifice fly by senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and an infield error.
Junior OF Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine), who went 4 for 4, gave USM
its first lead with an RBI single in the fourth, and later scored on junior OF
Adam Lemieux’s (Cumberland, Maine) double to make it 4-2.
UMD got one run back in its half of the fourth, and regained the lead with
two runs in the fifth. Jachimczyk, who was 2 for 4 with three RBI in the game,
doubled home UMD’s two runs in the fifth.
USM tied the game in the sixth on Loveless’ RBI single.
Adams, the third of four USM hurlers, took the loss.
Summary R H E
Southern Maine (28-16) 002 201 000 5 11 0
UMass Dartmouth (20-18-1) 110 120 10X 6 10 1
Batteries: SM, Sam Handy, Pat Liddy (2), Ryan Adams (4), Marc Cahill (7) and
Jon Melanson. UMD, Kyle Darrow, Brandon Perry (7) and John Macone.
Winning Pitcher: Perry (5-4) Losing Pitcher: Adams (1-2)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux 2 UMD, Jachimczyk, Orlando
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Loveless 2, A. Lemieux, Lang UMD, Jachimczyk 3, Nettleton, Macone
Repeat Hitters: SM, Loveless 4, A. Lemieux 3
UMD, Jachimczyk, Orlando, Delduca
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
Saturday, May 10
Game # 10: #3 UMass Dartmouth 6 #2 Southern Maine 5
(Southern Maine Eliminated)
Game # 11: #1 Eastern Connecticut 15 #3 UMass Dartmouth 0
(UMass Dartmouth Eliminated)
Most Outstanding Player: Joey Serfass, Eastern Connecticut
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Friday, May 9, 2003
Serfass, ECSU Warriors Shutout USM Huskies 10-0
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Junior RHP Joey Serfass (Newington, Conn.) hurled a
complete-game, three-hit shutout to lead the top-seeded Eastern Connecticut
State University Warriors to a 10-0 victory over the second-seeded University of
Southern Maine Huskies in the third day of play of the Little East Conference
Championship Tournament being played at ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield,
Conn.
The win moves the Warriors, 3-1 in the tournament, into Saturday
afternoon’s title game at 4:00 p.m. Southern Maine, the last unbeaten team in
the tournament, will need to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in
an elimination game at 12:00 p.m. for the right to advance to the championship
game against Eastern Connecticut. UMass Dartmouth staved off elimination Friday
by whitewashing defending champion Western Connecticut State University 6-0.
Serfass, who blanked the Huskies on six hits and three walks six days ago,
was even more impressive this time. He allowed only a lead off double in the
first inning to junior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine), a sixth inning
single to junior OF Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick) and a seventh inning
single to junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.). The 6-foot-3 right-hander
did not walk a hitter, hit one batter and struck out five to run his record to
7-0 on the season.
Eastern Connecticut jumped on USM sophomore right-handed starter Erik Kent
(Newburyport, Mass.) in the third inning for a pair of runs. Sophomore SS Tom
Koch (Warwick, R.I.) drove home the first run with a single, and junior OF
Eugene Julien (Brockton, Mass.) brought in the second run with a double.
Kent did not make it out of the fourth inning as the Warriors added two
more runs on an infield error and an RBI single by freshman 1B Greg Sullivan
(Needham, Mass.).
Julien added an RBI single in the fifth inning off junior reliever Jason
Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine). Sophomore DH Leon Galemba (Fairfield, Conn.) made
it 6-0 with an RBI double off junior RHP Ryan Johnston (Littleton, Mass.) who
came on for Thibodeau after Julien’s hit.
Eastern added four insurance runs (only one earned) in the ninth to turn
the game into a rout.
The Warriors pounded out 14 hits against Kent and four relievers. Julien
and Sullivan each had three hits apiece while four other Warriors had a pair of
hits. Julien also had three RBI.
Kent, who lasted 3.2 innings on the mound for USM, absorbed his first loss
of the season.
Summary R H E
Eastern Connecticut (36-7) 002 220 004 10 14 1
Southern Maine (28-15) 000 000 000 0 3 2
Batteries: EC, Joey Serfass (W 7-0, 9.0-3-0-0-0-5) and Jeff Funaro.
SM, Erik Kent (L 4-1, 3.2-5-4-2-1-1), Jason Thibodeau (4), Ryan Johnston (5),
Sam Handy (7), Tip Fairchild (8) and Pat McDonough.
2B: EC, Thompson, Koch, Julien, Galemba 2, Silva SM, A. Lemieux
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: EC, Julien 3, Silva 2, Sullivan 2, Koch, Galemba
Repeat Hitters: EC, Julien 3, Sullivan 3, Thompson, Koch, Galemba, Silva
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
Friday, May 9 Results
Game # 7: #1 Eastern Connecticut 10 #4 Keene State 6
(Keene State Eliminated)
Game # 8: #3 UMass Dartmouth 6 #5 Western Connecticut 0
(Western Connecticut Eliminated)
Game # 9: #1 Eastern Connecticut 10 #2 Southern Maine 0
Saturday, May 10
Game # 10: #3 UMass Dartmouth vs. #2 Southern Maine - 12:00 p.m.
Game # 11: #1 Eastern Connecticut vs. Winner Game # 10 - 4:00 p.m.
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Thursday, May 8, 2003
Huskies Remain Unbeaten in LEC Tourney, Defeat Keene State 6-3
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Junior C Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine) had three
hits and drove in four runs to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to
a 6-3 victory over the Keene State College Owls in a second round game in the
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament being held at ECSU
Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The win moves Southern Maine into Friday’s 7:00 p.m. game against the
winner of the day’s first elimination game between Eastern Connecticut State
University and Keene State that starts at 12:00 p.m. The University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth will play Western Connecticut State University in
another elimination game starting at 3:30 p.m.
Southern Maine jumped on Keene State sophomore starter, and losing
pitcher, James Slack (Manchester, N.H.) for a pair of runs in the second inning
and three more in the third to build an early 5-0 lead.
Junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.), who had three hits in the game,
drove in the first run of the game with a single to center that scored senior 1B
Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) who led off the inning with a double. Three
batters later, McDonough singled to right to drive home Marshall.
In the third, USM freshman 3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) reached
Slack for an RBI single. McDonough greeted sophomore reliever Pat Austin
(Wallingford, Conn.) with a single to right that scored two more runs.
Keene State picked up a single run in the fourth against USM senior RHP
Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine) on an RBI single by senior OF John Trubiano (Keene,
N.H.).
Southern Maine added an insurance run in the seventh on McDonough’s third
hit of the game.
The Owls chipped away at Liddy for a single run in the eighth on a bases
loaded wild pitch and one in the ninth on an RBI groundout by sophomore pinch
hitter John Maryanski (Nashua, N.H.). Senior RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine)
recorded the final three outs in relief of Liddy to record his school record
11th save of the season.
Liddy improved his season record to 5-2, working eight innings. He
allowed nine hits and one walk while fanning seven. Adams retired all three
batters he faced.
Summary R H E
Southern Maine (28-14) 023 000 100 6 11 1
Keene State (12-22) 000 100 011 3 9 2
Batteries: SM, Pat Liddy (W, 5-2, 8.0-9-3-2-1-7), Ryan Adams (9) and Pat
McDonough.
KS, James Slack (L, 2.1-7-5-4-2-2), Pat Austin (3) and Tim Kendrick.
2B: SM, Delorme KS, Bujeaud 2, Austin 3B: none HR: none
RBI: SM, McDonough 4, Marshall, Fairchild KS, Trubiano, Maryanski
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall 4, McDonough 3 KS, Muckle 3, Bujeaud
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
Thursday, May 8 Results
Game # 4: #5 Western Connecticut 8 #6 Rhode Island College 0
(Rhode Island College Eliminated)
Game # 5: #3 UMass Dartmouth 6 #1 Eastern Connecticut 2
Game # 6: #2 Southern Maine 6 #4 Keene State 3
Friday, May 9 (If five teams remain after Game # 6)
Game # 7: #1 Eastern Connecticut vs. #4 Keene State - 12 Noon
Game # 8: #5 Western Connecticut vs. #3 UMass Dartmouth - 3:30 pm
Game # 9: #2 Southern Maine vs. Winner Game # 7 - 7:00 pm
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Huskies Hold Off Colonials in First Round of LEC Tourney
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Senior DH Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) drove home
a pair of runs to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-2 win over
the Western Connecticut State University Colonials Wednesday afternoon in the
first round of the six-team, double-elimination Little East Conference Baseball
Championship Tournament being played at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield,
Conn.
The win was the third straight, and seventh in the last eight games, for the
Huskies who improved to 27-14 overall. Southern Maine will play the winner of the
late game (7:00 p.m. start) between the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and
Keene State College Thursday night. Western Connecticut, now 16-22-1 overall,
will face Rhode Island College in an elimination game Thursday starting at 12:00
p.m.
Tedesco gave USM an early lead when he doubled to left-center field to score
junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) from first base in the second inning.
He added a second RBI in the fourth with a groundout that scored senior 1B Tyler
Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.). Delorme led off the inning with a single, advanced
to second on Marshall's sacrifice bunt and took third on a wild pitch before
Tedesco brought him home.
Western Connecticut cut the margin in half in the sixth when freshman C Adam
Kaplan (Stratford, Conn.) led off with a double, move to third on sacrifice by
sophomore SS Chris Kaplan (Stratford, Conn.), and scored on a wild pitch.
USM responded in the bottom half of the inning with what proved to be the
winning run. With one out, senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) bunted his
way on. After Delorme fouled out, Lang stole second and came home on Marshall's
double down the left field line.
In the eighth, Chris Kaplan reached on an error and came home on a double by
senior OF Chris Sudano (New Fairfield, Conn.). That was all the Colonials would
get as USM senior RH reliever Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) stranded runners at
first and second by striking out the last two Colonial batters.
Sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) picked up his seventh win of the
season for USM against one loss. Cahill was perfect into the fifth inning
retiring the first 14 Western Connecticut batters before surrendering a two-out
double to junior 2B Jon Lynch (Glastonbury, Conn.). Cahill worked 6.2 innings,
allowing four hits and no walks while fanning six before giving way to Adams.
Adams worked out of trouble in every inning to record his 10th save of the
season and tie the school single-season mark. It was his 16th career save,
breaking the career mark set of 15 set by Mike Welch (1991-93).
Senior LHP Carl Rivers (Morris, Conn.) went the distance for the Colonials,
allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out seven, to fall to 5-5.
Summary R H E
Western Connecticut (16-22-1) 000 001 010 2 8 0
Southern Maine (27-14) 010 101 00X 3 7 1
Batteries: WC, Carl Rivers (L, 5-5, 8.0-7-3-3-2-7) and Adam Kaplan.
SM, Marc Cahill (W, 7-1, 6.2-4-1-1-0-6), Ryan Adams (7) and Jon Melanson.
Save: Adams (10)
2B: WC, Sudano 2, Mulhall, Lynch, Kaplan SM, A. Lemieux, Marshall, Tedesco.
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: WC, Sudano SM, Tedesco 2, Marshall
Repeat Hitters: WC, Sudano, Kaplan SM, A. Lemieux, Marshall.
2003 Little East Conference Baseball Tournament
Wednesday Results
Game One Eastern Connecticut 6 Rhode Island College 2
Game Two Southern Maine 3 Western Connecticut 2
Game Three Keene State 1 UMass Dartmouth 0
Thursday Schedule
Game Four Rhode Island College vs. Western Connecticut 12:00
Game Five Eastern Connecticut vs. UMass Dartmouth 3:30
Game Six Southern Maine vs. Keene State 7:00
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Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Marc Cahill Named LEC Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- For the second straight week, sophomore right-handed
pitcher Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
baseball team has been named Pitcher of the Week by the Little East Conference.
The announcement of the weekly awards for the week of April 28-May 4 was made
Monday afternoon (May 5) by the conference office.
The right-handed hurler earned his second weekly citation after hurling a
complete-game, 1-0 shutout over the regular season champion Eastern Connecticut
State University Warriors on Saturday. In his 9.0 innings of work, the 6-foot
Cahill scattered four hits and one walk while striking out seven batters. He was
masterful, not allowing a runner past second base.
Cahill is the third Southern Maine player to earn Little East Conference
weekly honors this season. Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and senior
1B-OF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) were named Little East Conference Player
of the Week for the weeks of April 7-13 and April 14-20, respectively.
With the win, Cahill, a transfer from Salem State College whose older brother
Rich played on the Huskies 1997 national championship team, raised his season
record to 6-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.42. He has worked a team-high 52.0
innings, allowing 43 hits, 14 earned runs and 10 walks while fanning 46.
Southern Maine is 26-14 heading into the first round of the six-team, double-
elimination Little East Conference tournament that starts Wednesday (May 7) at
Eastern Connecticut. The second-seeded Huskies will play fifth-seeded Western
Connecticut State University in the first round. The tournament continues through
Saturday.
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Sunday, May 4, 2003
USM Huskies Sweep UMD Corsairs
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) six hits and drove
in four runs as the University of Southern Maine Huskies swept the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in a Little East Conference baseball doubleheader
Sunday afternoon at USM's Towers Field. The Huskies rallied from a 9-0 deficit in
the first game to rally for an 11-9 win, then came back in the nightcap to post a
9-5 victory.
The sweep gives the Huskies a 26-14 overall record and an 11-3 mark in Little
East play. With the win in the first game, Southern Maine clinched the second
seed in the upcoming championship tournament which starts on Wednesday (May 7) in
Mansfield, Conn. The Huskies will play fifth-seeded Western Connecticut State
University, last year's tournament champion, in the first round.
UMass Dartmouth slips to 17-17-1 overall and 8-6 in the conference. The
Corsairs will be the third seed in the tournament. They will play fourth-seeded
Keene State College in the opening round.
In the opening game, the Corsairs jumped out to the 9-0 lead on a two-run
single by junior OF Chris Waymon (Wareham, Mass.) in the first inning, a four-run
third inning highlighted by a bases-loaded double from senior 1B Brett Simarrian
(Franklin, Mass.) and three more runs in the fourth.
The Huskies pecked away at the lead scoring one in the fourth, two in the
sixth and two in the seventh to cut the margin to 9-5. USM sent 10 men to the
plate in the decisive eighth inning, scoring six times to take a, 11-9 lead.
Freshman pinch hitter Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) tied the game with a
two-run single. Lang followed with his third hit of the game, an RBI single, that
gave the Huskies the lead. Junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) plated an
insurance run two batters later with a single.
Junior LHP Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine), the second of three USM
hurlers, picked up the win with 5.1 innings of relief work. Senior RHP Ryan Adams
(Sanford, Maine) came on to pick up his eighth save of the season with a hitless
inning of relief.
Junior RHP Kyle Darrow (Marlboro, Mass.), who came on in relief in the middle
of the eighth inning rally, took the loss.
The nightcap took a different tone as the Huskies spotted the Corsairs a 2-0
lead in the first on solo home runs by Waymon and senior DH Brian Pereira (New
Bedford, Mass.), then roared back with five runs in the first and two more in the
second to take a 7-2 lead.
Senior DH-OF Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) highlighted the five-run first
inning outburst with a three-run homer. Lang plated both runs in the second
inning with a double.
Sophomore SS Robert Delduca (Methuen, Mass.) stroked a two-run single in the
third to pull the Corsairs back within three. Senior Tom Jachimczyk (Marion,
Mass.) had an RBI single in the sixth to slice the margin to 7-5.
USM added an insurance run in the sixth on junior OF Adam Lemieux's
(Cumberland, Maine) RBI single, and Lang led off the seventh with a solo homer.
Freshman 3B-P Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) picked up his first collegiate
win with 3.1 innings of relief work before giving way to Adams in the seventh.
Adams went the final 2.2 innings to collect his ninth save of the season, and the
15th of his career to tied the school record set by Mike Welch (1991-93).
Freshman LHP Frank Cronin (Rockland, Mass.), the first of three Corsair
hurlers, took the loss.
Waymon and Jachimczyk paced UMD's 14-hit attack in game two with four hits
each while senior OF Jason Orlando (Gloucester, Mass.) had three hits.
Game One R H E
UMass Dartmouth (17-16-1, 8-5 LEC) 204 300 000 9 9 1
Southern Maine (25-14, 10-3 LEC) 000 102 26X 11 14 6
Batteries: UMD, Pat Reedy, Kyle Darrow (8) and John Macone.
SM, Ryan Johnston, Jason Thibodeau (3), Ryan Adams (9) and Jon Melanson.
Winning Pitcher: Thibodeau (3-5) Losing Pitcher: Darrow (4-4)
Save: Adams (8)
2B: UMD, Pereira, Simarrian, Macone SM, A. Lemieux
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: UMD, Simarrian 4, Waymon 2, Pereira, Macone
SM, Delorme 3, A. Lemieux 2, Marshall 2, B. Lemieux 2, Lang.
Repeat Hitters: UMD, Pereira, Simarrian, Macone
SM, A. Lemieux 3, Lang 3, Delorme, Marshall, Fairchild.
Game Two R H E
UMass Dartmouth (17-17-1, 8-6 LEC) 202 001 000 5 14 4
Southern Maine (26-14, 11-3 LEC) 520 001 10X 9 11 2
Batteries: UMD, Frank Cronin, Kyle Darrow (1), Parker Harrington (8) and Macone.
SM, Sam Handy, Tip Fairchild (4), Ryan Adams (7) and Pat McDonough.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Cronin (1-3)
Save: Adams (9)
2B: UMD, Waymon SM, Lang, Fairchild
3B: none
HR: UMD, Chris Waymon (2), Brian Pereira (13) SM, Paul Tedesco (3), Andy Lang (3)
RBI: UMD, Delduca 3, Waymon, Pereira, Jachimczyk
SM, Lang 3, Tedesco 3, A. Lemieux, Marshall.
Repeat Hitters: UMD, Waymon 4, Jachimczyk 4, Orlando 3.
SM, Lang 3, A. Lemieux, Marshall
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Saturday, May 3, 2003
Huskies, Warriors Split LEC Doubleheader
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) scattered four
hits and walked one while fanning seven as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies bested the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors, 1-0, in the
first game of the teams' Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at
the ECSU Baseball Stadium.
In the second game, junior RHP Joey Serfass (Newington, Conn.) returned the
favor for Eastern Connecticut, limiting the Huskies to six singles and three walks
while striking out five for a 6-0 shutout.
The split gives the Warriors the LEC regular season title with a 13-1 record
and the right to host next week's six-team, double-elimination conference
championship tournament. Eastern Connecticut is 33-6 overall. Southern Maine,
which has a makeup doubleheader Sunday afternoon with the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth, is 24-14 overall and 9-3 in the conference.
In the opener, Cahill and senior RHP Adam Czerwinski (Somers, Conn.) hooked
up in one of the best pitchers duels of the season. The only run of the game came
in the third inning when USM junior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) drove in
freshman 3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine), who had doubled, with a clutch two-
out single.
Cahill was masterful, not allowing a runner past second base. Serfass
reached Cahill for a two-out double in the seventh, and senior OF Dan Silva
(Berlin, Conn.) and sophomore SS Tom Koch (Warwick, R.I.) had back-to-back singles
in the eight, but Cahill left them stranded.
Czerwinski allowed only five hits and no walks, hit a batter and struck out
nine to fall to 5-3 on the season.
In the second game, the Warriors jumped on junior LHP Jason Thibodeau (Old
Town, Maine) and senior RHP Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine) for four runs in the first
inning to stake Serfass to an early lead.
Eastern Connecticut loaded the bases against Thibodeau on a pair of walks and
a bunt single. Junior OF Dwight Wildman (Seymour, Conn.) greeted Liddy with a
two-run single. Silva brought home the third run with an RBI single, and junior
DH Adam Hevenor (North Kingstown, R.I.) drove in the fourth run with a fielder's
choice.
Liddy settled down to pitch effectively into the seventh before tiring.
Wildman picked up his third RBI of the game with a single the chased Liddy from
the game, and senior C Jeff Funaro (Milford, Conn.) brought the final run home
with a safety squeeze bunt.
Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) had a pair of hits in the second
game for USM. Wildman, Koch and junior OF Eugene Julien (Brockton, Mass.) each
had two hits for the Warriors.
Game One R H E
Southern Maine (24-13, 9-2 LEC) 010 000 000 1 5 0
Eastern Connecticut (32-6, 12-1 LEC) 000 000 000 0 4 0
Batteries: SM, Marc Cahill (W 6-1, 9.0-4-0-0-1-7) and Jon Melanson.
EC, Adam Czerwinski (L 5-3, 9.0-5-1-1-0-9) and Jeff Funaro.
2B: SM, Lang, Fairchild EC, Serfass
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, A. Lemieux
Repeat Hitters: none
Game Two R H E
Southern Maine (24-14, 9-3 LEC) 000 000 000 0 6 1
Eastern Connecticut (33-6, 13-1 LEC) 400 000 20X 6 11 1
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau (L 2-5, 0.0-1-3-3-2-0), Pat Liddy (1), Tip
Fairchild (7) and Jon Melanson.
EC, Joe Serfass (W 6-0, 9.0-6-0-0-3-5) and Jeff Funaro.
2B: EC, Julien
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: EC, Wildman 3, Funaro, Silva, Hevenor
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lang EC, Koch, Julien, Wildman.
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Thursday, May 1, 2003
Huskies Down Mules 8-2
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine used four hits and a hit
batsman to score four times in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Colby
College White Mules 8-2 in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon at Towers
Field.
The win was the 16th in the last 19 games for the Huskies who improved to
23-13 overall. Colby slipped to 8-16-1.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a triple by junior OF
Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick) and an RBI single from senior 2B Andy Lang
(New Bedford, Mass.). The game stayed that way until the Huskies exploded in the
fifth.
Junior 1B Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine) ignited four-run outburst with a
leadoff double. After a groundout, rookie 3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) was
hit by a pitch putting runners at the corners. Junior OF Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) drove home the first run with a double, and Palmer followed
with a two-run single. Senior OF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) brought
Palmer home with a single.
Colby struck for single runs in the sixth on senior SS Kevin Brunelle's
(Augusta, Maine) RBI single and in the seventh on sophomore OF/P Jared Cushman's
(Augusta, Maine) RBI groundout.
The Huskies iced the game with three insurance runs in the bottom of the
seventh.
Sophomore RHP Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) picked up his fourth win of the
season against no losses. Kent went the first seven innings scattering 11 hits
and walking none while fanning two. Fairchild pitched two perfect innings in
relief.
Freshman RHP Andrew Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) absorbed the loss for Colby.
Colby out hit the Huskies, 11-10. Senior OF Matt Gibson (Courtland, Ohio)
and junior 2B Vincent Domestico (Ashland, Mass.) each had a pair of singles for
the Mules. Lemieux and Palmer had two hits apiece for the Huskies.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday traveling to Willimantic,
Connecticut, to battle arch-rival Eastern Connecticut State University in a Little
East Conference doubleheader. Colby will host in-state rival Bowdoin College for
a doubleheader on Saturday.
Summary R H E
Colby (8-16-1) 000 001 100 2 11 1
Southern Maine (23-13) 100 040 30X 8 10 0
Batteries: C, Andy Jenkins (L 0-3, 6.2-10-8-7-4-4), Jared Cushman (7) and Eric
Roy.
SM, Erik Kent (W 4-0, 7.0-11-2-2-0-2), Tip Fairchild (8) and Jon Melanson.
2B: C, Ames SM, A. Lemieux, McDonough
3B: SM, Palmer
HR: none
RBI: C, Cushman, Brunelle
SM, Palmer 2, A. Lemieux, Lang, Delorme, Marshall, McCarthy, McDonough
Repeat Hitters: C, Gibson, Domestico SM, A. Lemieux, Palmer.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Huskies Blank Bobcats 8-0
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior RHP Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine) and two relievers
combined to allow just six hits as the University of Southern Maine Huskies shut
out the Bates College Bobcats, 8-0, in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon
at USM's Towers Field.
The win was the 15th in the last 18 games for the Huskies who improved to
22-13 overall. Bates dipped to 7-15 with the loss.
Liddy went the first seven innings, allowing four hits and four walks while
striking out nine to pick up his fourth win against two losses. The nine
strikeouts equaled his career high. Senior RHP Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.)
and freshman 3B/RHP Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) each pitched a scoreless
inning in relief. The shutout was the first of the season for the Huskies'
pitching staff.
The Huskies reached Bates junior starter Chris Gwozdz (Cheshire, Mass.) for
15 hits over his eight innings of work. Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.)
and senior 1B Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.), along with junior OF Drew
Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick), led the Huskies' attack with three hits each.
USM grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by Lang, an RBI
single by Delorme and an RBI fielder's choice by junior Brian Marshall (Danvers,
Mass.).
The Huskies added three insurance runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single
by Palmer and a two-run single by Marshall.
The final two runs came home in the seventh on an RBI single by Lang and
Marshall's sacrifice fly. Marshall finished with four RBI in the game.
Junior OF Owen Miehe (Glen Rock, N.Y.) was the only repeat hitter for Bates
with a pair of singles.
Southern Maine is scheduled to host Colby College tomorrow (May 1) for a
single game starting at 3:30 p.m. Bates will travel to the University of Maine at
Farmington for a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Summary R H E
Bates (7-15) 000 000 000 0 6 1
Southern Maine (22-13) 300 030 20X 8 15 0
Batteries: B, Chris Gwozdz (L 0-4, 8.0-15-8-7-0-6) and Charles Engasser.
SM, Pat Liddy (W 4-2, 7.0-5-0-0-4-9), Paul Tedesco (8), Tip Fairchild (9) and
Pat McDonough.
2B: B, Shriro, O'Neil SM, A. Lemieux, Lang, Fairchild
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Marshall 4, Lang 2, Palmer, Delorme.
Repeat Hitters: B, Miehe SM, Palmer 3, Lang 3, Delorme 3, A. Lemieux,
Fairchild.
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Monday, April 28, 2003
Huskies, Monks Split Doubleheader
STANDISH, Maine -- Freshman 3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) had a
pair of hits, scored a run and drove in three to lead the University of Southern
Maine Huskies to a 6-2 win over the St.Joseph’s College Monks in the second game
of a doubleheader Monday night at Mahaney Field.
In the opening game, the Monks rallied for six runs in the bottom of the
sixth inning, highlighted by DH Jake Rodden’s grand slam home run, to take an
11-7 decision from the Huskies.
The split leaves the Huskies with a 21-13 overall record heading into a
non-conference game Wednesday at home against Bates College. St. Joseph’s is
now 17-16.
Game One R H E
Southern Maine (20-13) 000 160 0 7 6 3
St. Joseph’s (17-15) 211 016 X 11 13 3
Batteries: SM, Ryan Johnston, Ryan Adams (5) and Pat McDonough.
St. J, Greg Kimball, Jerrett Shaffer (5) and Derek McIntosh.
Winning Pitcher: Sheffer (6-1) Losing Pitcher: Adams (1-1)
2B: St. J, Exley, Bryant
3B: none
HR: SM, A. Lemieux, Marshall St. J, LaCasse, Hannigan, Rodden
RBI: SM, Marshall 4, A. Lemieux 3
St. J, Rodden 4, McIntosh 2, Hannigan 2, LaCasse 2, Exley.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall 3, A. Lemieux
St. J, Hannigan 3, Exley 3, LaCasse, Rodden
Game Two R H E
Southern Maine (21-13) 020 201 1 6 8 1
St. Joseph’s (17-16) 000 002 0 2 7 3
Batteries: SM, Sam Handy, Pat Liddy (7) and Jon Melanson.
St. J, Charlie Buker, Jerrett Sheffer (4), Matt Vasil (7) and Derek McIntosh.
Winning Pitcher: Handy (4-2) Losing Pitcher: Buker (2-5)
2B: SM, Loveless St. J, McIntosh
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Fairchild 3, Loveless 2, B. Lemieux St. J, Muniz, Bryant
Repeat Hitters: SM, Loveless, Palmer, Fairchild St. J, McIntosh, LaCasse
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Monday, April 28, 2003
Marc Cahill Named LEC Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore right-handed pitcher Marc Cahill (Lynn,
Mass.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been named
Pitcher of the Week for the period of April 21-27 by the Little East Conference.
The announcement was made Monday afternoon by the conference office.
The right-handed hurler earned his weekly citation after hurling a
complete-game, 7-2 victory over the Rhode Island College Anchormen on Sunday.
In his 9.0 innings of work, the 6-foot Cahill scattered four hits and one walk
while striking out a season-high 10 batters.
Cahill is the third Southern Maine player to earn Little East Conference
honors this season. Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and senior 1B-OF
Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) were named Little East Conference Player of
the Week the previous two weeks, respectively.
With the win, Cahill, a transfer from Salem State College whose older
brother Rich played on the Huskies 1997 national championship team, raised his
season record to 5-1 with 2.93 ERA. He has worked a team-high 43.0 innings,
allowing 39 hits, 14 earned runs and nine walks while fanning 39.
Southern Maine is 20-12 heading into a Monday evening doubleheader at St.
Joseph’s College.
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Sunday, April 27, 2003
Huskies, Anchormen Split
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) scattered four
hits and one walk while striking out 10 in a complete game effort and junior OF
Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) had three hits and five RBI as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Rhode Island College Anchormen 8-2 in the
first game of the teams Little East Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
The Anchormen came back to win the nightcap 7-1 behind the five-hit, complete
game pitching of sophomore LHP Matt Brannon (Cranston, R.I.) to salvage the split.
Brannon also aided his cause with a pair hits and two RBI.
The split leaves the Huskies with an overall mark of 20-12 and an 8-2 record
in the conference with one week left in the regular season. The Anchormen are now
15-15-1 overall and 2-7 in the conference.
In the first game, the Anchormen grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning on
an RBI single by sophomore C Anthony Pacitto (Johnston, R.I.). USM came back with
three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead for good. Junior Pat
McDonough (Windham, Maine) tied the game with an RBI single, and Lemieux added a
two-out, two-run single to score McDonough and freshman 3B Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) who had reached on a walk.
After the Anchormen closed the gap to 3-2 in the top of the sixth on an RBI
double by junior DH Eric Gibree (Bristol, R.I.), Lemieux sparked a three-run
uprising in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run double. Lemieux added an RBI
double in the seventh to cap off his 3 for 3 effort.
Cahill picked up his fifth win of the season against one loss. His 10
strikeouts are a season high. RIC starter, sophomore RHP Brian Baker (Newport,
R.I.), took the loss. Baker allowed only three hits over 4.2 innings, but hurt
his chances issuing nine walks.
In the second game, the Anchormen jump on USM junior LHP starter Jason
Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) for two runs in the first inning, and single runs in
the next three innings to build a 5-0 cushion for Brannon.
Sophomore OF Glenn Dusablon (North Smithfield, R.I.), who had three hits in
the second game, tripled in the first run and scored later on Brannon's RBI
single. A USM throwing error gave RIC an unearned run in the second, Gibree hit a
solo home run in the third, and rookie SS Ray De La Cruz (Pawtucket, R.I.) added
an RBI single in the fourth.
Southern Maine broke up Brannon's bid for his first shutout this season with
a run in the eighth on senior 1B Tyler Delorme's (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) RBI single.
Brannon picked up his fourth win of the season allowing five hits and three
walks while striking out one. Thibodeau, who pitched into the eighth inning
before being lifted, absorbed his fourth loss of the season against two wins.
Southern Maine will play at in-state rival St. Joseph's College on Monday
starting at 5:00 p.m. Rhode Island College will host Becker College on Tuesday
beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Game One R H E
Rhode Island College (14-15-1, 1-7 LEC) 010 001 000 2 4 0
Southern Maine (20-11, 8-1 LEC) 030 003 11X 8 10 1
Batteries: RIC, Brian Baker (L 0-3, 4.2-3-3-3-9-4), Dan Furtado (5) and Anthony
Pacitto. SM, Marc Cahill (W 5-1, 9.0-4-2-2-1-10) and Jon Melanson.
2B: RIC, Gibree 2 SM, A. Lemieux 2, Lang 3B: none HR: none
RBI: RIC, Gibree, Pacitto SM, A. Lemieux 5, Delorme, Marshall, McDonough
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Gibree SM, A. Lemieux 3, Delorme
Game Two R H E
Rhode Island College (15-15-1, 2-7 LEC) 211 100 011 7 12 3
Southern Maine (20-12, 8-2 LEC) 000 000 010 1 5 1
Batteries: RIC, Matt Brannon (W 4-2, 9.0-5-1-1-3-1) and Chris Smaldone
SM, Jason Thibodeau (L 2-4, 7.0-10-6-5-2-3), Ryan Adams (8) and Pat McDonough.
2B: SM, Palmer 3B: RIC, Dusablon HR: RIC, Eric Gibree (8)
RBI: RIC, Brannon 2, De La Cruz, Dusablon, Gibree, Peer SM, Delorme
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Dusablon 3, De La Cruz, Brannon, Peer.
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Saturday, April 26, 2003
Southern Maine - UMass Dartmouth Doubleheader Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's baseball doubleheader between the University of
Southern Maine and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has been postponed
due to the inclement weather.
The twinbill has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 4, starting at 12:00 p.m.
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Thursday, April 24, 2003
Huskies Stop Beacons 5-2
BOSTON -- Junior OF Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine) stroked his first
home run of the season leading off the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and the
University of Southern Maine Huskies went on to defeat the University of
Massachusetts Boston Beacons 5-2 in a Little East Conference game Thursday
afternoon at Boston College High School field.
The win was the third straight, and 12 in the last 13 games, for the Huskies
who improved to 19-11 overall and 7-1 in the conference. UMass Boston lost its
third straight to dip to 5-20-1 overall and 3-7 in the Little East.
Southern Maine had built a 2-0 lead on Loveless' RBI single in the second
inning and junior SS Brian Marshall's (Danvers, Mass.) sacrifice fly in the sixth.
The Beacons drew even in their half of the sixth on senior OF Jon Ingalls
(Danvers, Mass.) two-out double, followed by a two-run homer by sophomore 2B Jon
Tekela (Thornhill, Ontario).
Loveless broke the tie when he took a pitch from junior RHP Jeff Mogan
(Ledyard, Conn.) out of the park. Marshall gave the Huskies a pair of insurance
runs in the eighth when he went deep, a two-run shot, off Mogan.
Sophomore RHP Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) turned in another outstanding
performance on the mound of the Huskies, going 8.0 innings, allowing six hits and
no walks while fanning two. Senior RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) struck out the
side in the ninth to record his school record seventh save of the season.
Mogan went 7.1 innings, surrendering 11 hits and four walks while fanning
one, to take the loss.
The Huskies return home this weekend when they host UMass Dartmouth and Rhode
Island College on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, in a pair of Little East
Conference doubleheaders. UMass Boston travels to Western Connecticut for an LEC
doubleheader on Saturday.
Summary R H E
Southern Maine (19-11, 7-1 LEC) 010 001 120 5 12 0
UMass Boston (5-20-1, 3-7 LEC) 000 002 000 2 6 1
Batteries: SM, Erik Kent (W 3-0, 8.0-6-2-2-0-2), Ryan Adams (9) and Pat
McDonough.
UMB, Jeff Mogan (L 0-1, 7.1-11-5-4-4-1), David O'Sullivan (8), Michael
DiLalla (9) and Kevin Conway
Save: Adam (7)
2B: SM, Palmer, Marshall UMB, Ingalls
3B: none
HR: SM, Brian Marshall (2), Colin Loveless (1) UMB, Jon Tekela (2)
RBI: SM, Marshall 3, Loveless 2 UMB, Tekela 2
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall, Palmer, McCarthy, Loveless
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Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Huskies Edge Judges 3-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior RHPs Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine) and Ryan Adams
(Sanford, Maine) combined to limit Brandeis University to seven hits and one run
as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Judges 3-1 in non-
conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at USM's Towers Field.
Southern Maine improved its overall record to 18-11 on the season, and
avenged an earlier loss (4-3 in 11 innings) at the hands of the Judges. Brandeis
slips to 15-11-1 overall.
Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) ignited a two-run sixth inning for
USM that snapped a 1-1 tie with a double into the gap. Senior 1B Tyler Delorme
(Enosburg Falls, Vt.) followed with an RBI double to left, and later scored on a
single by junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.).
Liddy made the lead stand up until being lifted in favor of Adams with two
outs in the eighth. Liddy allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out six
to earn his third win of the season against two losses. Adams recorded his record
tying sixth save of the season by retiring four of the five batters he faced.
Brandeis took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on freshman SS Scott Kuhen's
(Hamilton, N.J.) one-out, bases-loaded fielder's choice. USM got out of further
trouble when the Judges had a runner trapped in a rundown off third on an
attempted double steal.
The Huskies came right back in the home half of the fourth when Lang led off
with a double and scored on Marshall's one-out RBI single.
Senior RHP Bryan Lambert (Auburn, Maine) was the tough-luck loser, going
seven innings allowing seven hits and no walks while fanning eight. Lambert dips
to 2-3 on the season.
The Huskies travel to Boston tomorrow to play Little East Conference rival
UMass Boston in a rescheduled game at 3:00 p.m. at B.C. High School. Brandeis
will play the final game of its three-game swing through Maine, also on Thursday,
when it plays at St. Joseph's College starting at 3:00 p.m.
Summary R H E
Brandeis (15-11-1) 000 100 000 1 7 0
Southern Maine (18-11) 000 102 00X 3 7 1
Batteries: Br, Bryan Lambert (L 2-3, 7.0-7-3-3-0-8), Tim Dunphy (8) and Sean
Ewers.
SM, Pat Liddy (W 3-2, 7.2-7-1-1-2-6), Ryan Adams (8) and Jon Melanson.
2B: Br, Ewers, Graham, McIntosh SM, Lang 2, Delorme
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: Br, Kuhen SM, Marshall 2, Delorme
Repeat Hitters: Br, Elders SM, Lang, Marshall
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Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Southern Maine - Colby Baseball Postponed to May 1
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's scheduled baseball game between the University of
Southern Maine and Colby College has been postponed until Thursday, May 1, at 3:00
p.m. The game will be played at USM's Towers Field on the Gorham campus.
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Monday, April 21, 2003
USM's Tyler Delorme Named LEC Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Record-setting outfielder-first baseman Tyler Delorme
(Enosburg Falls, Vt.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team
has been named the Little East Conference Player of the Week for his standout play
the week of April 14-20. The announcement was made by the conference office
Monday afternoon.
Delorme is the second USM player to earn LEC Player of the Week honors this
season, following senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) who was the Player of
the Week last week (April 7-13). This is the second time in his four-year career
that Delorme has been named the Player of the Week.
In seven games last week, Delorme hit .469 (15 for 32) with seven runs
scored, 13 RBI, six doubles and one triple. He had five multiple-hit games and
for multiple-RBI games among the seven contests played.
In the process, he set USM career records for RBI and base hits. Against St.
Joseph's College (April 16), he broke the career RBI record of 177 set by Bob
Prince (1989-92) with a two-run single in the seventh inning. Four days later
(April 20), Delorme surpassed Pat Toomey's (1998-2001) mark of 255 hits when he
singled in the seventh inning. Delorme now has 185 RBI and 257 hits for his
career.
Presently riding an eight-game hitting streak, Delorme raised his season
average to .378 (42 for 111) with 20 runs scored, a team-leading 11 doubles, one
triple, one home run and 26 RBI.
Southern Maine, 17-11 overall and 6-1 in the Little East Conference, will
host Colby College on Tuesday (3:00 p.m.) for a single game.
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Sunday, April 20, 2003
Huskies, Owls Split Doubleheader
Delorme Becomes USM All-time Hit Leader
KEENE, N.H. -- Senior 1B-LF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) had three
hits to become the University of Southern Maine's all-time hit leader and drove in
three runs to lead the Huskies to an 11-5 win over the Keene State College Owls in
the second game of their Little East Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
The Owls took the first game after blowing a three-run lead in the top of the
ninth inning when sophomore 2B Mike Masseur (Warwick, R.I.) singled with one out
in the bottom of the ninth to drive in the winning run for a 9-8 victory.
The first game loss snapped Southern Maine's nine-game winning steak, and it
was the first time that Keene State has beaten the Huskies in 15 tries since
joining the Little East Conference in 1998. USM leads the all-time series 30-6.
With the split, Southern Maine is 17-11 overall and 6-1 in the Little East. Keene
State is 8-15 overall and 3-4 in the conference.
In the nightcap, the Huskies were clinging to a 2-1 lead thanks to junior DH-
3B Pat McCarthy's (Medford, Mass.) fifth inning solo home run when Delorme ignited
a five-run sixth inning with an RBI single that tied Pat Toomey's (1998-2001)
career mark of 255 base hits. An inning later, he broke the record with another
RBI single, and added an RBI double in the ninth.
After Delorme gave USM a 3-1 lead with his record-tying hit, he scored two
batters later on an infield error. McCarthy, who had four hits in the second game
including his first collegiate home run, drove in a run with a groundout. Rookie
3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) followed with an RBI double, and freshman OF
Josh Watkins (Keene, N.H.) added an RBI single. Fairchild scored the final run on
a fielder's choice.
Junior RHP Ryan Johnston (Littleton, Mass.), the first of three USM pitchers,
picked up his third win of the season going 6.1 innings. Sophomore Pat Austin
(Wallingford, Conn.) took the loss for Keene State despite allowing just three
earned runs in 5.2 innings. Six of USM's 11 runs in the second game were
unearned.
In the opener, Keene State took an 8-5 lead into the ninth before the Huskies
struck three times to tie the game. Delorme chased home two runs with a bases
loaded double, and junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) knotted the game at
8-8 with a sacrifice fly.
In the home half of the ninth, Austin, pinch hitting for senior 3B Travis
Muckle (Bennington, Vt.) reached on an infield error, advanced to second on a
sacrifice bunt and scored on Masseur's long single to right field.
Senior reliever Corey Hartson (Merrimack, N.H.) picked up the win despite
giving up the three runs in the ninth. Fairchild, the last of three USM hurlers,
took the loss.
Junior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) led USM with three hits while
Delorme and junior OF Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick) had two hits.
Freshman 1B Jeremy Schilling (Centerfield, Mass.) paced Keene's offense with three
hits. Junior SS Justin Hickman (Mont Vernon, N.H.) had a pair of doubles and
junior C Tim Kendrick (Middletown, R.I.) had two hits.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday when it host Colby College in a
non-conference game starting at 3:00 p.m. Keene State will host instate rival
Plymouth State College for a single LEC game on Wednesday.
Game One R H E
Southern Maine (16-11, 5-1 LEC) 100 002 113 8 10 5
Keene State (8-14, 3-3 LEC) 011 024 001 9 10 1
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Ryan Adams (4), Tip Fairchild (7) and Jon
Melanson.
KS, Buzzy Francis, Corey Hartson (9) and Tim Kendrick.
Winning Pitcher: Hartson (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Fairchild (0-2)
2B: SM, Marshall, Melanson, Fairchild KS, Hickman 2, Bujeaud
3B: KS, Kilburn
HR: none
RBI: SM, Delorme 3, Marshall 2, Melanson, Loveless
KS, Hickman 2, Kilburn 2, Schilling, Masseur.
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux 3, Palmer, Delorme
KS, Schilling 3, Hickman, Kendrick.
Game Two R H E
Southern Maine (17-11, 6-1 LEC) 100 015 301 11 12 2
Keene State (8-15, 3-4 LEC) 001 002 020 5 10 4
Batteries: SM, Ryan Johnston, Pat Liddy (7), Tip Fairchild (9) and Pat McDonough.
KS, Pat Austin, Corey Bell (6), Justin Maki (7) and Tim Kendrick, Adam
Whitney (9)
Winning Pitcher: Johnston (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Austin (2-1)
2B: SM, Delorme, McCarthy, Fairchild KS, Kilburn 2, Muckle
3B: KS, Bujeaud
HR: SM, Pat McCarthy (1) KS, Tim Kendrick (1)
RBI: SM, Delorme 3, McCarthy 2, Fairchild, Watkins
KS, Kilburn 3, Trubiano, Kendrick
Repeat Hitters: SM, McCarthy 4, Delorme 3
KS, Schilling 3, Bujeaud, Kilburn
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Saturday, April 19, 2003
Huskies Sweep Panthers to Extend Win Streak to Nine
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) had four hits,
including his first two home runs of the season, and drove in six runs to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a doubleheader sweep of the Plymouth State
College Panthers, 4-2 and 14-4, in Little East Conference action Saturday
afternoon at Towers Field.
The two wins extend the Huskies' current winning streak to nine games.
Southern Maine is 16-10 overall and 5-0 in conference play. The Panthers have now
dropped five straight to fall to 9-13 overall and 2-5 in the Little East.
In the opening game, the Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first on senior 2B
Scott Hodsdon's (Somersworth, N.H.) sacrifice fly that drove in sophomore OF Derek
Guimond (Lewiston, Maine).
The lead was short-lived as the Huskies plated three runs in the bottom of
the first. Lang tied the game with an RBI single. USM took the lead when an
infield error allowed the second run to score, and Lang came across the plate with
the third run on a passed ball.
The Panthers pulled within one on a sacrifice fly by junior C Mike Campo
(Londonderry, N.H.) in the fourth, but they could get no closer against USM
sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.).
Cahill (4-1) kept the Panthers at bay until tiring in the eighth. Senior RHP
Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) came on to close the door in the eighth, starting a 1-
2-3 double play that got the Huskies out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam.
Senior LHP Owen Burke (Sanbornton, N.H.) was the tough-luck loser, giving up
six hits and two walks while going the distance for the Panthers. He struck out
six.
In the nightcap, the Panthers jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first on a two-run
homer by Hodsdon and a solo home run by senior 1B Matt Price (Epping, N.H.) off
USM rookie LHP Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.).
Lang got one run back in the first with his first round tripper of the season
off PSC starter Jon Rich (Londonderry, N.H.). USM tied the game in the second on
junior OF Colin Loveless' (South Paris, Maine) two-run single, and took the lead
for good with a pair of unearned runs in the third.
USM put the game away with four runs in the fourth, highlighted by Lang's
three-run blast and junior SS Brian Marshall's (Danvers, Mass.) RBI double.
The Huskies added five insurance runs in the seventh, ignited by senior DH
Paul Tedesco's (East Boston, Mass.) one-out solo homer.
Handy, 3-2 on the season, settled down after the shaky first inning to go the
distance, allowing 11 hits and one walk. He fanned one. Rich, the first of three
PSC pitchers, took the loss.
Southern Maine will play a rescheduled LEC doubleheader at Keene State
College on Sunday starting at noon. Plymouth State will host Becker College for a
single non-conference game on Monday.
Game One R H E
Plymouth State (9-12; 2-4 LEC) 100 100 000 2 10 1
Southern Maine (15-10, 4-0 LEC) 300 000 01X 4 6 1
Batteries: PS, Owen Burke (L 4-3, 8.0-6-4-3-2-6) and Jay Morgan, Mike Campo (2).
SM, Marc Cahill (W 4-1, 7.1-10-2-2-2-5), Ryan Adams (8) and Jon Melanson.
Save: Adams (5)
2B: SM, Delorme PS, Price, Libera
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Lang, Marshall PS, Hodsdon, Campo
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux PS, Guimond, Salokangas, Rousseau
Game Two R H E
Plymouth State (9-13; 2-5 LEC) 300 000 001 4 11 5
Southern Maine (16-10; 5-0 LEC) 122 400 50X 14 15 0
Batteries: PS, Jon Rich, Mike Bradbury (4), Mike Dreesen (8) and Scott Begalle.
SM, Sam Handy (W 3-2, 9.0-11-4-4-1-1) and Pat McDonough.
Losing Pitcher: Rich (L 1-1, 3.2-6-9-2-2-3)
2B: SM, Delorme 2, Marshall, B. Lemieux PS, Salokangas
3B: none
HR: Andy Lang 2 (2), Paul Tedesco (2) PS, Scott Hodsdon (1), Matt Price (4)
RBI: SM, Lang 5, Loveless 2, A. Lemieux, B. Lemieux, Delorme, Marshall, Tedesco
PS, Hodsdon 2, Price, Rousseau.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lang 3, A. Lemieux, B. Lemieux, Delorme, Loveless
PS, Gabellieri, Salokangas, Tebbetts.
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Thursday, April 17, 2003
USM Huskies Down Salem State for 7th Straight Win
SALEM, Mass. -- Sophomore RHP Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) allowed one
run over eight innings to pick up his second win of the season as the University
of Southern Maine Huskies picked up their seventh straight win with a 7-1 victory
over Salem State College Vikings in a non-conference game at chilly Palmer Cove
Field Thursday afternoon.
The win lifts the Huskies record to 14-10 overall. USM will host Plymouth
State College for a Little East Conference doubleheader on Saturday starting at
12:00 p.m. Salem State slipped to 9-8 overall.
The Huskies jumped on Salem State freshman starter Dustin Williams (Wells,
Maine) for a pair of runs in the first inning on RBI singles from senior 2B Andy
Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.).
Southern Maine added a single tally in the fourth on Marshall's sacrifice
fly, and two more in the sixth on a double steal - Lang scoring - and an infield
error.
Salem State broke up Kent's bid for his first collegiate shutout in the
seventh on a leadoff double by freshman 1B Al Leighton (Gardner, Mass.) and a one-
out RBI single by sophomore OF Ryan DeVine (Longmeadow, Mass.).
USM iced the game with three insurance runs in the ninth on RBI singles from
freshman 3B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) and junior OF Colin Loveless (South
Paris, Maine) and an infield error.
Kent scattered seven hits and walked none while fanning three over his eight
innings of work. Fairchild pitched a scoreless ninth inning to mop up. Williams
went seven innings for Salem State, allowing six singles and three walks, but was
hurt by a couple of errors.
Lang had three singles and had a single-game record-tying four stolen bases.
Fairchild and Loveless had two hits for Huskies.
Summary R H E
Southern Maine (14-10) 200 102 003 8 11 1
Salem State (9-8) 000 000 100 1 8 3
Batteries: SM, Erik Kent, Tip Fairchild (9) and Pat McDonough.
Salem, Dustin Williams, Andy Lougee (8) and Mike Morgan.
Winning Pitcher: Kent (W 2-0, 8-7-1-1-0-3)
Losing Pitcher: Williams (L 0-1, 7.0-6-5-4-3-6)
2B: Salem, Cunningham, Navarro, Leighton
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Marshall 2, Lang, Fairchild, Loveless Salem, DeVine
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild, Lang, Loveless. Salem, DeVine, Cunningham
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Southern Maine Downs St. Joseph's, 14-2
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) enjoyed a
record-setting day to lift the University of Southern Maine Huskies to their sixth
consecutive triumph with a 14-2 decision over the visiting St. Joseph's College
Monks on Wednesday afternoon at the Towers' Field.
Delorme collected three hits, including a double, scored two runs and drove
in two, to raise his career RBI total to a University record 178. The former mark
of 177 was held by Bob Prince, who's four-year career spanned the years 1988-92.
The Huskies will take an overall mark of 13-10 into Thursday's non-conference
tilt at Salem State, while the Monks, who saw their seven-game winning streak come
to a halt, will travel to Western New England on Thursday.
Despite the one-sided final score, the Huskies twice rallied from a one-run
deficit early in the contest. The final time occurred in the third inning, when
the Monks pushed home a single run to grab a 2-1 lead in the top of the inning.
However, Southern Maine answered with three in the bottom of the frame to take the
lead for good. Delorme started the rally with a lead-off double, while senior Jon
Melanson (Portland, Maine) followed with an RBI double.
After adding a single run in the fifth to take a 5-2 advantage, Southern
Maine erupted for seven funs in the seventh inning. Brian Marshall (Danvers,
Mass.) stroked a lead-off triple, while Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine), Tip
Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine), and Delorme all added two-run doubles.
On the hill for the Huskies, senior Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine) went 6.1 strong
innings, fanning seven, while scattering six hits, and yielding but two walks and
runs to even his record at 2-2. Senior Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) came on in the
seventh inning and fanned three to record his fourth save of the season.
Summary R H E
St. Joseph's (11-13) 100 100 000 2 8 4
Southern Maine (13-10) 010 310 72X 14 13 1
Batteries: St. J, Matt Vassal, Ben Strata (7), Steve Lambert (7), Bill Chapman (8)
and Derek McIntosh.
SM, Pat Liddy, Ryan Adams (7) and Jon Melanson.
Winning Pitcher: Liddy (W 2-2, 6.1-6-2-2-2-7)
Losing Pitcher: Vassal (L 0-2, 6.0-7-7-6-7-4)
Save: Adams (4)
2B: SM, Delorme, Marshall, Melanson St. J, Ely, LaCasse.
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: SM, Fairchild (3), Melanson (2), Delorme (2), McDonough (2), A. Lemieux,
Lang, McCarthy.
St. J, LaCasse, Rodden.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Delorme (3), Marshall, Melanson, Fairchild
St. J, LaCasse.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Huskies Ground Power Gulls, 20-3
GORHAM, Maine - Freshman Josh Watkins (Keene, N.H.) drove in five runs,
senior Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) drove in four and senior Andy Lang (New
Bedford, Mass.) added three RBI, as the University of Southern Maine Huskies
erupted for 23 hits, including nine for extra bases, and downed the Endicott
College Power Gulls, 20-3, on Tuesday afternoon at the Towers' Field.
Triumphant in five consecutive games, the Huskies improve to 12-10, and
return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they host St. Joseph's College.
Endicott College, which now stands at 9-9, will face Bowdoin at Brandeis on
Thursday.
The game was initially scheduled to be played in Massachusetts, but was
relocated to Gorham after the playing fields were deemed unfit. Southern Maine
played the role of visitors.
The Huskies scored at least one run in every inning except the seventh, and
put the contest out of reach with a two-out, seven-run rally, in the in the third
inning to forge a 12-2 advantage. After the first two Huskies were retired, junior
Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) drew a walk, and Senior Jon Melanson (Portland,
Maine) freshman Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) followed with singles to load the
bases. Watkins delivered a grand slam to give the Huskies a 9-2 advantage.
Southern Maine would score three more runs in the inning, as junior Drew Palmer
(Rothesay, N.B.) and Lang hit back-to-back RBI triples.
The Huskies added three more in the fourth inning to grab a 15-2 advantage.
Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) stroked an RBI double, and Palmer followed with a
two-run single.
Delorme led off the sixth inning with a triple and came home to score
Huskies' 16th run. He was also the last batter in the inning, as he was picked off
second after ripping a two-run double.
Southern Maine received at least one hit from 12 players, and multiple hits
from seven players. Lang became the ninth player in school history to stroke two
triples in a game. The figure also stands as the single-game school record.
On the mound, junior Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) surrendered five hits
and two earned runs over six innings to earn the win.
Endicott was paced by sophomore Pat Vincent (Manchester, N.H.), who collected
three hits, including a triple and scored a run, and junior Peter Norke (Meriden,
Conn.), who stroked a two-run homer.
R H E
Southern Maine (12-10) 147 312 011 20 23 0
Endicott (9-9) 020 000 100 3 7 3
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Tip Fairchild (7), Ryan Adams (9), and Jon
Melanson and Pat McDonough (5).
EC, Greg Allain, Jack Brancaleone (3), Jon Trowt (5), Colin Kemble (9) and
Andy Gagnon.
Winning Pitcher: Thibodeau (2-3)
Losing Pitcher: Allain.
2B: SM, Adam Lemieux, Tyler Delorme, Paul Tedesco, Josh Watkins.
3B: SM, Andy Lang (2), Drew Palmer, Delorme; EC, Pat Vincent.
HR: SM, Josh Watkins EC, Pete Norke.
RBI: SM, A. Lemieux (2), Palmer (3), Lang (2), Tyler Delorme (4), Watkins (5),
Fairchild, Brian Marshall, Brent Lemieux;
EC, Norke (2).
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux (3), Lang (3), Delorme (3), Watkins (3), Palmer,
Marshall, Fairchild.
EC, Vincent (3)
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Monday, April 14, 2003
Andy Lang Named Little East Conference Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior second baseman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) of
the University of Southern Maine Huskies has been named the Little East
Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week of April 7-13. The weekly
awards were announced Monday afternoon by the conference office.
In six games last week, Lang hit .440 (11 for 25) with 10 runs scored,
three doubles, two triples and eight RBI. In the Huskies’ 15-2 win over Thomas
College, Lang was 4 for 6 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI, and just
hitting for the cycle when his eighth-inning, bases-loaded drive to left field
hit halfway up the fence for his second double of the game. He had a hit in
five of the six games, scored a run in five of six games and drove in a run in
five of the six games. Southern Maine was 5-1 for the week.
For the season, Lang is hitting a team-leading .407 (33 for 81) with 22
runs scored, seven doubles, two triples and 20 RBI. He leads the Huskies in six
offensive categories.
Southern Maine, 11-10 overall and 3-0 in the Little East Conference, is
back in action Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Endicott College for a non-
conference contest. This game was originally scheduled to be played at
Merrimack College, but has been shifted to Towers Field in Gorham. Endicott
will be the home team for the nine-inning game. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
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Monday, April 14, 2003
Southern Maine - Endicott Game Switched to Gorham
GORHAM, Maine -- Tomorrow's scheduled baseball game between the University
of Southern Maine and Endicott College, originally slated to be played at
Merrimack College (North Andover, Mass.) has been switched to USM's Towers Field
in Gorham. Endicott will be the home team for the single nine-inning game that
starts at 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday, April 13, 2003
Southern Maine Tops UMass Boston 12-5
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies pounded out 18
hits against three University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons pitchers on the way
to a 12-5 victory in a Little East Conference game Sunday afternoon at Towers
Field.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improved to 11-10
overall. USM remains unbeaten (3-0) in conference play. UMass Boston dipped to
4-13-1 overall and 2-5 in conference games.
The Beacons took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on a two-out, two-run single
from senior OF Eddie Stish (West Hazelton, Penn.). The lead did not last long as
the Huskies sent 11 men to the plate in the bottom half of the inning to score six
times.
In the USM fourth, junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) got the Huskies
on the board against UMB starting RHP David O'Sullivan (Dorchester, Mass.) with an
RBI single. Two batters later, senior C Jon Melanson (Portland, Maine) stroked a
two-run single to put the Huskies into the lead. Junior OF Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) added an RBI single, and senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford,
Mass.), who led off the inning, closed the rally with a two-run single that chased
O'Sullivan from the game.
The teams traded single runs in the fifth and seventh innings before the
Huskies iced the game with four insurance runs in the eighth.
Junior DH Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick) paced the Huskies' attack
with four singles. Marshall and Lemieux each had three hits while Lang, Melanson
and senior OF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) each had two hits.
Senior OF Jim McDonough (Hingham, Mass.) had three singles for the Beacons.
Sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.), the first of three USM hurlers, went
6.2 innings to pick up his third win of the season. O'Sullivan took the loss to
fall to 1-2.
Southern Maine's next game will be against Endicott College on Tuesday.
UMass Boston travels to Framingham State College on Monday.
Summary R H E
UMass Boston (4-13-1, 2-5 LEC) 000 210 101 5 9 1
Southern Maine (11-10, 3-0 LEC) 000 610 14X 12 18 1
Batteries: UMB, Dave O'Sullivan, Anthony Forbes (4), Jeff Mogan (8) and Mike
McGonagle. SM, Marc Cahill, Ryan Adams (7), Pat Liddy (9) and Jon Melanson.
Winning Pitcher: Cahill (W 3-1, 6.2-9-4-4-3-3)
Losing Pitcher: O'Sullivan (L 1-2, 3.2-9-6-6-3-1)
2B: SM, Lang, Melanson
3B: SM, Fairchild
HR: none
RBI: UMB, Ingalls 2, Stish 2, Yagmin.
SM, Fairchild 3, Lang 2, Marshall 2, Melanson 2, Palmer 2, A. Lemieux.
Repeat Hitters: UMB: McDonough 3, Waxman, Stish, DiCenso.
SM, Palmer 4, Lang 3, Marshall 3, Lang, Delorme, Melanson.
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Saturday, April 12, 2003
Southern Maine Sweeps Castleton State
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior RHP Ryan Johnston (Littleton, Mass.) tossed a five-
hit complete game and freshman LHP Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.) and senior
RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) combined for a four-hitter as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies swept a non-conference doubleheader from the Castleton
State College Spartans by scores of 4-1 and 4-2.
The sweep got the Huskies back to the .500 mark for the first time since
March 21 at 10-10 overall. Castleton State slipped to 6-6. The two teams,
originally scheduled to play March 15 on Cape Cod, were able to play after their
regularly scheduled conference games were postponed due to weather.
In the opener, Johnston scattered five singles and two walks over the seven-
inning game to pick up his second win of the season. He struck out one. The
Spartans touched him for their lone run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by
senior OF Jason Harrington (Peru, Vt.).
The Huskies picked up single runs in the first and second innings against
losing pitcher Lucas Tatro (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) to build a 2-0 lead. Senior OF
Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) reached Tatro for an RBI single in the first
and junior DH Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine) had a two-out RBI single in the
second.
USM put the game away with two insurance runs in the fifth on an RBI triple
by senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and Delorme's RBI groundout.
In the second game, the Huskies put three runs on the board in the first
inning against sophomore RHP Travis Myers (Milton, Vt.) who settled down to go the
distance. Loveless scored the first run on an infield throwing error. Junior
Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) knocked in the second run with a double, and Lang
scored the third run on a passed ball.
The Spartans picked up a single run in the third on a triple by freshman C
Mike Wiseman (Cotuit, Mass.) and an RBI groundout by Myers. Senior Jesse Kyhill
(Castleton, Vt.) scored the other Spartan run in the sixth when the Huskies
committed an error during a rundown.
Handy, 2-2 on the season, went the first six innings allowing four hits and
no walks while fanning one. Adams hurled one perfect inning to record his third
save.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow afternoon when it hosts Little East
Conference rival UMass Boston for a single game at 1:00 p.m. Castleton State will
travel to Plymouth State College for another non-conference doubleheader on
Sunday.
Game One R H E
Castleton State 000 001 0 1 5 1
Southern Maine 110 020 X 4 9 0
Batteries: CS, Lucas Tatro (L 1-1, 6-0-9-4-4-3-5) and Doug Dailey.
SM, Ryan Johnston (W 2-0, 7.0-5-1-1-2-1) and Jon Melanson
2B: SM, Lang 3B: SM, Lang HR: none
RBI: CS, Harrington SM, Delorme 2, Lang, Loveless
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lang 3, McCarthy
Game Two R H E
Castleton State (6-6) 001 001 0 2 4 1
Southern Maine (10-10) 300 001 X 4 4 4
Batteries: CS, Travis Myers (L 0-1, 6.0-4-4-2-3-5) and Mike Wiseman.
SM, Sam Handy, Ryan Adams (7) and Pat McDonough, Jon Melanson (7)
Winning Pitcher: Handy (W 2-2, 6.0-4-2-1-0-1) Save: Adams (3)
2B: SM, Marshall, Mullen 3B: CS, Wiseman HR: none
RBI: CS, T. Myers SM, Marshall, Melanson Repeat Hitters: CS, Wiseman
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Friday, April 11, 2003
Southern Maine-Keene State Baseball Doubleheader Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Tomorrow's Little East Conference baseball doubleheader
between the University of Southern Maine and Keene State College at Keene, N.H.,
has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. No makeup date has been
announced.
Southern Maine has scheduled a doubleheader, weather permitting, with
Castleton State College at Towers Field starting at 1:00 p.m.
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Friday, April 11, 2003
Huskies Defeat Terriers 15-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior second baseman Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.)
banged out four hits and drove in three runs to lead an 18-hit assault as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Thomas College Terriers 15-2 in
a non-conference game Friday afternoon at USM's Towers Field.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 8-10. Southern Maine's
scheduled doubleheader at Keene State on Saturday has been postponed. USM will
host Castleton State College at Towers Field for a pair of seven-inning games
starting at 1:00 p.m. Thomas lost its ninth straight to fall to 1-11 overall.
The Terriers will host Fisher College for two games on Saturday.
Thomas took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against sophomore RHP Erik Kent
(Newburyport, Mass.) on an RBI double by sophomore C Scott Brawn (Jefferson,
Maine) and an infield error.
Lang ignited a two-run rally in the bottom half of the inning with a two-out
double. Senior LF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) plated Lang with an RBI
single, and later scored on a double steal.
Southern Maine took the lead for good in the second inning on an RBI single
by junior INF Pat McCarthy (Medford, Mass.).
The Huskies batted around in the third, scoring four times. Lang started the
inning with a triple. Delorme plated Lang with an RBI double, and scored when
junior INF Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) singled. Marshall scored on a double
steal and McCarthy plated the fourth run with a sacrifice fly.
Southern Maine iced the game with a single runs in the fourth and seventh,
and six more in the eighth. Lang just missed hitting for the cycle in the eighth
inning when his bases loaded drive to left field hit about halfway up the fence.
Kent settled down after the first to go eight innings, allowing four hits and
three walks while fanning one to pick up his first win of the season.
Freshman RHP Chris Tetreault (Troy, Vt.), the first of five Terrier pitchers,
took the loss.
Summary R H E
Thomas (1-11) 200 000 000 2 6 2
Southern Maine (8-10) 214 100 16X 15 18 1
Batteries: T, Chris Tetreault, Darby Cheney (3), Chris Carman (5), Jeremy Dow
(8), Ryan Rulman (8) and Scott Brawn
SM, Erik Kent, Pat Liddy (9) and Jon Melanson.
Winning Pitcher: Kent (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Tetreault (1-1)
2B: SM, Lang 2, Delorme, McDonough T, Brawn
3B: SM, Lang
HR: none
RBI: SM, Lang 3, Palmer 2, Delorme 2, McCarthy 2, A. Lemieux, Marshall, Watkins.
T, Brawn
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lang 4, Delorme 3, Marshall 3, McDonough, Watkins.
T, O'Connor, Hotham.
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Thursday, April 10, 2003
Brandeis Edges Southern Maine in 11 Innings 4-3
GORHAM, Maine -- The Brandeis University Judges took advantage of two
University of Southern Maine errors in the 11th inning to push across the winning
run for a 4-3 victory over the Huskies in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon
at Towers Field.
The win was the third straight for the Judges who improved to 10-8-1 overall.
The Judges will host W.P.I. on Saturday. Southern Maine slips to 7-10 overall.
USM will host Thomas College on Friday for a single game (3:00 p.m.)
Senior 2B Nick Adams (Beverly, Mass.) reached on an infield error to opened
the 11th for the Judges. Junior SS Lars Borssen (Wells, Maine) advanced Adams to
second with a sacrifice bunt. After a strikeout, sophomore Jeff Krasner's (East
Greenwich, R.I.) groundball was fielded cleanly, but the throw was lost in the sun
at first for another error as Adams scored all the way from second.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the sixth on a two-out, RBI single by
senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.).
The Judges tied the contest in the seventh on a double by graduate student C
Jeremy Taro (Southbridge, Mass.), and took the lead a 2-1 lead in the eighth when
a run scored on a two-out infield error.
The Huskies forced the game into extra innings, tying the game on junior CF
Adam Lemieux's (Cumberland, Maine) two-out, RBI infield single in the eighth.
Lemieux tied the game again in the 10th with an RBI single.
Brandeis had taken a 3-2 in the top of the 10th inning on an RBI single by
senior RF/C Sean Ewers (Old Lyme, Conn.).
Senior RHP/DH Tom McShane (Manchester, N.H.) went the first 10 innings to
record his fourth win of the season. Junior RHP Bryan Lambert (Auburn, Maine)
picked up the save with a perfect inning of relief.
Sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.), the third of three USM pitchers, was
the tough-luck loser.
Summary R H E
Brandeis (10-8-1) 000 000 110 11 4 9 3
Southern Maine (7-10) 000 001 010 10 3 6 4
Batteries: B, Tom McShane, Bryan Lambert (11) and Jeremy Taro, Sean Ewers (8).
SM, Jason Thibodeau, Ryan Adams (7), Marc Cahill (8) and Pat McDonough.
Winning Pitcher: Lambert (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Cahill (2-1)
2B: B, Taro
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: B, Ewers, Taro SM, A. Lemieux, Lang
Repeat Hitters: B, McShane, Brown, Ewers SM, McCarthy 3, A. Lemieux.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2003
USM Wins Home Opener Over Bowdoin 12-10
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior center fielder Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine)
slammed a two-run homer in the sixth inning to snap a 9-9 tie and the University
of Southern Maine went on to defeat the Bowdoin College Polar Bears, 12-10, in the
Huskies home opener at Towers Field Wednesday afternoon.
The non-conference win improved the Huskies overall record to 7-9. USM's
scheduled Thursday game at Brandeis University has been switched and will be
played at USM. Game time is 3:00 p.m. Bowdoin, which had its three-game winning
streak stopped, dropped to 8-9 with the loss. The Polar Bears are at Tufts on
Friday.
After the Polar Bears tied the game in the top of the fifth with three runs
(one earned) against freshman RHP Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) and senior RHP
Pat Liddy (Wilton, Maine), the Huskies came right back in their turn at bat to
regain the lead for good. Junior SS Pat McCarthy (Medford, Mass.) led off with a
walk, and Lemieux followed with his first home run of the season to left-center
field off loser Jason Hafler (West Newton, Mass.), the third of five Polar Bear
hurlers. USM added an insurance later in the inning to make it 12-9.
Bowdoin reached Liddy for a run in the sixth before senior RHP Ryan Adams
(Sanford, Maine) came on for USM to hurl three innings of scoreless, two-hit
baseball to pick up his second save of the season. Liddy picked up his first win
against two losses.
Bowdoin pounded out 14 hits against the three USM pitchers, led by junior DH
John Clifford (Wayland, Mass.) and sophomore 1B Tom McMahon (Weymouth, Mass.) who
each had four hits. McMahon had a two-run homer in third inning and a double
among his four hits. Junior C Manny Lora (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had three hits,
including a pair of doubles, and four RBI.
Southern Maine's senior 1B-OF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) had three
hits for the Huskies while Lemieux, junior 3B Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) and
rookie OF Josh Watkins (Keene, N.H.) each had two hits.
Summary 123 456 789 R H E
Bowdoin (8-9) 402 031 000 10 14 4
Southern Maine (7-9) 203 430 00X 12 13 2
Batteries: B, Marc Bulger, Andy Workman (3), Jason Hafler (4), Andy Nichols (5),
Travis Dube (8) and Manny Lora.
SM, Tip Fairchild, Pat Liddy (5), Ryan Adams (7) and Pat McDonough.
Winning Pitcher: Liddy (1-2) Save: Adams (2) Losing Pitcher: Hafler (1-1)
2B: B, Lora 2, Clifford, McMahon
3B: none
HR: B, Tom McMahon (3) SM, Adam Lemieux (1), Josh Watkins (1)
RBI: B, Lora 4, McMahon 2, McLeod 2, LeClerc.
SM, Watkins 4, A. Lemieux 2, Marshall 2, Lang, Delorme, McDonough.
Repeat Hitters: B, Clifford 4, McMahon 4, Lora 3
SM, Delorme 3, A. Lemieux, Marshall, Watkins.
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Sunday, April 6, 2003
Southern Maine-Wheaton Game Postponed. No makeup announced.
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Saturday, April 5, 2003
Southern Maine-Rhode Island College Doubleheader Postponed to April 27.
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Friday, April 4, 2003
Southern Maine-Colby-Sawyer Game Cancelled.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Bridgewater State Sweeps Southern Maine, 19-6; 6-0
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - The Bridgewater State College Bears erupted for 17
runs over the final two innings to post a 19-6 triumph in the opener, and scored
five runs in the first inning of the nightcap en route to a 6-0 win and a
doubleheader sweep of the University of Southern Maine Huskies Tuesday afternoon
at South Portland High School.
The second game was curtailed by darkness following the fifth inning.
Bridgewater State, which improved to 6-5, will return to action on Thursday when
it plays host to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Southern Maine, which
slipped to 6-9, will travel to Colby-Sawyer on Friday.
The Huskies had parlayed a single run in the third, three runs in the fourth
and one run in the fifth inning into a 5-2 lead entering the sixth of the first
game. However, the Bears tallied 11 runs in the sixth, as the first six batters -
and nine of the first 10 - came around to score. Bridgewater added six more in the
seventh to account for the 19-6 final.
Leading the offense was junior Mike Richard (Assonet, Mass.), who had three
hits, including a double and a home run, drove in four and scored three, while
junior Jason Arraiol (Taunton, Mass.) collected four singles, drove in one run,
and scored four. Senior Joe Harkins (South Weymouth, Mass.) scored two runs, drove
in two, and had a home run among his two hits.
Senior Josh White (Brockton, Mass.), who fanned five through five and a third
innings, earned the win for Bridgewater State, while junior Jason Thibodeau (Old
Town, Maine) was charged with the loss.
Arrailol led off the second game with a single and came home to score the
eventual game-winning run on senior Chad Cambra's (Taunton, Mass.) single.
Bridgewater sent nine batters to the plate, registered five singles, and benefited
from five Southern Maine errors to grab a commanding 5-0 lead entering the bottom
half of the inning.
The Huskies did not have a single base runner until freshman Brent Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) reached on an error to lead off the third. Southern Maine's
only hit came in the fourth, when Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) doubled to
the left-centerfield gap.
Each pitcher went the distance and Bridgewater State freshman Jordan Richards
(Amesbury, Mass.) earned the win, while Southern Maine freshman Sam Handy (South
Burlington, Vt.) took the loss.
First Game 123 456 7 R H E
Bridgewater State (5-5) 101 00(11) 6 19 22 3
Southern Maine (6-8) 001 311 0 6 9 2
Batteries: BSC, Josh White, Tim Hart (6), and Joe Harkins.
SM, Jason Thibodeau, Ryan Adams (5), Erik Kent (5) and Jon Melanson.
Winning Pitcher: White (1-1).
Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (1-3).
2B: SM, Adam Lemieux (2), Tyler Delorme; BS, Chad Cambra (2), Jeremy Winters,
Anthony Taoromina, Tim LaConte, Mike Richard, Sean White.
3B: none
HR: BS, Harkins, Mike Richard.
RBI: SM, Delorme (2); Lemieux, Brian Marshall; BSC, Sean White (4), Richard (4),
Cambra (2), Winters (2), Harkins (2), Taoromina (2), Jason Arraiol, LaConte.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Adam Lemieux (3), Lang; BSC, Arraiol (4), Cambra (4), Richard
(3), White, LaConte, Taoromina, Harkins, Winters.
Second Game 123 45 R H E
Bridgewater State (6-5) 510 00 6 8 2
Southern Maine (6-9) 000 00 0 1 5
Batteries: BSC, Jordan Richards and Joe Harkins.
SM, Sam Handy and Pat McDonough.
Winning Pitcher: Richards (2-0).
Losing Pitcher: Handy (1-2).
2B: SM, Tyler Delorme.
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: BSC, Chad Cambra, Jeremy Winters, Joe Harkins, Tim LaConte.
Repeat Hitters: BSC, Cambra, Winters.
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Sunday, March 30, 2003
USM Baseball and Softball Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's scheduled University of Southern Maine baseball
and softball games have been postponed due to the inclement weather. No makeup
dates have been announced.
The Huskies' baseball team was scheduled to play Little East Conference
rival, the University of Massachusetts Boston, in a single nine-inning game at
Tufts University.
The softball team was scheduled to play a non-conference doubleheader at
Babson College.
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Saturday, March 29, 2003
Southern Maine Opens LEC Slate with Sweep of Western Connecticut
DANBURY, Conn. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies pounded out 26
hits and scored 25 runs to sweep the Western Connecticut State University
Colonials in a Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Westside
Field. The Huskies took the opening game by a score of 13-4 before coming back in
the nightcap to post a 12-5 victory in a game shortened to six innings by rain.
The two wins snapped a three-game losing skid for the Huskies who improved to
6-7 overall. Western Connecticut, the defending LEC champion, dropped to 5-10
overall. The games were the first in conference play for both teams.
Junior SS Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.) paced the Huskies offense with six
hits and seven RBI in the two games. It was his grand slam home run that capped
off a six-run ninth inning to ice the first game victory.
In the opening game, the Huskies jumped on Western Conn. senior LHP Carl
Rivers (Morris, Conn.) for six runs in the first two innings to build a 6-0
advantage. Senior OF Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) did the damage in the
first inning with a two-run homer. In the second inning, junior OF Adam Lemieux
(Cumberland, Maine) ignited a four-run outburst with an RBI single, and Tedesco
added a two-run single.
The Colonials chipped away at the lead to pull within three (7-4) after five
innings. USM sophomore RHP Marc Cahill (Lynn, Mass.) and senior RHP Ryan Adams
(Sanford, Maine) combined to hold the hosts in check the rest of the way. Cahill
picked up his second win of the season working eight innings. He allowed 10 hits,
four runs, and one walk while fanning five. Rivers, who struck out 10 in eight
innings, took the loss.
Before the rains came, Southern Maine continued its offensive assault on the
Colonials' pitching staff. The Huskies scored a run or more in each of the first
five innings. Marshall went 4 for 4 with three RBI in the second game.
Marshall drove in the first run of the game with a bases loaded single in the
first inning. Sophomore DH John Mullen (Portland, Maine) brought in the second
run with a bases loaded walk.
The Huskies added a single tally in the third on senior 3B Andy Lang's (New
Bedford, Mass.) RBI double. After the Colonials scored a single run, the Huskies
plated three runs in the third. Freshman 2B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine)
brought in the first run with an RBI single, and Lemieux drove in two more with a
double.
USM put the game away with five runs in the fifth, highlighted by Marshall's
two-run single and RBI singles by Lemieux and Lang. All the runs came after two
outs.
Junior RHP Ryan Johnston (Littleton, Mass.) picked up his first win of the
season, working the first five innings. Junior RHP Lou Parise (North Haven,
Conn.), the first of three WC pitchers, took the loss.
Southern Maine is scheduled to play a single game at UMass Boston on Sunday.
Western Connecticut has a single game Sunday at instate rival Eastern Connecticut
State University.
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (5-7; 1-0 LEC) 240 010 006 13 14 2
Western Connecticut (5-9; 0-1 LEC) 001 210 000 4 10 1
Batteries: SM, Marc Cahill, Ryan Adams (9) and Jon Melanson.
WC, Carl Rivers, Sean Josephs (9), Andy McQueen (9), Sean Buto (9) and Chris
Kaplan.
Winning Pitcher: Cahill (W 2-0, 8.0-10-4-4-1-5)
Losing Pitcher: Rivers (L 2-2, 8.0-12-7-4-1-10)
2B: WC, Lynch, Mulhall
3B: none
HR: SM, Tyler Delorme (1), Paul Tedesco (1), Brian Marshall (1)
RBI: A. Lemieux, Delorme 3, Tedesco 4, Marshall 4.
WC, Sudano, Lynch, Puccio, Kelley
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux 3, Delorme, Tedesco 3, Marshall, McDonough,
Fairchild.
WC, Sudano, Reilly, Lynch.
Game Two 123 456 R H E
Southern Maine (6-7; 2-0 LEC) 213 150 12 12 2
Western Connecticut (5-10; 0-2 LEC) 010 202 5 9 2
Batteries: SM, Ryan Johnston, Erik Kent (6) and Pat McDonough.
WC, Lou Parise, Brian Stumpf (3), Jay Marturano (5) and Greg Minor.
Winning Pitcher: Johnston (W 1-0, 5.0-6-3-3-2-2)
Losing Pitcher: Parise (L 0-2, 2.2-6-6-5-2-3)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux, Lang 2 WC, Sudano, Lynch, Puccio, Fucci
3B: WC, Proteau
HR: WC, Greg Minor (1)
RBI: SM, A. Lemieux 3, Lang 2, Marshall 3, Mullen, Fairchild
WC, Reilly 2, Minor, Proteau, Fucci.
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux, Lang 3, Marshall 4
WC, Puccio, Proteau
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Friday, March 28, 2003
Wheaton Stops Southern Maine 6-2
NORTON, Mass. -- Sophomore RHP Jon Jackson (Fairhaven, Mass.) limited the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to just four hits over eight innings to lead
the Wheaton College Lyons to a 6-2 win over the Huskies in a non-conference game
Friday afternoon at James Sidell Stadium.
The loss was the third straight for the Huskies who open their Little East
Conference schedule Saturday afternoon (12:00 p.m.) with a doubleheader at
defending champion Western Connecticut State University. Southern Maine is now
4-7 overall. Wheaton is unbeaten in its last four and improved to 7-3-1 overall.
The Lyons host Clark University for a NEWMAC doubleheader on Saturday (12:00
p.m.).
Southern Maine jumped on Jackson in the first inning for a pair of runs. The
Huskies loaded the bases on a pair of singles and a walk before senior OF Tyler
Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) drove in the first run with a fielder's choice.
Senior DH Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) followed with an RBI single, but
Jackson escaped further damage by getting a groundout and a strikeout to end the
inning.
The Lyons got one run back in the second on an RBI single by freshman Rafael
Castillo (Queens, N.Y.).
Wheaton took the lead for good in the third, scoring four times against USM
rookie left-handed starter Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.). Sophomore Rob
Cipolla (South Windsor, Conn.) reached on a single, and came around to score on
junior Jesse Woods' (Reading, Mass.) RBI double. An infield error put runners at
first and third. Handy struck out the next hitter, but surrendered a two-out,
two-run double to senior Brett Edmunds (Wolfeboro, N.H.). After another infield
error put runners at the corners again, Handy committed a balk to allow the fourth
run of the inning to score.
After the shaky first inning, Jackson allowed only one hit over the next
seven innings, a fifth inning single to Delorme. Jackson walked three and struck
out eight.
Handy, the first of five USM hurlers, took the loss.
Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Maine (4-7) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
Wheaton (7-3-1) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 x 6 8 2
Batteries: SM, Sam Handy, Tip Fairchild (4), Erik Kent (7), Ryan Adams (8), Brent
Lemieux (8) and Jon Melanson.
W, Jon Jackson, Trevor Alexander (9) and Mark Brown.
Winning Pitcher: Jackson (W 1-0, 8.0-4-2-2-3-8)
Losing Pitcher: Handy (L 1-1, 3.0-4-5-2-2-3)
2B: W, Cooper, Woods, Edmunds
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Delorme, Tedesco W, Edmunds 2, Castillo 2, Woods.
Repeat Hitters: W, Edmunds.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Middlebury Defeats Southern Maine 7-3
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Freshman LHP Tyler Bak (Northampton, Mass.) pitched a
complete game and senior OF Denver Smith (Weybridge, Vt.) had a pair of hits and
three RBI as the Middlebury College Panthers defeated the University of Southern
Maine Huskies 7-3 at Tarry Park in Fort Myers, Florida, Wednesday morning.
The loss leaves the Huskies with a 4-6 record as they head home to begin the
northern portion of their 2003 schedule on Friday at Wheaton College. Middlebury
is now 2-3-1 heading into a three-game series with Williams College this weekend
in Florida.
Bak kept the Huskies off-balance with an assortment of off-speed stuff. He
allowed nine singles and four walks while fanning three. He worked out of a
bases-loaded, no-out jam in the fourth allowing just one run, and out of a first-
and-third, no-out situation in the fifth without giving up a run.
Middlebury jumped on top in the second against USM starter Pat Liddy (Wilton,
Maine) when senior Jason Hanna (Southport, Conn.) hit a solo home run.
Southern Maine came back in the third to tie the game on an RBI single by
senior Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.).
The Panthers took the lead for good in the bottom half of the inning when
freshman Ryan Armstrong (Whitman, Mass.) hit a double that was misplayed in the
outfield allowing junior Abe Streep (South Nyack, N.Y.), who had walked, to score.
Armstrong later scored on Smith's sacrifice fly.
The teams traded single runs in the fourth before the Panthers put the game
away with three runs in the fifth. Smith had the big blow, a two-run homer, that
chased Liddy from the hill.
Liddy absorbed his second loss of the spring going four-plus innings,
allowing five hits, six runs (five earned) and four walks while striking out
three. Freshmen Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) and Ben Fournier
(Moultonborough, N.H.) each pitched an inning in relief.
Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (4-6) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 9 1
Middlebury (2-3-1) 0 1 2 1 3 0 x 7 7 2
Batteries: SM, Pat Liddy (L 0-2, 4.0-5-6-5-4-3), Brent Lemieux (5), Ben Fournier
(6) and Jon Melanson.
Mid, Tyler Bak (W, 7.0-9-3-3-4-3) and Andrew Pavoni.
2B: Mid, Prescott, Armstrong
3B: none
HR: Mid, Jason Hanna, Denver Smith
RBI: SM, Lang 2, Tedesco Mid, Smith 3, Hanna, Vickery, Riester
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall, Tedesco, Melanson Mid, Smith
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Southern Maine, St. Thomas Split Doubleheader
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies exploded
for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to an 8-3 win over the
University of St. Thomas Tommies in the first game of a doubleheader at Tarry
Park in Fort Myers, Florida, Tuesday afternoon.
The Tommies rode the complete-game pitching effort of freshman RHP Ryan
Ashner (Leawood, Kan.) and three hits, including a two-run homer, from senior 3B
Tom Carroll (Sioux City, Iowa) to a 6-1 victory in the second game.
In the opening game St. Thomas broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of runs in the
top of the sixth on a two-run, bases-loaded single by senior OF Luke Sather (St.
Francis, Minn.) to take a 3-1 lead.
Southern Maine came back in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead
for good. Junior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) drove in the first run
with an RBI single. Senior PH Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) plated the
tying and go ahead runs with a double. Junior SS Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New
Brunswick) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the fourth run,
and junior 3B Brian Marshall (Danvers, Mass.), senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford,
Mass.) and senior OF Tyler Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) followed Palmer with
RBI singles.
Senior RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine) picked up the win in relief of
junior starter Ryan Johnston (Littleton, Mass.). Adams did not allow a run in
the final 1.2 innings for his first win of the season. Junior RHP Sean
Lindstrom (Cedar, Minn.), the second of three St. Thomas pitchers, took the
loss.
In the nightcap, Ashner held the Huskies in check through the first six
innings until surrendering a double to Tedesco and an RBI single to junior C Pat
McDonough (Windham, Maine) in the final inning. Ashner allowed just five hits
and one walk while striking out three for his first collegiate win.
Carroll gave the Tommies the lead in the first inning when he followed a
single by freshman OF Jordan Roering (North St. Paul, Minn.) with his first home
run of the season.
St. Thomas added two runs in the fourth on a double steal by senior SS
Matt Buzzell (Rochester, Minn.), who led off the inning with a triple, and
sophomore OF Brett Olson (St. James, Minn.). Olson later scored on a wild
pitch.
Junior LHP Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine) worked the first three-plus
innings and took the loss for the Huskies, evening his record at 1-1.
Southern Maine closes its 10-game Florida swing Wednesday with a single
game against Middlebury College.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Thomas (3-3-1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0
Southern Maine (4-4) 0 0 1 0 0 7 x 8 13 1
Batteries: St. T, Mike Ramthum, Sean Lindstrom (6), Brian Krause (6) and Jim
Nelson.
SM, Ryan Johnston, Ryan Adams (6) and Jon Melanson, Pat McDonough (7).
Winning Pitcher: Adams (W 1-0, 1.2-3-0-0-0-2)
Losing Pitcher: Lindstrom (L 0-1, 0.1-4-5-5-1-1)
2B: SM, Delorme, Stacy, Tedesco St. T, Sather
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Marshall 2, Palmer, Lang, Delorme, A. Lemieux, Tedesco
St. T. Sather 2, Olson.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Marshall 3, Delorme, McDonough
St. T, Carroll, Sather.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (4-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
St. Thomas (4-3-1) 2 0 0 2 1 1 x 6 10 0
Batteries: SM, Jason Thibodeau, Marc Cahill (4), Ryan Adams (6) and Pat
McDonough.
St. T, Ryan Ashner (W 1-0, 7.0-5-1-1-1-3) and Tim Corley.
Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (L 1-1, 3.0-6-4-4-3-4)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux 2, Tedesco St. T, Sather
3B: St. T, Buzzell
HR: St. T, Tom Carroll (1)
RBI: SM, McDonough St. T, Carroll 2, Sather.
Repeat Hitters: SM, A. Lemieux St. T, Carroll 3, Sather, Roering.
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Monday, March 24, 2003
USM Splits Pair of Games in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Senior 1B Paul Tedesco (East Boston, Mass.) had three
hits, including a double and triple, and three RBI to pace a 15-hit attack as the
University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Union College Dutchmen, 13-6, in
the first of two games Monday at Tarry Park in Fort Myers, Florida.
In the second game, senior SS Kyle Bassett's (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) two-out fly
ball was misplayed for an error allowing sophomore LF Eric Hemesath (Dubuque,
Iowa) to score all the way from first base with the winning run as Coe College
edged the Huskies, 3-2.
The split leaves the Huskies with a 3-4 record. They have four games
remaining on their Florida swing, including a doubleheader Tuesday against the
University of St. Thomas.
Against Union, the Huskies broke open a 4-4 game with three runs in the
fourth inning, highlighted by junior OF Brandon Brewer's (Cumberland, Maine) RBI
double followed by a two-run triple by Tedesco.
Southern Maine added three more runs in the fifth on junior 3B Brian
Marshall's (Danvers, Mass.) two-run double and an RBI single by senior RF Tyler
Delorme (Enosburg Falls, Vt.), and three in the sixth on a two-run single by
junior SS Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New Brunswick) and Marshall's groundout.
Freshman LHP Sam Handy (South Burlington, Vt.) went the distance for the
Huskies to pick up his first collegiate victory. Union sophomore starter Frank
Arcuri (Utica, N.Y.) took the loss.
In the second game, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on
Marshall's two-out RBI single.
Coe tied the game in the fifth with an unearned run, and took a 2-1 lead in
the sixth on senior 3B Travis Johnson's (Newton, Iowa) leadoff solo home run.
Southern Maine rallied to tie the game in the seventh when senior C Jon
Melanson (Portland, Maine) was hit by a pitch leading off. Pinch runner Pat
McCarthy (Medford, Mass.) advanced to third on a double by Palmer, and scored on
senior 2B Andy Lang's (New Bedford, Mass.) groundout.
Sophomore RHP Tom Hauck (Mundelein, Illinois) went the distance for Coe to
pick up the win. Freshman Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) was the tough-luck
loser in relief of sophomore starter Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) for Southern
Maine.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union (0-3) 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 12 2
Southern Maine (3-3) 3 0 1 3 3 3 x 13 15 1
Batteries: U, Frank Arcuri, John Kraemer (5), Ryan Guay (6) and Dan Mehleisen.
SM, Sam Handy (1-0, 12-6-3-2-7) and Pat McDonough.
Losing Pitcher: Arcuri (0-1, 4.2-11-10-10-2-0)
2B: SM, Marshall, Brewer, Tedesco U, Brown
3B: SM, Tedesco
HR: U, James Griglun
RBI: SM, Marshall 3, Tedesco 3, Brewer 2, Palmer 2, Delorme, A. Lemieux, Stacy
U, Brown 2, Mehleisen, Griglun, Street.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Delorme 4, Tedesco 3, Lang, Brewer
U, Mehleisen 3, Daigle 3, Brown.
Game Two
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (3-4) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 2
Coe 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 1
Batteries: SM, Erik Kent, Tip Fairchild (6) and Jon Melanson, Pat McDonough (7).
C, Tom Hauck (na, 7.0-5-2-2-2-5) and Ian Cooper.
Losing Pitcher: Fairchild (0-1, 1.2-0-1-0-2-1)
2B: SM, Lang, Palmer
3B: none
HR: C, Travis Johnson
RBI: SM, Lang, Marshall C, Johnson
Repeat Hitters: C, Digmann.
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Sunday, March 23, 2003
UW-Whitewater Comes From Behind to Beat USM, 11-10
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Junior 1B Brady Endl (Jefferson, Wis.) walked with the
bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning to force home the winning run as the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks came from behind to defeat the
University of Southern Maine Huskies, 11-10, in Fort Myers, Florida, Sunday
morning.
The loss was the third straight for the Huskies since they opened their
season with doubleheader sweep of St. Norbert's College. USM will try to regain
its winning ways Monday when its plays a doubleheader against Union College.
The Warhawks, who trailed 10-6 after five innings, pecked away at the
Huskies' lead with a single run in the seventh and two in the eighth to pull
within one. In the ninth, an infield error would prove costly for the Huskies.
With two outs and two on, USM junior LHP Jason Thibodeau (Old Town, Maine)
hit sophomore Dan Gnatzig (Whitewater, Wis.) to load the bases. Senior D.J.
Cartledge (Greenfield, Wis.), who had four hits on the day, singled to bring home
the tying run. Endl followed with a walk that forced in what proved to be the
winning run.
Southern Maine twice had leads in the game. After the Warhawks scored a
single run in the first off USM senior RHP Ryan Adams (Sanford, Maine), the
Huskies came back to post a four-run inning. Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford,
Mass.) ignited the uprising with a two-run single. The third run scored on junior
3B Brian Marshall's (Danvers, Mass.) groundout, and the fourth came in on a wild
pitch.
The Warhawks tied the game in the fourth on an RBI single by senior Travis
Van Zile (Reedsburg, Wis.), and took a 6-4 lead with two unearned runs in the
fifth. Freshman Josh Shere (Janesville, Wis.) plated the first run in the fifth
with an RBI single and the second scored on a wild pitch.
The Huskies exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fifth as they sent 11
men to the plate against junior starter Ryan Callahan (Janesville, Wis.) and
senior reliever Randy Borgardt (Racine, Wis.). Junior OF Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) started the rally with a two-run single. With two outs, the
Huskies got another two-run single from junior C Pat McDonough (Windham, Maine) to
retake the lead, followed by RBI singles from junior SS Drew Palmer (Rothesay, New
Brunswick) and junior OF Colin Loveless (South Paris, Maine) to make it 10-6.
Borgardt would settle down after getting the final out of the inning to pitch
four scoreless innings and pick up the win. Thibodeau was tagged for the loss.
Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wisconsin-Whitewater 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 11 15 1
Southern Maine (2-3) 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 14 2
Batteries: UWW, Ryan Callahan, Randy Borgardt (5) and Dan Schrum.
SM, Ryan Adams, Pat Liddy (4), Tip Fairchild (6), Jason Thibodeau (9), Ryan
Johnston (9) and Pat McDonough.
Winning Pitcher: Borgardt (na, 5.0-6-3-0-1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Thibodeau (1-1, 0.2-1-2-0-2-0)
2B: SM, A. Lemieux UWW, Endl, Misora
3B: UWW, Endl
HR: none
RBI: SM, Lang 2, Brewer 2, McDonough 2, Loveless, Marshall, Palmer
UWW, Endl 3, Shere 3, Van Zile, Cartledge, Schrum, Newcomer.
Repeat Hitters: USM, Loveless, Lang, Brewer, Delorme, McDonough, Palmer.
UWW, Cartledge 4, Van Zile 3, Endl, Shere, Misora.
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Saturday, March 22, 2003
Southern Maine to Play Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sunday
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies will play the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a single game Sunday (March 23) starting
at 9:00 a.m.
The contest replaces Saturday's rained out game between USM and the
College of Wooster.
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Saturday, March 22, 2003
Southern Maine-Wooster Rained Out
GORHAM, Maine -- Today’s scheduled baseball game between the University
of Southern Maine Huskies and the College of Wooster (Wooster, Ohio) in Fort
Myers, Florida, has been rained out. It will not be rescheduled.
Southern Maine, 2-2 on the season, is next scheduled to play on Monday
(March 24) when the Huskies plays a doubleheader with Union College.
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Friday, March 21, 2003
Otterbein Sweeps Southern Maine, 7-4 and 10-5
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Otterbein College Cardinals pounded out 26 hits
against five University of Southern Maine Huskies pitchers en route to a
doubleheader sweep Friday night in Fort Myers, Florida. The Cardinals took the
first game 7-4 behind the complete game pitching effort of sophomore Robert
Benjamin (Powell, Ohio). In the nightcap, Otterbein rode a 15-hit attack led by
sophomore OF Eric Heminger (Hilliard, Ohio) to a 10-5 win.
The doubleheader sweep improved the Cardinals record to 2-1. Southern
Maine slipped to 2-2. Southern Maine is scheduled to play the College of
Wooster Saturday morning (9:00 a.m.) in Fort Myers.
In the opening game, Otterbein jumped all over USM senior RHP Pat Liddy
(Wilton, Maine) for five runs in the first two innings. Back-to-back triples by
Heminger and junior OF Tory Allen (Valrico, Fla.) resulted in the first run, and
senior INF Jeremy Compton (Dover, Ohio) plated Allen with an RBI single in the
first inning. Allen had a two-run single, and Compton added another RBI single
against Liddy in the Cardinals three-run second inning.
Junior OF Adam Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) had a pair of hits and two RBI
for Southern Maine.
Benjamin allowed eight hits and four walks while striking out seven to
pick up his first win of the season. Liddy worked the first two innings for USM
allowing seven hits and five runs.
In the nightcap, Otterbein broke a 3-3 tie in the third inning, scoring
three times. Sophomore OF Matt Hunter (Norwalk, Ohio) had the big hit, a two-
run homer. Junior Brian Meyer (North Royalton, Ohio) also had an RBI single.
The Cardinals added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth and sixth
innings.
Heminger finished the game with a double, two singles and an RBI. Senior
Scott Mader (Dayton, Ohio) had a pair of doubles and a single. Allen, Hunter
and Meyer also had a pair of hits for the Cardinals.
Senior 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, Mass.) and junior 3B |
