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Monday, June 13, 2005
Fairchild Named to All-ECAC Second Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior right-handed pitcher Tip Fairchild (Monmouth,
Maine/Monmouth Academy) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team
have been name to the 2005 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III
New England Baseball All-Star second team that was announced today following
voting by the region's baseball head coaches.
This is the second straight year that Fairchild has been named to the All-
ECAC team. He was a first team selection last year.
A third team All-American in 2004, Fairchild finished the 2005 season with a
5-2 record and a 1.90 ERA despite missing two-and-a-half weeks with an injury. He
worked 50.0 innings, allowing 44 hits and seven walks while striking out 66.
Opponents batted just .229 against him for the season. He was at his finest April
16 when he threw a six-hit shutout against nationally ranked Eastern Connecticut
State University.
A recent 12th round draft pick of the Houston Astros (347th overall),
Fairchild also batted .344 (32 for 93) with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, two
triples, three home runs and 18 RBI.
Southern Maine finished the season 25-14 overall and 9-5 in the conference.
The Huskies were the third seed in the Little East tournament and went 1-2 in the
six-team, double-elimination event.
2005 ECAC Division III New England Baseball All-Star Team
First Team
P - Ryan DePietro, Jr., Eastern Connecticut State
C - Andrew Fries, Sr., Trinity College
1B - Tamayo Manzanillo, Sr., Suffolk University
2B - Chris Haddad, Sr., Salve Regina University
3B - Jeff Natale, Sr., Trinity College
SS - Zach Schonberg, Jr., Amherst College
OF - Steve Smith, Fr., Bridgewater State College
OF - Eric Cirella, Sr., Salve Regina
OF - Mike Maguire, Sr., Suffolk University
OF - Chris Mahoney, Sr., Western New England
DH - Christian Perry, Sr., Bridgewater State
Second Team
P - Joe Vladeck, Jr., Amherst College
P - Tip Fairchild, Jr., Southern Maine
C - Ted Dziuba, Jr., Babson College
1B - Bear Dunn, Sr., Worcester State
2B - Ryan Kravontka, Fr., Western New England College
3B - Zach Mehrbach, Jr., Eastern Connecticut State College
SS - Alex Hurley, So., Johnson & Wales
OF - Ryan Armstrong, Jr., Middlebury College
OF - Rob Cipolla, Sr., Wheaton College
OF - Chris Higgins, Sr., Rhode Island College
DH - Matt Bishop, Endicott College
Player of the Year - Jeff Natale, Sr., Trinity College
Pitcher of the Year - Ryan DePietro, Jr., Eastern Connecticut State
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Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Fairchild Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 12th Round.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Contact: Paul Sweeney, NEIBA Publicist
Phone: 617/627-3586
2005 ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III BASEBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Forty-nine players from 24 teams were named to the 2005
All-New England First, Second and Third teams announced by the New England
Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) today.
Eastern Connecticut State University, Western New England College and Wheaton
College each had four players voted to the three teams. Fifteen schools in all had
more than one player recognized.
Trinity senior 3B Jeff Natale was picked as the NEIBA's Division III Player
of the Year. Entering the NCAA Tournament this week, he is hitting .442 with six
home runs and 46 RBI. Eastern Connecticut junior Ryan DiPietro (8-1, 1.66 era, 89
Ks) was chosen as Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season.
Coach of the Year Bill Decker from Trinity College was also picked for the
second straight year after sharing the award last season. The Bantams are 31-7 and
are making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance.
FIRST TEAM
DH - Mark Baumer, Jr., Wheaton
C - Derek McIntosh, Sr., Saint Joseph's (ME)
1B - Tamayo Manzanillo, Sr., Suffolk
2B - Ryan Kravontka, Fr., Western New England
3B - Jeff Natale, Sr., Trinity
SS - Tom Koch, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
OF - Keith Renaud, Fr., Becker
OF - Eric Cirella, Sr., Salve Regina
OF - Chris Mahoney, Sr., Western New England
OF - Steve Smith, Fr., Bridgewater State
UT - Zach Mehrbach, Jr., Eastern Connecticut
P - Thomas "Tip" Fairchild, Jr., Southern Maine
P - Ryan DiPietro, Jr., Eastern Connecticut
P - Greg Talpey, Jr., Trinity
P - Charlie Furbush, Fr., Saint Joseph's (ME)
SECOND TEAM
DH - Greg Hickey, Sr., Tufts
C - Ted Dziuba, Jr., Babson
C - John Grainger, So., Keene State
1B - Bear Dunn, Sr., Worcester State
2B - Dave Riester, Sr., Middlebury
2B - Wayne Duggan, Jr., MIT
3B - Jeff LaHair, Jr., Worcester State
SS - Zach Schonberger, Jr., Amherst
OF - Ryan Armstrong, Jr., Middlebury
OF - Chris Higgins, Sr., Rhode Island College
OF - Mike Maguire, Sr., Suffolk
OF - Keith Cooper, Sr., Wheaton
UT - Chris Haddad, Sr., Salve Regina
P - Bryan Lambert, Sr., Brandeis
P - Jason Connelly, Jr., Western New England
P - Joe Vladeck, Jr., Amherst
P - Matt Ponte, Sr., Wheaton
THIRD TEAM
DH - Christian Perry, Sr., Bridgewater State
C - Charlie Engasser, Sr., Bates
C - Kyle Zeller, Jr., MIT
1B - Greg Allain, Sr., Endicott
2B - Chandler Barnard, Fr., Trinity
3B - Josh Santry, Sr., Amherst
SS - Matt Batchelder, Jr., Suffolk
OF - Brett Bodine, Sr., Johnson & Wales
OF - Jay Houser, Jr., Bridgewater State
OF - Jared Lemieux, Jr., Bowdoin
OF - Rob Cipolla, Sr., Wheaton
UT - Matt Bishop, Jr., Endicott
P - Aaron Narva, So., Tufts
P - Chris Anderson, Fr., Western New England
P - Dan Howard, Sr., Johnson & Wales
P - Ben O'Brien, Sr., Eastern Connecticut
P - Brad Mountain, So., Eastern Nazarene
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jeff Natale, Trinity
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Ryan DiPietro, Eastern Connecticut
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Decker, Trinity
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Monday, May 16, 2005
Fairchild, Skeffington Named to All-Little East Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior pitcher Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine/Monmouth
Academy) and freshman outfielder Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass./Everett HS) of
the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team have been name to the 2005
All-Little East Conference Baseball first team that was announced today following
voting by the conference's eight baseball head coaches.
This is the second straight year that Fairchild has been named to the All-
Little East team. He was a second team selection last year.
Both players won weekly awards during the 2005 season. Fairchild was named
the LEC Pitcher of the Week on back-to-back weeks (April 11 and April 18) while
Skeffington was picked as the LEC Rookie of the Week one time (May 2).
A third team All-American in 2004, Fairchild finished the season 5-2 with a
1.90 ERA despite missing two-and-a-half weeks with an injury. He worked 50.0
innings, allowing 44 hits and seven walks while striking out 66. Opponents batted
just .229 against him for the season. He was at his finest April 16 when he threw
a six-hit shutout against nationally ranked Eastern Connecticut State University.
One of the Huskies' top hitters, Fairchild batted .344 (32 for 93) with 22
runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 18 RBI.
The Huskies' starting center fielder in his rookie season, Skeffington led
the team in batting with a .406 average (41 for 101). He had seven doubles, one
triple, five home runs, 23 RBI and led the team with a .644 slugging percentage.
He returned to the Huskies line-up for the LEC tournament after missing the last
two weeks of the regular season and hit .583 (7 for 12) in three games.
Southern Maine finished the season 25-14 overall and 9-5 in the conference.
The Huskies were the third seed in the Little East tournament and went 1-2 in the
six-team, double-elimination event.
2005 Little East Conference Baseball Awards
Player of the Year - Zach Mehrbach, Eastern Connecticut State University
Pitcher of the Year - Ryan DiPietro, Eastern Connecticut State University
Rookie of the Year - Joe Esposito, Eastern Connecticut State University
Coach of the Year - Ken Howe, Keene State College
First Team All-Little East Conference
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Leon Galemba Senior Eastern Connecticut State
Catcher John Granger Sophomore Keene State College
First Base Matt Brannon Senior Rhode Island College
Second Base Mike Masseur Senior Keene State College
Shortstop Tom Koch Senior Eastern Connecticut State
Third Base Zach Mehrbach Junior Eastern Connecticut State
Outfield Chris Higgins Senior Rhode Island College
Outfield Jason Pekrul Senior Eastern Connecticut State
Outfield Eddie Skeffington Freshman University of Southern Maine
Pitcher Tip Fairchild Junior University of Southern Maine
Pitcher Ryan DiPietro Junior Eastern Connecticut State
Relief Pitcher Ben O'Brien Senior Eastern Connecticut State
Second Team All-Little East Conference
Position Name Class Institution
Designated Hitter Jim Connell Freshman Rhode Island College
Catcher Tim Henault Sophomore Rhode Island College
First Base Chris DeSantis Junior Eastern Connecticut State
Second Base Evan Tardugno Sophomore Univ. of Massachusetts Boston
Shortstop Chris Kaplan Senior Western Connecticut State
Third Base Mike Yagmin Junior Univ. of Massachusetts Boston
Outfield Jeremy Shilling Junior Keene State College
Outfield Eben McKnight Senior Western Connecticut State
Outfield Marc Garofalo Junior Eastern Connecticut State
Pitcher Joe Esposito Freshman Eastern Connecticut State
Pitcher Brian Krost Junior Western Connecticut State
Relief Pitcher Greg Ford Freshman Keene State College
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Friday, May 13, 2005
Eastern Connecticut Eliminates Southern Maine at LEC Tournament
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- The Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors
scored four unearned runs in the top of the eighth inning to snap a 5-5 tie and
went on to a 9-5 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an
elimination game in the 2005 Little East Conference Baseball Championship
Tournament being played at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The Warriors stay alive in the double-elimination tournament and will play
Rhode Island College, the lone unbeaten team left in the tournament, tonight at
7:00 p.m. Eastern Connecticut is now 30-12 overall. Southern Maine, which lost
its second straight game after opening with a 4-2 win over Western Connecticut, is
eliminated from the tournament and ends its season 25-14 overall.
In the decisive eighth inning, the Huskies appeared to get out of a two-out,
bases loaded jam, but an infield error allowed two runs to score. Junior OF Marc
Garofalo (South Kingstown, R.I.) followed with a double into the left-center field
gap to plate the final two runs.
Southern Maine made it interesting in the ninth, loading the bases on three
singles, but sophomore 2B Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) flied out to deep center field
to end the ball game.
Garofalo, who had three hits and four RBI in the game, helped the Warriors
get off to a fast start. Senior OF Jason Pekrul (Berlin, Conn.) led off the game
with a double off of USM junior right-hander Brett Rogers (Orr's Island, Maine),
and senior SS Tom Koch (Warwick, R.I.) singled him home. A walk to junior 3B
Brett Mehrbach (Lyme, N.H.) ended Rogers day, and junior RHP Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) came on for the Huskies. Garofalo greeted Fairchild with a
triple down the right field line to score Koch and Mehrbach. Garofalo later
scored on a passed ball to make it 4-0.
USM came back to tie the game with four runs in the fourth. Ganley knocked
in the first run with an infield single. Sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood,
Mass.) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force home a run. Sophomore
LHP Matt Cremins (Stoughton, Mass.) was brought on to face left-handed hitting
sophomore OF Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine). The strategy backfired as Bourque
pulled a double into the right field corner scoring two runs.
Mehrbach led off the Eastern Connecticut fifth with a double and scored on a
one-out single by senior DH Leon Galemba (Fairfield, Conn.).
USM tied the game at 5-5 in the seventh as freshman OF Eddie Skeffington
(Everett, Mass.) doubled with one out and scored on Fairchild's two-out single.
Skeffington paced the Huskies' offense with four hits. Fairchild and
freshman 3B Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) each had a pair of hits. Pekrul and
Garofalo each had three hits for the Warriors.
Senior RHP Ben O'Brien (Montville, Conn.), who came on in the seventh after
Fairchild's single, went the final 2.1 innings to get the win. Sophomore RHP Pat
Foley (Norwood, Mass.), who came on in the eighth for the Huskies, was the tough-
luck loser. Fairchild was outstanding in long relief, going 7.0 innings. He
allowed nine hits, one earned run and struck out eight.
At Mansfield. Conn. 123 456 789 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (30-12) 400 010 040 9 13 1
Southern Maine (25-14) 000 400 100 5 12 2
Batteries: EC, Joe Esposito, Matt Cremins (4), Trey Bongiovanni (4), Ben O'Brien
(7) and Matt Cooney. SM, Brett Rogers, Tip Fairchild (1), Pat Foley (8) and
Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: O'Brien (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Foley (2-3)
Doubles: EC, Pekrul 2, Mehrbach, Garofalo SM, Bourque, Skeffington, McGraw
Triples: EC, Garofalo
Home Runs: none
RBI: EC, Garofalo 4, Koch, Galemba SM, Bourque 2, Vardaro, Fairchild, Ganley
Repeat Hitters: EC, Pekrul 3, Garofalo 3, Koch, Galemba
SM, Skeffington 4, Fairchild, McGraw
Little East Conference Tournament
At ECSU Baseball Stadium Mansfield, Conn.
Wednesday, May 11
Game One #1 Eastern Connecticut 5 #6 UMass Boston 1
Game Two #5 Rhode Island College 8 #2 Keene State 3
Game Three #3 Southern Maine 4 #4 Western Connecticut 2
Thursday, May 12
Game Four #6 UMass Boston 6 #2 Keene State 0
Game Five #4 Western Connecticut 5 #1 Eastern Connecticut 4
Game Six #5 Rhode Island College 7 #3 Southern Maine 4
Friday, May 13
Game Seven #1 Eastern Connecticut 9 #3 Southern Maine 5
Game Eight UMass Boston vs. Western Connecticut 3:30
Game Nine Rhode Island College vs. Eastern Connecticut 7:00
Saturday, May 14
Game Ten tba 12:00
Game 11 if necessary 4:00
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Thursday, May 12, 2005
Rhode Island College Upsets Southern Maine 7-4
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Freshman 2B Peter Olson (North Providence, R.I.) hit
a two-run double and later scored during a five-run sixth-inning rally that
lifted the fifth-seeded Rhode Island College Anchormen to a 7-4 upset win over
the third-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies in the second day of play
at the Little East Conference Baseball Tournament being played at the ECSU
Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The win leaves the Anchormen, 17-19 overall, as the only unbeaten team
remaining in the double-elimination tournament. Southern Maine, now 25-13
overall, falls into the losers bracket needing to win twice Friday to stay
alive. Other results Thursday included sixth-seeded UMass Boston shutting out
second-seeded Keene State College, 6-0, in an elimination game, and fourth-
seeded Western Connecticut State University staved off elimination by beating
top-seeded Eastern Connecticut 5-4.
Friday’s schedule has Eastern Connecticut playing Southern Maine at 12:00
p.m., followed by UMass Boston taking on Western Connecticut at 3:30 p.m. Rhode
Island College plays the winner of the ECSU-USM game at 7:00 p.m.
Olson doubled into the left-center field gap to score senior 3B Chris
Smaldone (Johnston, R.I.) and senior SS Jamie Aldoupolis (Ashland, Mass.), both
who had walked. Olson moved to third on an infield error and scored on a double
by senior OF Chris Higgins (Swansea, Mass.). Sophomore C Tim Henault (East
Greenwich, R.I.), who reached on the error, scored on an RBI single by freshman
1B Jim Connell (Smithfield, R.I.). Higgins would score the final run on a wild
pitch.
Southern Maine threatened in the seventh and eighth innings, but was unable
to push across any runs. Senior DH/P Matt Brannon (Cranston, R.I.) came on for
the Anchormen to get the final out in the eighth, then retired the side in order
in the ninth for his second save of the season.
The Anchormen, who have never won the LEC tournament, took a 2-0 lead in
the second inning on an RBI double by Smaldone and an RBI single from
Aldoupolis.
Senior OF Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) and freshman DH Eddie
Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) had back-to-back RBI singles for USM in the third
to tie the game. The Huskies took a 4-2 lead in the fourth on back-to-back RBI
doubles from sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) and sophomore OF Ryan
Bourque (Sanford, Maine).
Junior RHP Wade Briggs (Woonsocket, R.I.), who worked in and out of trouble
all night for the Anchormen, went seven innings to pick up his third win of the
season. Sophomore Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine), the first of four USM hurlers, was
tagged with the loss.
Southern Maine out hit Rhode Island College, 13-8. Sophomore 2B Joe Ganley
(Keene, N.H.) paced the Huskies’ attack with three singles. Vardaro, Bourque
and Brewer each had two hits.
At Mansfield, Conn. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (25-13) 002 200 000 4 13 3
Rhode Island College (17-19) 020 005 00X 7 8 0
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Erik Kent (6), Tip Fairchild (6), Pat Foley (7)
and Max Arsenault. RIC, Wade Briggs, Eric Fama (8), Matt Brannon (8) and Tim
Henault.
Winning Pitcher: Briggs (3-2) Losing Pitcher: Armandi (5-2)
Doubles: SM, Vardaro, Arsenault RIC, Olson, Higgins, Smaldone
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, Vardaro, Arsenault, Brewer, Skeffington
RIC, Olson 2, Higgins, Connell, Smaldone, Aldoupolis
Repeat Hitters: SM, Ganley 3, Vardaro, Bourque, Brewer
RIC, Olson, Connell, Aldoupolis
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Brewer Homers to Lift USM Past Western Connecticut, 4-2
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Senior 1B Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) hit a
two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to snap a 2-2 tie and lift the
third-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-2 victory over the
fourth-seeded Western Connecticut State University Colonials in a first round
game of the double-elimination Little East Conference Baseball Championship
Tournament being played at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The win was the third straight for the Huskies and improved their overall
record to 25-12. USM will play fifth-seeded Rhode Island College Thursday night
in a second round game. Rhode Island College upset second-seeded Keene State
College, 8-3, in an earlier game Wednesday afternoon. Western Connecticut must
beat top seeded Eastern Connecticut State University, a 5-1 winner Wednesday
over the University of Massachusetts Boston, to stay alive. UMass Boston plays
Keene State in an elimination game Thursday.
With one out in the bottom of the eighth, USM sophomore C Max Arsenault
(Boothbay, Maine) hit a double to center field to get into scoring position.
After a routine fly out, Brewer came to the plate and drove a 2-0 pitch from
junior Zane Honious (Wallingford, Conn.) over the center-field fence for his
sixth homer of the season.
Junior right-hander Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine), making just his second
appearance since being injured April 24 against Western Connecticut, picked up
the win in relief of sophomore left-hander Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.).
Fairchild (5-2) received some stellar defensive help in the ninth inning as
junior OF Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) made a fine running catch in the
outfield and doubled off a Western Connecticut base runner at second base to end
the game.
Fairchild went 1.1 innings, striking out two, walking one and did not allow
a hit. Bergeron went 7.2 innings, surrendering six hits and four walks while
fanning a season-high 11.
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as the first of two doubles
by Arsenault scored sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) who had walked.
Freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.), playing in his first game in 11
days, hit a solo home run in the second inning to make it 2-0.
The Colonials tied the game in the fourth inning on a two-out, two-run
double by senior DH T.J. Tarantino (Rutherford, N.J.). Western had an
opportunity to take the lead in the sixth, but Bergeron got out of a two-out,
first-and-third situation by picking junior C Adam Kaplan (Stratford, Conn.) off
first base.
Honious pitched brilliantly for the Colonials after serving up
Skeffington’s fifth homer of the season in the second inning. He allowed only
two hits, a single to Skeffington in the fourth and a bunt single to Lemieux in
the seventh, between the third and seventh innings.
Arsenault, Brewer and Skeffington each had two hits for the Huskies. Adam
Kaplan was the lone repeat hitter for the Colonials.
At Mansfield, Conn. 123 456 789 R H E
Western Connecticut (16-21) 000 200 000 2 6 0
Southern Maine (25-12) 110 000 02X 4 8 0
Batteries: WC, Zane Honious and Adam Kaplan SM, Peter Bergeron, Tip
Fairchild (8) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (5-2) Losing Pitcher: Honious (2-2)
Doubles: WC, Tarantino SM, Arsenault 2, Brewer
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (6)
RBI: WC, Tarantino 2 SM, Brewer 2, Arsenault, Skeffington
Repeat Hitters: WC, A. Kaplan SM, Arsenault, Brewer, Skeffington
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Sunday, May 8, 2005
Southern Maine Sweeps UMass Dartmouth, 3-1 and 6-3
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman RHP Kyle Fecteau (Biddeford, Maine) threw seven
solid innings in the second game of a doubleheader to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a sweep of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Corsairs in Little East Conference action Sunday afternoon at Towers Field in
Gorham, Maine. Southern Maine took the opener 3-1 and then used nine-hit effort
to take the nightcap 6-3.
With the pair of wins the Huskies improve to 24-12 overall and 9-5 in the
Little East. Suffering their sixth loss in as many games the Corsairs drop to
10-28 overall and 4-10 in conference action.
Fecteau gave up two runs - one earned - over seven innings to lead the
Huskies to the 6-3 win in the nightcap. He allowed four hits with two walks and
two strikeouts. With the win, Fecteau stands at 2-0.
Sophomore Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass./Norwood) paced USM offensively. He
drove in both of the Huskies runs in the fourth inning when he knocked a two-out
double to left-center field to give USM a 4-0 lead.
The Huskies would increase their advantage to 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth
on an RBI single from sophomore C Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine/Boothbay Region),
before the Corsairs would make a game of it with two runs in the top of the
seventh.
With two outs, UMass Dartmouth sophomore 3B Jason Lamoreaux (Walpole,
Mass./Walpole) singled in the Corsairs first run of the inning to cut the USM lead
to 5-1. The Corsairs then pulled to within three runs when a misplayed ball in
the infield allowed freshman 2B Kevin Narey (Lynn, Mass./Lynn) to come home for an
unearned run. Narey had reached with a single earlier in the inning.
USM got one run back in the eighth when sophomore DH Joe Ganley (Keene,
N.H./Keene) singled to start the inning and came around to score on a hit-batsman,
a stolen base and an error.
UMass Dartmouth tried again to rally in the top of the ninth, plating a run
on an RBI sacrifice fly to centerfield from senior OF Jeremy Robidoux (Charleton,
Mass./Bartlett), but Southern Maine junior RHP Andrew Portwine (Gorham,
Maine/Gorham) forced a ground out to end the inning to earn his first save of the
season.
In the opener, the Huskies parlayed solid pitching efforts from three
different pitchers to earn the 3-1 win. Sophomore RHP Josh Armandi (Jay,
Maine/Jay) started the game for the Huskies, striking out six batters while giving
up two hits and three walks in four innings. Senior RHP Erik Kent (Newburyport,
Mass./Lawrence Academy) cam on to hurl three hitless innings with a strikeout and
a walk. Senior RHP Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) closed the game for
USM to earn the save. Kent picked up the win for the Huskies and is now 3-0 on
the season.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first, USM plated two runs in the bottom of
the inning and added a third run in the seventh to down the Corsairs 3-1.
Vardaro drew a walk to open the inning for Southern Maine, advanced to second
on a single from Arsenault, and moved to third on a fielder's choice from Brewer.
With Brewer and Vardaro on first and third respectively, Vardaro came around to
score on a double-steal as UMass Dartmouth elected to try for Brewer, tying the
score at 1-1. Sophomore C Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) then put the
Huskies ahead 2-1 when hit knocked in Brewer with an RBI single.
Portwine rounded out the scoring for the Huskies in the seventh, driving in
junior OF Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) with a two-out single for the
3-1 final.
Southern Maine returns to action, Wednesday, May 11 in the opening round of
the Little East Conference Tournament. The LEC tournament will be hosted by
Eastern Connecticut State University in Mansfield, Conn. Pairing and game times
are yet to be determined.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (10-27; 4-9) 100 000 000 1 5 1
Southern Maine (23-12; 8-5) 200 000 10X 3 7 0
Batteries: UMD, Will Mahoney and John Macone SM, Josh Armandi, Erik Kent (5),
Brandon Brewer (8) and Joe McGhee
Winning Pitcher: Kent (3-0) Losing Pitcher: Mahoney (3-5)
Doubles: UMD, Hittenger SM, Arsenault
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: UMD, Sullivan SM, McGhee, Portwine
Repeat Hitters: UMD, Robidoux SM, Arsenault
Game 2 123 456 789 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (10-28, 4-10) 000 000 201 3 6 3
Southern Maine (24-12, 9-5) 002 201 01X 6 9 3
Batteries: UMD, Lee Marques, Rob Gleavy (7) and Mike Maclean SM, Kyle Fecteau,
Andrew Portwine (8) and Max Arsenault
Winning Pitcher: Fecteau (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Marques (3-4)
Doubles: SM, Vardaro
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: UMD, Robidoux, Lamoreaux SM, Vardaro 2, Arsenault, Bourque, Brewer
Repeat Hitters: UMD, Narey SM, Lemieux 3, Vardaro, Ganley
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Thursday, May 5, 2005
(Courtesy of Babson Sports Information)
Babson Scores Five in the 9th, Downs USM 8-7
BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Babson College scored five runs in the bottom of
the ninth inning to claim a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory over the
visiting University of Southern Maine in a non-conference baseball contest on
Thursday afternoon.
With the win, the Beavers improved to 17-17 overall, while the Huskies fell
to 22-12.
With the contest tied at 2-2, USM took the lead with three runs in the top
of the fifth, as junior OF Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) hit a two-run
single with one out and sophomore Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) later added a two-out
RBI hit.
Babson answered with an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth that made
it 5-3, but sophomore C Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) led off the top of the
seventh with a solo homer to left to push the Huskies lead back to three.
Freshman 3B Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) singled home senior OF Brandon
Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) in his team's final at-bat to give the Huskies a 7-3
lead heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Babson began its rally with three straight hits, as sophomore OF Billy
Lucas (Atlanta, Ga.), rookie 2B Matt Delaney (Newton, Mass.), and junior C Ted
Dziuba (Wayne, N.J.) each recorded singles off USM sophomore reliever Pat Foley
(Norwood, Mass.). A passed ball allowed Lucas to score, and freshman DH Robbie
Leer (Edina, Minn.) followed with a sacrifice fly to right that plated Delaney
to make it 7-5.
After Foley got the second out, rookie OF Jay Verrill (Auburn, Maine)
recorded his third hit of the game to put runners at the corners. Junior RHP
Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) replaced Foley and loaded the bases with walk to
sophomore 3B Matt Chatterton (Fall River, Mass.). Freshman OF Steve Tahmoush
(Arlington, Mass.) beat out an infield hit, plating Dziuba with the Beavers'
sixth run. Sophomore SS Billy Schmitt (Fairview, N.J.) then won the game for
Babson, lining a single into the left-center field gap that scored Verrill and
Chatterton to clinch the 8-7 victory.
Sophomore Kyle Hammerschmidt (Lawrenceville, N.J.) pitched four innings of
relief to earn the win, giving up just one earned run on three hits as he
improved to 3-2. Dziuba and Delaney joined Verrill with three hits for Babson
McGraw led USM with three hits, while McGhee, Ganley and sophomore OF Ryan
Bourque (Sanford, Maine) each had a pair of hits. Fairchild, playing for the
first time since being hurt April 24, took the loss.
USM returns to action on Saturday hosting the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth in a Little East Conference doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.
At Babson Park, Mass. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (22-12) 011 030 101 7 11 2
Babson (17-17) 200 001 005 8 14 4
Batteries: SM, Brett Rogers, Andrew Portwine (7), Pat Foley (9), Tip Fairchild
(9) and Max Arsenault. B, Jim Burke, Kyle Hammerschmidt (6) and Ted Dziuba
Winning Pitcher: Hammerschmidt (3-2) Losing Pitcher: Fairchild (4-2)
Doubles: B, Verrill 2
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Joe McGhee (1)
RBI: Lemieux 2, McGraw 2, Bourque, McGhee, Ganley B, Schmitt 2, Dziuba,
Leer, Hudspeth, Chatterton, Tahmoush
Repeat Hitters: SM, McGraw 3, Bourque, McGhee, Ganley B, Verrill 3, Dziuba
3, Delaney 3, Lucas
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Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Bergeron Fires a Complete Game to Lead Huskies Past UMass Boston 5-2
QUINCY, Mass. -- Sophomore left-hander Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H./Keene)
fired a complete-game, yielding just two hits, to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 5-2 Little East Conference win over the University
of Massachusetts Boston Beacons Wednesday afternoon in a game played at Eastern
Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 22-11 overall and 7-5 in the Little
East Conference, securing a bid to the LEC Championship Tournament. With the
loss, UMass Boston slips to 13-16 overall and 3-6 in the LEC.
Leading USM to the win, Bergeron scattered two hits over nine innings of
solid work on the mound, fanning eight batters and giving up just one earned run
to pick up his fourth win of the season. Bergeron held the Beacons hitless
until the bottom of the seventh when he surrendered a two-out single junior Mike
Yagmin (New Britain, Conn./Northwest Catholic).
The Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a RBI
single from senior OF Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely), but found
themselves tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the inning after the Beacons capitalized
on a USM error. With one out, sophomore P Evan Tardugno (Methuen,
Mass./Methuen) hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score senior SS Darwin
Gonzalez (Lawrence, Mass./Lawrence) for an unearned run.
Southern Maine reclaimed the lead in the top of the third on two-run home
run from sophomore 1B Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine/Boothbay Region) to pull
ahead 3-1. The round-tripper was the fourth of the season for Arsenault.
With Bergeron silencing the Beacon bats, retiring a string of 10
consecutive batters, the Huskies padded their lead with a run in the sixth
inning. Sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass./Norwood) led off the top of
the sixth with a single to right field and then put himself in scoring position
stealing second for his 11th stolen base of the season. With one out, sophomore
OF Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine/Sanford) knocked in Vardaro with an RBI single
to right field to put the Huskies on top 4-1.
Freshman DH Rich McGrawís (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) sacrifice fly to
left field in the ninth inning put the Huskies firmly ahead 5-1, before Southern
Maine headed into the bottom of the ninth.
In the bottom of the final inning, UMass Boston recorded just its second
hit of the game and scored its second run of the game when senior 1B Paul
Tedesco (East Boston, Mass./Savio Prep) cranked his fourth home-run of the
season over the left field fence to cut the USM lead to 5-2. But, Bergeron
fired right back forcing a ground out and recording his seventh and eighth
strikeouts of the game to end the game and seal the win.
Southern Maine returns to action Thursday, May 5 in a non-conference game
against the Babson College Beavers in Babson Park, Mass. First pitch is slated
for 3:30 p.m. UMass Boston returns to the diamond Thursday at home against LEC
rival Keene State College at 4:00 p.m. for a single nine-inning contest.
At Quincy, Mass. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (22-11, 7-5) 102 001 001 5 9 3
UMass Boston (13-16, 3-6) 100 000 001 2 2 1
Batteries: SM, Peter Bergeron and Joe McGhee UMB, Evan Tardugno and Jeran
Mondalto
Winning Pitcher: SM, Bergeron (4-4) Losing Pitcher: UMB, Tardugno (3-3)
Doubles: SM, Arsenault
Triples: None
Home Runs: SM, Max Arsenault (4) UMB, Paul Tedesco (4)
RBI: SM, Arsenault 2, Bourque, Brewer, McGraw UMB, Tardugno, Tedesco
Repeat Hitters: SM, Arsenault, Brewer
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Monday, May 2, 2005
Eddie Skeffington Named Little East Conference Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman outfielder Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) of
the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team has been selected as the
Little East Conference Rookie of the Week for his play the week of April 25
through May 1. The weekly award was announced Monday afternoon by the conference
media relations office.
Skeffington is the third USM player this season to receive a weekly LEC
citation. Sophomore outfielder Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) was named the Player
of the Week for the period of April 11-17, and junior pitcher Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) was selected as the Pitcher of the Week on two occasions.
Despite missing two games with an injury, Skeffington batted .400 (6 for 15)
in the four games he played, scored four runs, had seven RBI and hit a home run in
three consecutive games. He was 4-for-7 (.571) in the doubleheader against
Plymouth State University before leaving the second game with an injury. He hit
safely in the four games he played, and had multiple-hit games in both ends of the
doubleheader against Plymouth State.
On the season, Skeffington is batting .382 (34 for 89) with 18 runs scored,
six doubles, one triple, four home runs and 21 RBI. He is currently second on the
team in batting and home runs, third in RBI, and leads the Huskies in slugging
percentage (.607).
Southern Maine heads into the final week of the regular season at 21-11
overall and 6-5 in the Little East Conference. The Huskies next game is Wednesday
(May 4) at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The baseball doubleheader between the University of Southern Maine
and Husson College, originally scheduled for Sunday, May 1, at Husson, and moved
to today because the Huskies needed the May 1 date for a conference make-up
doubleheader, has been cancelled. The Huskies' single, nine-inning game with
Bates College, postponed on April 27, has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 8, at
1:00 p.m.
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Sunday, May 1, 2005
Southern Maine, Keene State Split Doubleheader
KEENE, N.H. -- Sophomore right-hander Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine) tossed a
complete game to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeat the Keene
State College Owls 8-4 in the first game of the teams' Little East Conference
baseball doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Owl Stadium in Keene, N.H.
The Owls came back in the second game to tie the game in the eighth inning
and push across the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a bases loaded walk
to freshman Ryan Jones (Nashua, N.H.) to salvage a split of the doubleheader.
The split leaves the Huskies at 21-11 overall and 6-5 in the conference.
Keene State is
20-12 overall and 7-4 in the conference. There is one week left in the regular
season for both teams before the LEC tournament May 11-14.
In the opening game, Armandi scattered seven hits and three walks over nine
innings to earn his fifth win of the season. He did not strike out a batter. It
was his second complete game effort of the season.
The Huskies staked Armandi with an early 2-0 lead on senior OF Brandon
Brewer's (Cumberland, Maine) two-run homer in the first inning. Sophomore 2B Pat
Kinslow (Westbrook, Maine) added to the lead with an RBI single in the second, and
sophomore C Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) made it 4-1 in the fourth with an RBI
single.
Southern Maine added a pair of runs in the fifth and two in the seventh on a
two-run homer by sophomore Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine).
Keene State tried to mount a rally against Armandi in the seventh, scoring
two runs on an RBI double by junior OF Jeremy Schilling (Centerville, Mass.) and
senior OF Matt Orszulak's (Campton, N.H.) groundout. Armandi left the bases
loaded though, getting the final out on a fly to right.
Bourque, Brewer, McGhee and Kinslow all had a pair of hits for the Huskies.
Sophomore John Grainger (Keene, N.H.) was the only repeat hitter for the Owls.
In the nightcap, junior 3B Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine) gave the Huskies a
6-5 lead in the eighth inning with his first home run of the season, but the Husky
bullpen could not hold the lead.
Keene State, which pounded 17 hits off of four USM hurlers, tied the game in
the home half of the inning on an RBI double from freshman OF Greg Ford (Nashua,
N.H.).
The Owls pushed across the winning run in the ninth on two singles, a
sacrifice fielder's choice and Jones' walk.
Grainger gave the Owls the early lead in the second game with a two-run
single in the first. Senior 2B Mike Masseur (Warwick, R.I.) made it 3-0 in the
second with an RBI double that scored Jones.
USM got one back in the third on an RBI single by Bourque, the took a 5-3
lead in the fifth with four runs. Sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.)
plated one run with a double and Brewer drove in the second with a single. Back-
to-back hit batters with the bases loaded produced the last two runs.
Grainger scored a run in the fifth to pull the Owls within one, then tied the
game in the sixth with an RBI single.
Brewer, who came on in relief in the eighth inning, was tagged with the loss.
Ford, who got the final two outs in the ninth inning, picked up his first win for
the Owls.
Vardaro paced the Huskies 12-hit attack with three hits. Grainger had for
hits in the second game, and was 6 for 8 in the doubleheader. Jones and Masseur
each had three hits for the Owls.
Southern Maine's doubleheader with Husson College, scheduled for Monday, has
been cancelled. The Huskies next game will be Wednesday at LEC rival, the
University of Massachusetts Boston. Keene State is off until next Saturday (May
7) when it hosts LEC leading Eastern Connecticut State University for a
doubleheader.
At Keene, N.H. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (21-10, 6-4) 211 020 200 8 12 1
Keene State (19-12; 6-4) 010 010 200 4 7 1
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi and Joe McGhee. KS, Rick Stromgren, Brian
Dimitruk (8), Phil Mabey (9) and John Grainger.
Winning Pitcher: Armandi (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Stromgren (3-1)
Doubles: SM, Vardaro, Bourque, Lemieux KS, Schilling
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (5), Ryan Bourque (3) KS, John Grainger (1)
RBI: SM, Brewer 2, Bourque 2, McGhee 2, Kinslow KS, Orszulak 2, Grainer,
Schilling
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bourque, Brewer, McGhee, Kinslow KS, Grainger
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (21-11, 6-5) 001 040 010 6 12 2
Keene State (20-12, 7-4) 210 011 011 7 17 0
Batteries: SM, Erik Kent, Pat Foley (6), Peter Bergeron (8), Brandon Brewer (8)
and Joe McGhee. KS, Jim Slack, Mike Wiseman (5), Greg Ford (9) and John
Grainger.
Winning Pitcher: Ford (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Brewer (0-2)
Doubles: SM, Vardaro KS, Masseur 2, Jones, Ford, Grainger, Rousseau
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Andrew Portwine (1)
RBI: SM, Portwine 2, Vardaro, Bourque, Brewer, Lemieux KS, Grainger 3, Jones,
Masseur, Ford, Maryanski.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Vardaro 3, Arsenault, Brewer, Lemieux KS, Grainger 4,
Jones 3, Masseur 3, Rousseau, Ford
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Saturday, April 30, 2005
Southern Maine, Plymouth State Split Doubleheader
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior 2B Matt Gabellieri's (Lincoln, R.I.) one-out
sacrifice fly in the ninth inning chased home what proved to be the decisive run
as the Plymouth State University Panthers edged the University of Southern Maine
Huskies 3-2 in the second game of the teams' Little East Conference doubleheader
and salvage a split Saturday in rainy Gorham.
The Huskies used a 17-hit assault in the first game to pound out a 12-7
victory. The split leaves the Huskies 20-10 overall and 5-4 in the conference.
Plymouth State improved to 9-24 overall and 1-9 in the conference.
With one out in the ninth, senior OF Derek Guimond (Lewiston, Maine) worked
USM sophomore reliever Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) for a walk. A wild pitch moved
Guimond to second before Foley walked sophomore DH Trevor Hall (New Boston, N.H.).
Senior 1B-P Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) relieved Foley, and moved the
runners up with another wild pitch before Gabellieri lifted a fly ball to center
field to plate Guimond.
The Huskies had built a 2-0 lead with single runs in the fifth on a double
steal and the seventh on an RBI single by sophomore 2B Pat Kinslow (Westbrook,
Maine). The Panthers tied the game in the eighth on RBI singles by Gabellieri and
sophomore OF Steve Camp (Londonderry, N.H.).
Freshman Steve Wheeler (Lancaster, N.H.) picked up his fourth win of the
season with 4.2 innings of relief work. Foley, the second of three USM hurlers,
took the loss.
In the opening game, USM built a 7-0 lead in the first two innings to take
command. The Huskies sent 11 men to the plate in the second inning, getting six
runs on six hits, a walk and a hit batsman. Junior OF Brent Lemieux (Cumberland,
Maine), who had seven hits in the doubleheader, chased home one run with a single.
Sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) had an RBI single to bring in the
second run, and Lemieux scored the third on a passed ball. Brewer later came
through with a two-run single, and sophomore DH Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.)
followed with an RBI single.
Trailing 8-2 entering the fourth, PSU hung a four-run inning on the board.
Guimond hit a sacrifice fly to bring home the first run, followed by Hall's RBI
single. After a walk, junior C.J. Rousseau (Merrimack, N.H.) smacked a two-run
double.
The Huskies added to their advantage in the sixth as freshman Eddie
Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) slammed a two-run homer, and sophomore Max Arsenault
(Boothbay, Maine) followed with a solo shot.
McGhee and Lemieux paced USM's hitting attack with four hits apiece in the
opener. Vardaro, Skeffington and Arsenault each had two hits. Rousseau, senior
1B Vinny Smith (Alvord, Iowa) and freshman 3B Doug Urquhart (North Andover, Mass.)
each had two hits for PSU.
Junior Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine), the last of three USM pitchers,
picked up the win working 5.1 innings. PSU senior starter John Perkins
(Nottingham, N.H.) was saddled with the loss.
Southern Maine travels to Keene, N.H., tomorrow (Sunday, May 1) to play Keene
State College in an LEC doubleheader. Plymouth State travels to Lyndon State
College for a single non-conference game.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Plymouth State (7-24, 0-9) 002 400 100 7 8 1
Southern Maine (20-9, 5-3) 161 003 01X 12 17 2
Batteries: PS, John Perkins, Scott Cote (2), Ryan Lavallee (3), Ben Pietro (6)
and John Pogorzelski. SM, Brett Rogers, Sam Warner (3), Andrew Portwine (4)
and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Portwine (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Perkins (1-5)
Doubles: PS, Rousseau
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Nick Vardaro (1) Eddie Skeffington (4), Max Arsenault (3)
RBI: PS, Rousseau 2, Smith 2, Guimond, Hall, Urquhart
SM, Vardaro 2, Skeffington 2, Brewer 2, Lemieux 2, McGhee, Arsenault
Repeat Hitters: PS, Rousseau, Smith, Urquhart
SM, McGhee 4, Lemieux 4, Vardaro, Skeffington, Arsenault.
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Plymouth State (8-24, 1-9) 000 000 021 3 5 3
Southern Maine (20-10, 5-4) 000 010 100 2 8 2
Batteries: PS, Jim Van Gyzen, Steve Wheeler (5) and John Pogorzelski.
SM, Kyle Fecteau, Pat Foley (6), Brandon Brewer (9) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Wheeler (4-3) Losing Pitcher: Foley (2-2)
Doubles: PS, Guimond
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: PS, Gabellieri 2, Campo SM, Kinslow
Repeat Hitters: PS, Guimond SM, Lemieux 3, Skeffington
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Friday, April 29, 2005
Baseball, Softball Doubleheaders to Start Early
GORHAM, Maine -- The Department of Athletics at the University of Southern
Maine announced today that the baseball and softball doubleheaders scheduled for
tomorrow (Saturday, April 30) have been changed to earlier starting times.
The Huskies' baseball doubleheader with Little East Conference rival Plymouth
State University will now start at 10:00 a.m.
The softball twinbill with LEC foe Keene State College will begin at 12:00
p.m.
Other home events on Saturday include the men's tennis match with Green
Mountain College that will be played in the field house starting at 11:30 a.m.,
and the men's lacrosse match with Keene State that gets underway at 1:00 p.m. at
Hodgdon Field.
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Thursday, April 28, 2005
Huskies Score Two in Ninth, Down Monks 10-8
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored a pair of
runs in the top of the ninth inning to break an 8-8 tie and went on to defeat the
St. Joseph's College Monks 10-8 in a non-conference game played Thursday in
Gorham.
The game was originally scheduled to be a night game at St. Joseph's, but was
moved to USM due to all the rain. Southern Maine improved to 19-9 overall with
the win. St. Joseph's drops to 23-9. The teams split their home-and-home series
for the season.
In the ninth inning, the Huskies put runners at the corners on a walk to
sophomore DH Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) and a single by senior 1B Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine). Sophomore C Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) beat out an
infield single to bring in McGhee. After a hit batter loaded the bases, freshman
OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) lifted a sacrifice fly to score Brewer.
The Huskies appeared to be in command of the game, taking an 8-4 lead in the
seventh on an RBI triple by Arsenault and a squeeze bunt by junior OF Brent
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine).
St. Joseph's pulled within one with three in the bottom of the seventh on an
RBI single by junior 3B Nick Arno (Windham, Maine), an infield error and an RBI
fielder's choice by senior OF Andy Exley (Portland, Maine).
The Monks tied the game in the eighth inning when junior DH Andy Cieslak
(Windham, Maine) drove in senior OF Derek McIntosh (Auburn, Maine) from third with
a fielder's choice.
Southern Maine opened the game with a run in the first inning on Brewer's RBI
single. The Monks came back in their half of the inning to take a 2-1 lead on an
RBI groundout by freshman 1B Charlie Furbush (South Portland, Maine) and a bases
loaded walk to senior C Jake Rodden (Somersworth, N.H.).
The Monks extended their advantage to 3-1 in the fourth on Exley's RBI
single.
A sacrifice fly by sophomore OF Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) and an RBI
single by McGhee tied the game for USM in the fifth. The Huskies took their first
lead of the game with three runs in the sixth. Skeffington hit a two-run homer,
and sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) scored before Bourque was put out
on a double-steal attempt.
Sophomore Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine), the fourth of four pitchers for USM,
picked up his fourth win of the season with 1.2 innings of relief work. Senior
Jack Hughes (Dudley, Mass.), the last of four St. Joseph's hurlers, was tagged
with the loss.
Southern Maine returns to the diamond on Saturday for a Little East
Conference doubleheader against Plymouth State University. St. Joseph's will be
at home on Friday for a non-conference game against Rivier College.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (19-9) 100 023 202 10 10 3
St. Joseph's (Me.) (23-9) 200 101 310 8 10 2
Batteries: SM, Brett Rogers, Peter Bergeron (1), Pat Foley (7), Josh Armandi (8)
and Max Arsenault. St. J, Ben Cutter, Dan Enman (5), Billy Chapman (7), Jack
Hughes (8) and Jake Rodden.
Winning Pitcher: Armandi (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Hughes (0-1)
Doubles: St. J, L, Enman
Triples: SM, Arsenault
Home Runs: SM, Eddie Skeffington (3)
RBI: SM, Skeffington 3, Arsenault 2, Bourque, McGhee, Brewer, Lemieux
St. J, Exley 2, Clapp, Furbush, Cieslak, Rodden, Arno, Schools.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Vardaro, McGhee, Brewer, Arsenault
St. J, L. Enman 3, Exley, McIntosh
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
USM Athletic Schedule Changes
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Athletic Department
announced the following athletics schedule changes for today (Wednesday, April 27)
due to the inclement weather in the region.
The baseball game with Bates College has been postponed. No make-up date was
announced.
The women's lacrosse match with Thomas College has been postponed and will
not be rescheduled.
It was also announced that the men's tennis match with Thomas College, set
for Saturday, April 30, has been cancelled. Southern Maine will host Green
Mountain College on Saturday starting at 11:30 a.m. Following the match, the
Huskies will travel to Danbury, Conn., to play Western Connecticut State
University in a rescheduled Little East Conference match on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Southern Maine Downs Bowdoin 8-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) hit a two-
run homer in the third inning to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies
down the Bowdoin College Polar Bears 8-2 Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference
game played at Gorham.
The win snapped the Huskies' three-game losing skid, and improved their
overall record to 18-9. Bowdoin, which had won its last three games, fell to
15-10 overall. The game was a late addition to the schedules for both teams.
The Huskies took the lead from the outset plating a pair of runs in the first
inning. A one-out walk to sophomore OF Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine), a stolen
base and a two-out double by senior 1B-P Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine)
produced the first run. Brewer later scored on an RBI single by C Max Arsenault
(Boothbay, Maine).
Skeffington hit his second home run of the season to left-center field with
two outs in the third inning. The blast followed a single by junior OF Brent
Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) and made it 4-0.
Bowdoin got one back in the fourth as USM senior right-hander Erik Kent
(Newburyport, Mass.) walked the first three batters he faced. The Polar Bear run
came home on a double play, and Kent escaped further damage striking out the next
hitter.
Southern Maine added three unearned runs in the sixth inning on a two-run
double by Bourque, who later scored the third run on an infield error.
Kent hurled the first five innings, allowing just one hit and three walks
while striking out four. He picked up his second win of the season against no
losses. Brewer pitched three innings and junior Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine)
pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Junior Mark Bulger (Delmar, N.Y.) started on the hill for the Polar Bears,
going five innings. He was tagged with the loss. Junior OF Ricky Leclerc
(Manchester, N.H.) was the lone repeat hitter in the game with a pair of singles.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Bowdoin (15-10) 000 100 010 2 7 4
Southern Maine (18-9) 202 003 00X 8 8 2
Batteries: B, Mark Bulger, Ryan Turgeon (6), Tom McMahon (6), Trevor Powers (8)
and Mike Buckley, Jon Rosenthal (7).
SM, Erik Kent, Brandon Brewer (6), Andrew Portwine (9) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Kent (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Bulger (1-3)
Doubles: SM, Bourque, Brewer
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Eddie Skeffington (2)
RBI: B, Koperniak SM, Skeffington 2, Bourque 2, Brewer, Arsenault
Repeat Hitters: B, Leclerc
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Monday, April 25, 2005
USM Athletic Department Announces Schedule Updates
GORHAM, Maine -- Due to the inclement weather this past weekend, the
University of Southern Maine Athletics Department has announce the following
schedule changes.
The Huskies baseball doubleheader at Keene State College, originally slated
for Saturday, April 23, has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 1, starting at 12:00
p.m. The May 1 doubleheader between the Huskies and Husson College, at Husson,
has been postponed. Officials are looking into a possible make-up date.
The softball doubleheader at Eastern Connecticut State University, originally
scheduled for this past weekend, will be played Sunday, May 1, at Howard Spector
Field in Willimantic, Conn., beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The women's lacrosse game with Plymouth State University that was stopped in
the first half due to unplayable field conditions has been rescheduled for Sunday,
May 1, at USM's Hodgdon Field. Game time is 1:00 p.m.
The men's tennis match at Western Connecticut State University, originally
set for Saturday, April 23, was moved to Sunday, May 1, at Western Connecticut.
Attempts are being made to reschedule the match with Green Mountain College,
originally scheduled for that date.
The men's lacrosse game with Daniel Webster, rescheduled to Thursday, April
28, has been cancelled.
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Sunday, April 24, 2005
(Courtesy of Western Connecticut Sports Information)
Western Connecticut Sweeps Southern Maine
DANBURY, CT - The Western Connecticut State University Colonials baseball
team shook things up in the Little East Conference with a doubleheader sweep of
University of Southern Maine Huskies Sunday afternoon, 8-6 and 9-8, at Westside
Field in Danbury, Conn.
The sweep gives the Colonials six wins in their last seven games, and
improved their record to 11-13 overall and 4-3 in the conference. The Huskies
have lost three straight games to slide to 17-9 overall and 4-3 in the LEC.
In the nightcap, the Colonials came all the way back after trailing 8-0 in
the sixth inning. DJ Mulhall (Stratford, CT), who came into the twinbill two hits
shy of tying WestConn's career hit record, waited until the most opportune time to
deliver that coveted base hit.
Mulhall capped off the comeback with a single to left center field with one
out in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game-winning hit was set up when Matt
Gardiner (Terryville, CT), who went 4-for-6 in the doubleheader, led off the
inning with a single. Gardiner moved over to second when Steven Schwartz
(Patterson, NY) worked a walk. Kevin Darcey (Levittown, NY) advanced both runners
with a sacrifice bunt. Southern Maine set up a force at all bases with an
intentional walk to Nick Parker (Old Saybrook, CT). After fouling off several
pitches off lefty reliever Peter Bergeron (Keene, NH), Mulhall singled to short
left field, plating Gardiner with the winning run.
Mulhall now has 146 hits, tying WCSU Hall of Famer Phil Colla who played for
the Colonials in 1987-89 and 1991.
The Huskies had built their lead scoring two runs in the second inning on a
fielder's choice and a double steal, two more in the third on an RBI double by
Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) who later scored on a passed ball, and four in the
sixth on a bases-clearing double by Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine) and an
infield error.
Tim DeJohn (Plainville, CT) picked up the win after hurling a scoreless ninth
inning. Bergeron, who came on in the eighth, took the loss and falls to 3-4 on
the year.
In the opener, WestConn came back from a 6-5 deficit with single runs in the
sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
For the Colonials in the bottom of the sixth, Darcey reach on a one-out
single then later stole second base. Mulhall then reached on an infield error as
Darcey continued around to score from second on the play.
One inning later, Andy Powers (Stratford, CT) drove in what proved to be the
game-winning run when he reached on a fielder's choice to plate TJ Tarantino
(Rutherford, NY), who doubled with one out in the frame.
The Colonials added an insurance run in the eight on an RBI double from co-
captain Chris Kaplan (Stratford, CT).
After spotting the Colonials a 2-0 lead in the first, the Huskies tied the
game in the third on a two-run homer by Bourque. USM fell behind 5-3 in the
fifth, but came back in the sixth to score three times. Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.)
had an RBI single and the final two runs came in on an outfield error.
WestConn's Brian Krost (Stamford, CT) pitched a complete game for the
victory. He evens his record on the season at 3-3 after he allowed six runs,
three of them earned, on five hits. Krost struck out nine and walked five while
throwing 157 pitches.
Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) took the loss in the opener for the Huskies He
falls to 2-1 on the year.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday when Bates College comes to
Gorham for a 3:00 p.m game. Western Connecticut hosts Mount St. Vincent at
Westside Field this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
At Danbury, Conn. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (17-8; 4-2) 002 013 000 6 5 3
Western Connecticut (10-13; 3-3) 100 031 11X 8 11 3
Batteries: SM, Josh Armandi, Pat Foley (6) and Max Arsenault. WC, Brian Krost
and Matt Gardiner.
Winning Pitcher: Krost (3-3) Losing Pitcher: Foley (2-1)
Doubles: WC, McKnight, Kaplan, Taratino, Gardiner
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Ryan Bourque
RBI: SM, Bourque 2, Ganley WC, Kaplan 2, Mulhall, McKnight, Powers.
Repeat Hitters: SM, McGhee WC, Gardiner 3, McKnight, Kaplan, Darcey
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (17-9; 4-3) 022 004 000 8 9 1
Western Connecticut (11-13; 4-3) 000 000 531 9 12 2
Batteries: SM, Brett Rogers, Pat Foley (7), Peter Bergeron (8) and Joe McGhee
WC, Zane Honious, Josh Bertash (6), Mike Troester (7), Tim DeJohn (9) and Adam
Kaplan.
Winning Pitcher: DeJohn (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Bergeron (3-4)
Doubles: SM, Bourque, McGraw, Lemieux, Vardaro WC, Parker, Mulhall, Kaplan
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, Lemieux 3, Bourque, Portwine WC, McKnight 4, Kaplan 3, Mulhall,
Lynch
Repeat Hitters: SM, Arsenault, Lemieux WC, Parker 3, Mulhall, McKnight, Lynch
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Saturday, April 23, 2005
USM, Keene State Rained Out
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's Little East Conference baseball doubleheader
between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Keene State College Owls
at Keene, N.H., has been postponed due to rain. No make-up date was announced.
The teams actually started the first game of the twinbill, but were halted by
rain in the fourth inning. After approximately 45 minutes, the games were called.
The Huskies will journey to Danbury, Conn., to try again Sunday in a make-up
doubleheader with LEC foe Western Connecticut State University. The first game is
scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.
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Friday, April 22, 2005
St. Joseph's Wins 10th Straight Downing Southern Maine 5-3
GORHAM, Maine -- The St. Joseph's College Monks scored four runs in the
fifth inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit and went on to win their 10th straight game
Friday afternoon, defeating the University of Southern Maine Huskies 5-3 in a non-
conference game in Gorham, Maine.
The Monks upped their overall record to 20-7 with the victory. Southern
Maine had its four-game winning streak snapped to fall to 17-7. The two teams
will meet again next Thursday (April 28, 5:00 p.m.) at St. Joseph's.
Southern Maine jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the first three innings. The
Huskies scored twice in the second on an RBI singles by freshman 3B Rich McGraw
(Simsbury, Conn.) and sophomore 2B Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.), and picked up a
single run in the third inning on back-to-back doubles by sophomore OF Ryan
Bourque (Sanford, Maine) and junior 1B Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine). In both
innings, the Monks defense helped out sophomore left-handed starter Ben Cutter
(Westbrook, Maine) by turning a double play.
The Monks got one run back in the fourth against sophomore left-hander Peter
Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) as senior C Derek McIntosh (Auburn, Maine), who reached on
a wild pitch as he struck out, scored on a two-out, RBI single by junior OF Aaron
Cislak (Windham, Maine).
In the fifth, the Monks parlayed a pair of hits, two hit batsman, a double
steal and an infield error into four runs. With the bases loaded, sophomore 2B
Mark Clapp (Blue Hill, Maine) slapped a two-run single to tie the game. McIntosh
hit into a fielder's choice, erasing Clapp at second, and leaving runners at first
and third with two away.
McIntosh took off from first, getting caught in a rundown. That allowed
senior OF Andy Exley (Portland, Maine) to beat the throw home for the go ahead
run. McIntosh, who wound up at second, scored on an infield throwing error.
Cutter settled down after the first three innings, pitching into the seventh
inning to collect his third win of the season. Senior Jack Hughes (Dudley,
Mass.), the last of three Monks relievers, picked up the save pitching to three
batters in the ninth.
Bergeron, the second of four USM hurlers, was tagged with his third loss of
the season.
Southern Maine hits the road this weekend for a pair of Little East
Conference doubleheaders. The Huskies will play at Keene State College on
Saturday and at Western Connecticut State University on Sunday. St. Joseph's
travels to Bangor, Maine, Sunday for a doubleheader with Husson College.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
St. Joseph's (20-7) 000 140 000 5 7 1
Southern Maine (17-7) 021 000 000 3 9 2
Batteries: St. J, Ben Cutter, Dan Enman (7), Charlie Furbush (8), Jack Hughes (9)
and Dan McIntosh. SM, Erik Kent, Peter Bergeron (4), Pat Foley (5), Tip
Fairchild (9) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Cutter (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Bergeron (3-3)
Save: Hughes (1)
Doubles: St. J, McIntosh SM, Bourque, Fairchild, McGhee
Triples: none
HR: none
RBI: St. J, Clapp 2, Cislak SM, Fairchild, McGraw, Ganley
Repeat Hitters: St. J, Furbush SM, McGhee
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Southern Maine Comes From Behind to Down Colby, 10-5
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) pitched six innings
of scoreless, two-hit long relief as the University of Southern Maine Huskies
rallied from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Colby College White Mules 10-5 in a non-
conference game Wednesday afternoon.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies, and improved their overall
record to 17-6. Colby remains winless on the season, dropping to 0-20.
Foley entered the game with no outs and a man on first in the second inning
and the Mules leading 5-0. He quickly got a double play ball and a groundout to
end the inning. The right-hander was brilliant, retiring the first 14 batters he
faced before junior Greg Ortiz (Northbrook, Ill.) reached him for a single to open
the seventh. Foley would allow just two singles, no walks and struck out three.
Under threatening skies, the Huskies wiped out the Colby lead with a five-run
rally in the fourth inning. A costly infield error on a potential double play
grounder hurt the Mules. Sophomore Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) had a bases
loaded single to plate the Huskies' first two runs. After a hit batsman,
consecutive bases loaded walks to sophomores Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) and Nick
Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) brought in two more runs and ended the pitching efforts
of Colby sophomore starter Andy Carr (Conway, N.H.).
Colby brought on sophomore Robert Rosenbaum (Washington, D.C.) and he walked
the first batter he faced, sophomore Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine), to force in
the tying run. Rosenbaum escaped further damage getting a double play.
USM took the lead for good in the fifth inning as senior Brandon Brewer
(Cumberland, Maine) walked, stole second and came home on an RBI single by
freshman Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.).
The Huskies added three insurance runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to
give Foley and junior Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine), who came on in the eighth
inning, a cushion.
Colby looked like it might break its losing streak in the first inning as the
first six batters reached base and four runs came across the plate against USM
freshman starter Kyle Fecteau (Biddeford, Maine). Carr had a two-run single and
junior Roddy Ames (Cotuit, Mass.) followed with an RBI double. The fourth run
scored on an infield error.
Freshman Sam Kennedy-Smith (Newton, Mass.) added an RBI single in the second
inning to make 5-0 before Foley entered the game and shut down the Colby bats.
Junior Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) had three hits, and Bourque and
Skeffington had two each, for the Huskies.
Southern Maine hosts St. Joseph's College in its next game on Friday starting
at 3:00 p.m. Colby will host Bates College on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Colby (0-20) 410 000 000 5 8 3
Southern Maine (17-6) 000 513 10X 10 11 2
Batteries: C, Andy Carr, Robert Rosenbaum (4), Bob Brady (7) and Steve Sandak.
SM, Kyle Fecteau, Pat Foley (2), Andrew Portwine (8) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Foley (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Rosenbaum (0-4)
Doubles: C, Ames SM, Fairchild
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: C, Carr 2, Kennedy-Smith, Ames SM, Bourque 2, Arsenault 2, Vardaro,
Fairchild, Skeffington, McGraw, Ganley
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild 3, Bourque, Skeffington
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Southern Maine Downs UMass Boston 9-4
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of the Southern Maine Huskies scored five
runs in the sixth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit en route to a 9-4 victory over the
University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in a Little East Conference game played
Tuesday afternoon at USM.
The win was the third straight for the Huskies who improve to 16-6 overall
and 4-1 in the conference. UMass Boston slips to 12-12 overall and 2-4 in the
conference. The game was originally scheduled at UMass Boston, but the team
reversed the sites for their home-and-series Monday because of field availability.
The teams traded runs in the fifth inning before the Beacons took a 2-1 lead
in the top half of the sixth on an RBI single by sophomore C Jeran Mondalto
(Amesbury, Mass.). The Huskies came right back, sending 11 batters to the plate
in the bottom half of the inning to plate five runs.
Three straight singles loaded the bases before sophomore C Max Arsenault
(Boothbay, Maine) walked to force home the tying run. Junior RHP Ryan Blanchard
(Gloucester, Mass.) came on in relief of UMB freshman starter and loser Nick
Conway (Methuen, Mass.), and did not record an out against the four batters he
faced.
Freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) singled in one run, and rookie
3B Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) was hit by a pitch to force home another run.
Sophomore 2B Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) walked to force in the fourth run of the
inning, and sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) singled home the final run
to chase Blanchard from the game. Sophomore Pat Donovan (Lowell, Mass.) came on
to get the final two outs of the inning.
UMass Boston cut the margin to 6-4 on a pair of run scoring doubles by senior
1B Chris King (Andover, Mass.) and sophomore 2B Evan Tardugno (Methuen, Mass.) in
the seventh. King's base hit ended the day for USM sophomore starter Josh Armandi
(Jay, Maine) who picked up his third win of the season.
Southern Maine added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on a double
steal and an RBI single by Ganley, and one more in the eighth on an RBI single by
Skeffington.
Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) and Skeffington paced the
Huskies' 13-hit attack with three hits apiece. Arsenault and sophomore DH Joe
McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) each had a pair of hits. Senior SS Darwin Gonzalez
(Lawrence, Mass.) had three hits and Mondalto had a pair of singles for the
Beacons.
Southern Maine will host Colby College Wednesday afternoon starting at 4:00
p.m. UMass Boston will play at Suffolk University tomorrow afternoon beginning at
3:30 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
UMass Boston (12-12; 2-4) 000 011 200 4 9 3
Southern Maine (16-6; 4-1) 000 015 21X 9 13 3
Batteries: UMB, Nick Conway, Ryan Blanchard (6), Pat Donovan (6) and Jeran
Mondalto. SM, Josh Armandi, Peter Bergeron (7), Tip Fairchild (9) and Max
Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Armandi (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Conway (1-3)
Doubles: UMB, King, Tardugno SM, Brewer, Arsenault
Triples: UMB, Gonzalez
Home Runs: none
RBI: UMB, Gonzalez, King, Tardugno, Mondalto
SM, Skeffington 2, Ganley 2, Vardaro, McGhee, McGraw
Repeat Hitters: UMB, Gonzalez 3, Mondalto
SM, Brewer 3, Skeffington 3, McGhee, Arsenault
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Monday, April 18, 2005
USM, UMass Boston Change Home Dates
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Athletic Department
announced today (Monday, April 18) that the home-and-home dates for baseball games
between USM and the University of Massachusetts Boston have been reversed.
Tomorrow's game, scheduled to be played at UMB, will now be played at USM
starting at 3:00 p.m. The May 4 game at USM will now be played at UMB.
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Monday, April 18, 2005
Bourque, Fairchild Earn LEC Player of the Week Honors
GORHAM, Maine. -- Sophomore OF Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine/Sanford) and
junior RHP Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine/Monmouth) of the University of Southern
Maine Huskies baseball team each earned Little East Conference weekly honors for
the week of April 11 -17 that were announced Monday afternoon.
Bourque was named the LEC's Player of the Week and Fairchild was named the
conference's Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week.
Bourque finished the week batting .519 (14-for-27) in six game with ten runs
scored, three extra base hits and four RBI to help Southern Maine to a 5-1 week.
In a doubleheader split with the 13th-ranked Eastern Connecticut State University
Warriors, Bourque was 5-for-7 at the plate with two runs scored. He had two or
more hits in all six game for the Huskies, including 3-for-3 effort that included
his first home run of the season in a 5-3 win over Thomas College. Bourque
extended his current hitting streak to 11 games. On the season, Bourque has a
.370 batting average with 30 hits in 81 at bats and 13 RBI.
Earning his second Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week honor in as
many weeks, Fairchild pitched a spectacular 8-0 complete-game shutout in the
Huskies' win over 13th-ranked Eastern Connecticut in his only appearance during
the week. Over nine innings, Fairchild scattered six singles while striking out
nine and walking just two batters to lead the Huskies to the win. The win
improved Fairchild's 2005 record to 4-1 with a 1.80 earned run average. Fairchild
also contributed offensively for the Huskies going 11-for-25 (.440) at the plate
with eight runs scored, seven RBI and two home runs. Fairchild is currently
batting .347 for the Huskies with 15 RBI and three home runs.
Southern Maine is currently 15-6 overall and 3-1 in the Little East
Conference. The Huskies return to action at home, Tuesday, April 19, at 3:00
p.m. against LEC rival UMass Boston.
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Sunday, April 17, 2005
Huskies Tame Terriers 14-2, 5-3
GORHAM, Maine. -- Senior 1B Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine/Greely)
collected three hits and drove in five runs and sophomore OF Ryan Bourque
(Sanford, Maine/Sanford) nabbed five hits to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a doubleheader sweep of the Thomas College Terriers Sunday afternoon at
Towers Field in Gorham.
Brewer belted two hits and drove in five runs, including a three-run homer in
the fourth inning, as the Huskies pounded Thomas 14-2 in the first game of the
twinbill. Bourque finished the second game going three-for-three at the plate,
belting his first home run of the season as Southern Maine held off the Terriers
5-3 for the sweep.
With the pair of wins, Southern Maine moves to 15-6 overall while the
Terriers, losers of four straight, drop to 6-14.
Junior right-hander Brett Rogers (Orr's Island, Maine/Mt. Ararat) earned the
win for the Huskies in the opener, throwing a complete game. He scattered five
hits and walked one while striking out six in seven innings of work.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first after the Terriers' junior 1B Brandon
Connors (Rochester, N.H./Spaulding) connected with an RBI single, Southern Maine
lit up Thomas starter, freshman right-hander Mark Rouleau (Keene, N.H./Keene) for
five hits and five runs to take a 5-1 lead.
Southern Maine's first three batters, sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood,
Mass./ Norwood), Bourque and junior DH Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine/Monmouth),
each reached on singles before Brewer cracked a two-run double deep to left-center
to give the Huskies the 2-1 lead. The Huskies went ahead 3-1 after sophomore C
Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) drew a walk and freshman OF Eddie
Skeffington (Everett, Mass./Everett) reached safely on an error that allowed
Fairchild to score. Southern Maine capped its five-run rally on an RBI single
from junior OF Brent Lemieux (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) that scored Brewer and a
double play ball before the Terriers' Rouleau got out to end the inning.
The Huskies plated three runs in the fourth, four runs in the fifth and two
more in the sixth for the 14-2 win. Brewer was responsible for all three of the
Huskies runs in the fourth inning when he connected with his fourth homer of the
season.
In the second game, Portwine earned the win for the Huskies pitching 3.2
innings of solid relief on the mound.
Trailing the Terriers early in the game, Southern Maine used a two-run double
from freshman 3B Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) in the bottom of the
second to jump ahead 3-2. The Huskies plated their first run of the inning after
McGhee stole home on a double steal after drawing a walk and advancing to third on
a single from Bourque.
Behind 4-2 in the top of the sixth, Thomas cut the Huskies lead to one run on
an RBI single from senior OF Ryan O'Connor (Bowdoin, Maine/Mt. Ararat) off USM
sophomore right-handed releiver Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass./Norwood), but the
Huskies increased their lead back to two in the bottom of the inning when Bourque
nailed his third hit of the game - a solo homerun - deep over the right field
fence as Foley held on for the save.
The Huskies return to action, Tuesday, April 19, at UMass Boston for a Little
East Conference game. First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 7 R H E
Thomas 100 100 0 2 5 3
Southern Maine 500 342 x 14 19 1
Batteries: TC, Mark Rouleau, Darby Cheney (6) and Scott Brawn SM, Mark Rogers
and Joe McGhee
Winning Pitcher: Rogers (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Rouleau (0-2)
Doubles: SM, Brewer, Portwine T, Connors
Triples: None
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (4)
RBI: SM, Brewer 5, Kinslow 2 Vardaro, Fairchild, McGhee, Skeffington, Lemieux,
Portwine T, Connors, McDonald
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild 4, Lemieux 3, Vardaro, Bourque, Brewer, McGhee,
Portwine, Kinslow
T, Connors
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Thomas (6-14) 020 001 0 3 10 1
Southern Maine (15-6) 030 101 x 5 7 2
Batteries: T, Brian Gardner and Brawn SM, Josh Armandi, Sam Warner (2),
Andrew Portwine (2), Pat Foley (6) and Joe McGhee, Max Arsenault (4)
Winning Pitcher: Portwine (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Gardner (0-1)
Doubles: SM, Brewer, McGraw
Triples: None
Home Runs: SM, Ryan Bourque (1)
RBI: SM, McGraw 2, Bourque T, Mercier 2, Beckwith
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bourque 3, McGraw T, Pavlis, Mercier, McDonald, Stebbins
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Saturday, April 16, 2005
Southern Maine, Eastern Connecticut Split
Fairchild Shuts Out Warriors in the Opener 8-0
Eastern Conn. Wins Nightcap 20-5
MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Junior right-hander Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine)
scattered six singles and two walks while striking out nine to give the University
of Southern Maine Huskies an
8-0 victory over the 13th ranked Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in
the first game of the teams' Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday
afternoon at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in Mansfield, Conn.
The Warriors came back in the nightcap to pound out 22 hits against five USM
hurlers en route to a 20-5 win. The split leaves Southern Maine at 13-6 overall
and 3-1 in the conference. Eastern Connecticut, which had its 11-game winning
streak snapped, now stands at 19-7 overall and 6-1 in the conference.
Fairchild's only jam came in the third inning after two were out. Junior 2B
Zach Mehrbach (Lyme, N.H.) singled and stole second, prompting an intentional walk
to junior 1B Chris DeSantis (Shrewsbury, Mass.). Junior 3B Marc Garofalo (South
Kingstown, R.I.) worked another walk to load the bases, but Fairchild struck out
senior DH Leon Galemba (Fairfield, Conn.) to end the threat. The Warriors did not
get a runner past second base over the final six innings. The shutout was the
second of Fairchild's career.
ECSU junior left-hander Ryan DiPietro (Kensington, Conn.) matched Fairchild
with zeroes over the first five innings until the Huskies put three runs on the
board in the sixth. Fairchild helped his own cause with a lead-off single. After
a flyout, sophomore 1B Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) doubled home Fairchild for the
first run of the game. Sophomore C Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) followed with
a single that scored McGhee. A groundout advanced Arsenault to second, and he
later scored when freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) singled.
Southern Maine added three unearned runs in the seventh, the last two coming
home on back-to-back, bases-loaded walks to freshman 3B Rich McGraw (Simsbury,
Conn.) and Skeffington. The Huskies pushed across a pair of insurance runs in the
eighth.
In the nightcap, Garofalo staked freshman right-hander Joe Esposito (East
Haven, Conn.) to a 1-0 lead in the second inning with a solo home run. The
Warriors touched USM sophomore left-hander Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) for four
more in the third, three coming in on a homer by sophomore OF Randy Re (Danbury,
Conn.).
Eastern chased Bergeron from the game in the fourth inning with another four-
run rally to take a commanding 9-0 lead.
Esposito went 7.2 innings to pick up the win. He allowed seven hits,
including a two-run homer to Fairchild in the eighth, and three walks while
fanning eight. Senior SS Tom Koch (Warwick, R.I.) led the Warriors' offensive
assault with four hits.
Southern Maine returns home tomorrow (Sunday, April 17) to face Thomas
College in a non-conference doubleheader starting at noon. Eastern Connecticut
hosts Suffolk University in a non-league contest on Monday.
At Mansfield, Conn. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (13-5; 3-0) 000 003 320 8 12 0
Eastern Connecticut (18-7; 5-1) 000 000 000 0 6 3
Batteries: SM, Tip Fairchild and Max Arsenault. EC, Ryan DiPietro, Ben
O'Brien (7), Andrew LeBrun (7), Justin Koutros (8), Alex Narus (9) and Matt
Cooney.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (4-1) Losing Pitcher: DiPietro (4-1)
Doubles: SM, Bourque, McGhee, Skeffington
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, McGhee 2, Skeffington 2, Fairchild, Brewer, Arsenault, McGraw
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bourque 3, Skeffington 3, Fairchild, Arsenault
EC, Mehrbach 3, Sullivan
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (13-6; 3-1) 000 002 021 5 8 1
Eastern Connecticut (19-7; 6-1) 014 423 60X 20 22 0
Batteries: SM, Peter Bergeron, Pat Foley (4), Sam Warner (6), Andrew Portwine
(7), Brandon Brewer (8) and Max Arsenault. EC, Joe Esposito, Brian Wendell (8)
and Matt Cooney, Zack Lamkin (8)
Winning Pitcher: Esposito (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Bergeron (3-2)
Doubles: SM, Bourque EC, Koch 2, Galemba
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Tip Fairchild (3), Eddie Skeffington (1)
EC, Randy Re (3), Marc Garofalo (2), Chris DeSantis (1)
RBI: SM, Fairchild 3, Brewer, Skeffington
EC, Mehrbach 4, Re 4, Koch 3, Cooney 2, Pekrul 2, Garofalo, Galemba, DeSantis
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bourque, Skeffington
EC, Koch 4, Pekrul 3, Mehrbach 3, Re, 3, Garofalo, Cooney 3
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
Fairchild Leads Huskies Past Salem State, 11-2
SALEM, Mass. -- Junior Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) had four hits,
including two doubles and his second home run of the season, and a pair of RBI
to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 11-2 victory over the
Salem State College Vikings in a non-conference game played Thursday afternoon
at Salem, Mass.
The win was the fifth in the last six games, and eighth in the last 10, for
the Huskies. Southern Maine is 12-5 heading into this weekend’s Little East
Conference doubleheader at arch-rival Eastern Connecticut State University.
Salem State dips to 10-11 on the season. The Vikings host MASCAC rival
Fitchburg State on Saturday.
The Huskies blew open a 2-2 game with six runs in the sixth inning, and
three more in the seventh, to support the strong pitching of freshman right-
hander Kyle Fecteau (Biddeford, Maine). Fecteau scattered six hits over eight
innings while walking two and striking out two to pick up his first collegiate
win.
In the decisive sixth inning, senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) led
off with a walk and advanced to third on Fairchild’s second double of the game.
The next two batters were retired before the Huskies worked back-to-back walks,
the second to freshman Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.), to force in the first
run.
Sophomore Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) was hit by a pitch to force in
another run before sophomore Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) plated two runs with
a single. Vardaro scored the fifth run on a double steal, and Bourque came home
on an RBI single by sophomore Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.).
Fairchild hit a solo home run, his second of the year, in the seventh.
Sophomore Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.) drove in a run with a single and later scored
on Vardaro’s triple later in the inning.
Salem State took a 1-0 lead in the third against Fecteau on a walk,
sacrifice bunt and an RBI double by freshman Bob Celentano (Peabody, Mass.).
USM tied the game in the fourth on an RBI double by Fairchild. Freshman
Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) hit a one-out, solo homer in the fifth to make it
2-1 for the Huskies.
At Salem, Mass. 123 456 789 R H E
Southern Maine (12-5) 000 116 300 11 14 0
Salem State (10-11) 001 010 000 2 8 0
Batteries: SM, Kyle Fecteau, Andrew Portwine (9) and Max Arsenault. Salem,
Talal Saleh, Steve Duane (3), Jess Granger (4), Joe Perna (5), Conor Giard (6),
Devin Harding (6), Tyler Middleton (6), Bill Lavin (9) and Scott Bevan.
Winning Pitcher: Fecteau (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Giard
Doubles: SM, Fairchild 2 Salem, Celentano 2, Sablone 2, Kimber
Triples: SM, Vardaro
Home Runs: SM, Tip Fairchild (2), Rich McGraw (2)
RBI: SM, Vardaro 2, Bourque 2, Fairchild 2, McGhee, Ganley, McGraw, Skeffington
Salem, Celentano, Bevan
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fairchild 4, Vardaro, Bourque, Brewer Salem, Sablone 3,
Celentano.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Southern Maine Edges Endicott, 7-5
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored a pair of
runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a 5-5 tie and went on to defeat the
Endicott College Gulls 7-5 in a non-conference game Tuesday afternoon.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 11-5. USM travels to Salem
State College on Thursday for its next game. Endicott slips to 14-7.
Endicott tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the sixth when freshman C Dan
Gomez (East Longmeadow, Mass.), who led off the inning with a triple, scored from
third on a wild pitch. The Huskies came right back in the home half of the
inning, bunching together two singles, an errant pick off attempt and a groundout
to produce the decisive runs.
Sophomore C Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) and sophomore OF Ryan Bourque
(Sanford, Maine) opened the inning with back-to-back singles. An errant pick off
throw to first base by sophomore P Mike Daggett (Sabbatus, Maine) allowed
Arsenault to score from second and Bourque ended up at third. Freshman PH Rich
McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) grounded out bringing home Bourque.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by
sophomore Pat Kinslow (Westbrook, Maine).
Endicott took a 4-1 advantage in the fourth as the Huskies' defense committed
two of its seven errors. After a lead-off single by sophomore Steve Vidmosko
(Shelton, Conn.), the next two batters reached on infield errors, Vidmosko scoring
on the second error. Gomez hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the Gulls' second run.
Back-to-back doubles by sophomore OF Brendan Tiani (New Canaan, Conn.) and senior
DH Jon Trowt (Beverly, Mass.) made it 4-1. All four runs were unearned against
USM junior starter Brett Rogers (Orr's Island, Maine).
Run-scoring singles by Bourque and freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett,
Mass.) cut the deficit to 4-3, and sophomore SS Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) gave
the Huskies a 5-4 lead with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth.
Sophomore Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) picked up the win for the Huskies with
3.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief. Daggett absorbed the loss.
Senior OF Pat Vincent (Manchester, N.H.) was the lone repeat hitter for
Endicott with a pair of singles. Skeffington had three hits, and Bourque and
Vardaro each had two, for the Huskies.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Endicott (14-7) 000 401 000 5 6 4
Southern Maine (11-5) 001 402 00X 7 11 7
Batteries: E, John Bedard, Mike Daggett (4) and Dan Gomez.
SM, Brett Rogers, Pat Foley (6) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Foley (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Daggett
Doubles: E, Tiani, Trowt
Triples: E, Gomez
Home Runs: none
RBI: E, Trowt 2, Gomez SM, Vardaro 2, Kinslow, Bourque, McGraw, Skeffington
Repeat Hitters: E, Vincent SM, Skeffington 3, Vardaro, Bourque
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Sunday, April 10, 2005
Wheaton Routs Southern Maine 16-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior OF Rob Cipolla (South Windsor, Conn.) had five
hits, scored three times and had three RBI to pace a 21-hit assault as the Wheaton
College Lyons routed the University of Southern Maine Huskies 16-2 in a non-
conference baseball game Sunday afternoon.
The win improved the Lyons' overall record to 14-5. It was their fifth
straight victory. Southern Maine, which had won its last three games, dips to
10-5.
Cipolla knocked in the first run of the game and later scored during the
Lyons' six-run outburst in the first inning against USM junior left-handed starter
Sam Warner (Eliot, Maine) and sophomore reliever Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine).
Cipolla also had an RBI single and scored during Wheaton's five-run fourth inning
and an RBI single in the fifth inning.
Senior OF Keith Cooper (Swampscott, Mass.) collected a double and three
singles and scored four times for the visitors. Sophomore 2B Jeff Martin
(Marblehead, Mass.) had three hits as the Lyons' first three hitters (Cooper,
Martin, Cipolla) combined to go 12 for 17 with eight runs scored.
Junior right-hander Jamie Baker (Boxford, Mass.) was the beneficiary of the
Wheaton run support, hurling seven innings to pick up his third win of the season
against one loss. Baker allowed just six hits and two walks while fanning seven.
For the Huskies, senior OF Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) drove in both
USM runs with an RBI single in the first inning and a solo home run off the
scoreboard in the third.
Warner, who faced only five batters before being lifted in favor of Armandi,
absorbed the loss.
Wheaton will host the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in its next game on Tuesday.
Southern Maine will entertain Endicott College on Tuesday.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Wheaton (14-5) 600 510 004 16 21 3
Southern Maine (10-5) 101 000 000 2 8 4
Batteries: W, Jamie Baker, Kevin Doherty (8), Louie Bernardini (9) and Mark
Brown, Adam Laplante (9). SM, Sam Warner, Josh Armandi (1), Pat Foley (5),
Kyle Fecteau (8) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Baker (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Warner (0-1)
Doubles: W, Cooper, Kocher, Yagjian SM, Skeffington
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (3).
RBI: W, Cipolla 3, Guillerault 3, Yagjian 3, Kocher 2, Brown 2, O'Connor, Miller
SM, Brewer 2
Repeat Hitters: W, Cipolla 5, Cooper 4, Martin 3, Baumer, Kocher
SM, Brewer
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Saturday, April 9, 2005
Southern Maine Sweeps Rhode Island College
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies received complete
game pitching efforts from junior right-hander Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) and
sophomore southpaw Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) en route to a doubleheader sweep
of the Rhode Island College Anchormen in Little East Conference action Saturday
afternoon.
The Huskies took the first game 12-1 behind Fairchild's four-hit, 10-
strikeout performance, then came back in the nightcap to win 7-2 on Bergeron's
seven-hitter. The sweep improved the Huskies' overall record to 10-4 and 2-0 in
LEC play. Rhode Island College dips to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Fairchild was dominating throughout the first game. The only inning he had
any problems was the third when the Anchormen scored their only run on a double by
freshman Robert Doyon (Douglas, Mass.) and an RBI single by sophomore Tim Henault
(East Greenwich, R.I.). Fairchild helped his own cause by starting an inning-
ending double play. After the third, Doyon was the only RIC batter to get a hit
off of Fairchild, a double in the fifth.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the first on back-to-back two-out doubles
by sophomore Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) and senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland,
Maine). After RIC tied the game in the third, the Huskies took the lead for good
in the fourth on a two-run single by sophomore Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.).
The Huskies blew the game wide open with four runs in the sixth and five more
(all unearned) in the seventh. Freshman Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) paced
USM's 18-hit attack with four hits while Brewer and sophomore Joe McGhee (Walpole,
Mass.) each had three hits.
Senior James Milano (Johnston, R.I.), the first of three RIC hurlers, worked
into the sixth before being lifted. He took the loss. Doyon was the only repeat
hitter for RIC.
In the second game of the twinbill, Bourque and Fairchild combined to stake
Bergeron with a 1-0 lead as Bourque tripled and Fairchild singled. After Brewer
was nicked by a pitch and McGhee reached on an infield error, sophomore Joe Ganley
(Keene, N.H.) singled in a run and freshman Rich McGraw (Simsbury, Conn.) walked
with the bases loaded to force in another to make it 3-0.
USM added two more in the third on an RBI single by sophomore Max Arsenault
(Boothbay, Maine) and a sacrifice fly by Skeffington to make it 5-0. Arsenault
added an RBI single in fourth, and the Huskies worked a double steal in the fifth
to take a 7-0 lead.
RIC picked up single runs in the sixth as Henault scored on a double play and
in the ninth on an RBI single by Brian Trupiano (Franklin, Mass.).
Bergeron scattered seven hits and two walks while striking out seven to earn
his third win of the season. Arsenault, Ganley and McGhee each had a pair of
hits.
Trupiano and Doyon had two hits each in the second game. Freshman right-
hander Eric Thibault (Somerset, Mass.) started for the Anchormen and took the
loss.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Rhode Island College (7-8, 1-1) 001 000 000 1 4 2
Southern Maine (9-4; 1-0) 100 204 50X 12 18 1
Batteries: RIC, James Milano, Bruce Taraska (6), Caleb Barber (7) and Tim
Henault. SM, Tip Fairchild and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Milano (1-2)
Doubles: RIC, Doyon 2 SM, Brewer 2, Bourque, McGhee, Skeffington
Triples: SM, McGraw
Home Runs: none
RBI: RIC, Henault SM, McGhee 3, Vardaro 2, Bourque 2, Brewer, Portwine,
Skeffington
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Doyon SM, Skeffington 4, McGhee 3, Brewer 3, Bourque,
Lemieux
Game Two 123 456 789 R H E
Rhode Island College (7-9; 1-2) 000 001 001 2 7 2
Southern Maine (10-4; 2-0) 302 110 00X 7 11 0
Batteries: RIC, Eric Thibault, Eric Fama (6), Brian Farley (8) and Tim Henault,
Chris Smaldone (7) SM, Peter Bergeron and Max Arsenault
Winning Pitcher: Bergeron (3-1) Losing Pitcher: Thibault (1-2)
Doubles: none
Triples: SM, Bourque
Home Runs: none
RBI: RIC, Trupiano SM, Arsenault 2, Fairchild, Ganley, McGraw, Skeffington
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Trupiano, Doyon SM, McGhee, Arsenault, Ganley
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Thursday, April 7, 2005
Southern Maine Holds Off Bridgewater State 6-5
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- Sophomore 2B Pat Kinslow's (Westbrook, Maine) RBI
single in the fifth inning drove in what proved to be the decisive run as the
University of Southern Maine hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Bridgewater State
College Bears in a non-conference baseball game played Thursday afternoon at South
Portland High School.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 8-4 while the Bears slipped to
2-3 overall.
Kinslow's one-out single drove in freshman OF Eddie Skeffington (Everett,
Mass.) who had doubled to give the Huskies a 6-2 lead after five innings.
Bridgewater State rallied for a pair in the sixth inning on an RBI double by
junior OF Greg Sunderland (Rehobeth, Mass.) and an RBI single two batters later by
junior 3B Tim LaConte (Norton, Mass.).
The Bears closed the gap to one run in the seventh inning against USM
sophomore reliever Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) on an RBI single by senior SS Ryan
Fitzgerald (Middleboro, Mass.), but Foley escaped further trouble with a
strikeout.
After Foley hurled a scoreless eighth, juniors Sam Warner (Eliot, Maine) and
Tip Fairchild (Monmouth, Maine) combined to get the final three outs in ninth to
preserve the victory.
Bridgewater State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against USM
junior starter Brett Rogers (Orr's Island, Maine) on an RBI single by freshman OF
Steve Smith (East Taunton, Mass.) and a sacrifice fly by sophomore 1B Eric Johnson
(East Taunton, Mass.).
The Huskies responded with three runs in their half of the first. Senior OF
Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) knocked in the first run with a single and
sophomore DH Joe McGhee (Walpole, Mass.) followed with a two-run double.
USM added a single tally in the second inning on an RBI double by sophomore C
Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine) and another run in the fourth on Arsenault's
groundout.
Rogers settled down after the first inning, pitching into the sixth inning to
pick up his first win of the season. Fairchild collected his second save by
getting the final two outs. Arsenault, Skeffington and sophomore OF Ryan Bourque
(Sanford, Maine) paced the Huskies' 11-hit offense with a pair of hits.
LaConte and junior OF Jay Houser (Easton, Mass.) had three hits each for the
Bears. Freshman pitcher Tedd Grasso (Lakeville, Mass.), who went three innings,
was tagged with the loss.
Southern Maine is scheduled to host Rhode Island College in a Little East
Conference doubleheader on Saturday starting at 12:00 p.m. Bridgewater State will
travel to MASCAC rival Salem State College for a doubleheader on Saturday.
At South Portland, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Bridgewater State (2-3) 200 002 100 5 12 0
Southern Maine (8-4) 310 110 00X 6 11 0
Batteries: BS, Ted Grasso, Greg Lovett (4) and Kelly LaDow. SM, Brett Rogers,
Pat Foley (6), Sam Warner (9), Tip Fairchild (9) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Rogers (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Grasso (0-1)
Save: Fairchild (2)
Doubles: BS, Smith, Sunderland SM, Arsenault, McGhee, Skeffington
Triples: BS, Houser
Home Runs: none
RBI: BS, Smith, Johnson, Fitzgerald, Sunderland, LaConte
SM, Arsenault 2, McGhee 2, Brewer, Kinslow.
Repeat Hitters: BS, Houser 3, LaConte 3, Izzo, Smith
SM, Bourque, Arsenault, Skeffington
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005
(Courtesy of Bowdoin Sports Information)
Bowdoin Rallies to Beat Southern Maine 10-7
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College Polar Bears rallied from a four-run
deficit to defeat in-state rival, the University of Southern Maine, on Wednesday,
10-7.
The Polar Bears (8-5) snap a three-game losing skid, while the Huskies (8-5)
lose their first game since returning from Florida last week. The contest was
originally scheduled to be played in Gorham, but was moved to Brunswick due to
poor field conditions. Southern Maine played as the home team.
Southern Maine chased Bowdoin freshman starter Pat Quinn (Seekonk, Mass.) for
five runs in the first inning to grab an early advantage, but six-run third put
the game in Bowdoin's favor. Sophomore John Lawrie (Walpole, Mass.) picked up a
two-run, line-drive triple to right center to highlight the inning, while juniors
Erik Morrison (Gray, Maine) and Ricky Leclerc (Manchester, N.H.) and sophomore
Nick Lawler (Auburn, Maine) also picked up RBI's in the frame as the Polar Bears
grabbed a 7-5 lead.
Southern Maine got one back in the fourth, when junior Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) cracked a solo home run over the left field wall to make it 7-6.
But Lawler gave Bowdoin some breathing room in the sixth inning, as he hit a two-
run shot to improve the lead to 9-6. Bowdoin got stellar relief pitching on the
day as the Polar Bear relief corps allowed just two runs on four hits over the
final 8.1 innings.
Bowdoin freshman Pat Driscoll (2-0) picked up his second win of the season,
while relievers Mark Bulger (Delmar, N.Y.), Jared Lemieux (Readfield, Maine) and
Trevor Powers Wells, Maine) put the game into the hands of freshman closer Ryan
Turgeon (Auburn, Maine), who started a key double-play in the ninth to preserve
the victory. Southern Maine sophomore starter Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine) was tagged
with his first loss of the season against two wins. Armandi allowed seven earned
runs in five innings.
At the plate, Bowdoin was led by Lemieux, who lifted his season average to
.514 with a 3 for 3 afternoon. Lawler and freshman K.J. Kozens (Falmouth, Mass.)
had two hits apiece for the Polar Bears. Southern Maine's Fairchild collected
three hits on the day, while also pitching 1.2 innings in relief, striking out
three batters.
Southern Maine will host Bridgewater State College at the South Portland
(Maine) High School field on Thursday starting at 3:00 p.m. Bowdoin will host
Colby on Friday.
At Brunswick, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Bowdoin (8-5) 106 002 010 10 14 3
Southern Maine (7-5) 500 101 000 7 7 3
Batteries: B, Patrick Quinn, Pat Driscoll (1), Mark Bulger (4), Jared Lemieux
(7), Trevor Powers (7), Ryan Turgeon (9) and Mike Buckley. SM, Josh Armandi,
Peter Bergeron (6), Pat Foley (8), Tip Fairchild (8) and Joe McGhee.
Winning Pitcher: Driscoll (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Armandi (2-1)
Save Turgeon (1)
Doubles: B, Lawler, Leclerc, Lawrie
Triples: B, Lawrie
Home Runs: B, Nick Lawler (3) SM, Tip Fairchild (1)
RBI: B, Lawler 2, Leclerc 2, Lawrie 2, Morrison
SM, Fairchild, McGhee, Bourque, Portwine, Herget.
Repeat Hitters: B, Leclerc 3, Lawler, Lemieux, Lawrie, Morrison, Kozens
SM, Fairchild 3, Bourque
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005
USM-Bridgewater State Game Moved to SPHS
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball game
with the Bridgewater State College Bears, scheduled for Thursday (April 7) at
USM's Gorham campus field, has been moved. The game will be played at South
Portland High School. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Baseball Game Moved to Bowdoin
GORHAM, Maine -- Wednesday's scheduled baseball game between the University
of Southern Maine Huskies and the Bowdoin College Polar Bears has been moved. The
game, originally scheduled to be played at USM's Gorham campus field, will instead
be played at Bowdoin College. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
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Sunday, April 3, 2005
Baseball Game at Wheaton Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's scheduled baseball game between the University of
Southern Maine and Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., has been postponed due to the
weather. No make-up date has been announced.
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Friday, April 1, 2005
Baseball Doubleheader at Western Connecticut Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Tomorrow's scheduled Little East Conference baseball
doubleheader between the University of Southern Maine and Western Connecticut
State University, to be played in Danbury, Conn., has been postponed due to the
impending inclement weather expected throughout the New England region this
weekend.
The teams have rescheduled the doubleheader for Sunday, April 24, starting at
12:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Huskies Sweep Gustavus Adolphus
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball
team finished its 10-game Florida trip Wednesday afternoon by sweeping the
Gustavus Adolphus College Golden Gusties by scores of 5-3 and 4-2 at Port
Charlotte Stadium in Port Charlotte, Fla.
The sweep extends the Huskies' winning streak to three games and concluded
their Florida trip 6-4. Southern Maine is 7-4 overall. Gustavus Adolphus dipped
below the .500 level to 6-8 overall.
In the opener, senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) erased a 3-0 deficit
with one swing of his bat, slamming a three-run homer in the fourth inning. The
round tripper was the second of the season for Brewer. The Huskies scored the
winning runs in the sixth inning on an infield error and an RBI single by
sophomore Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine).
Sophomore right-hander Josh Armandi (Jay, Maine) picked up his second win of
the trip going the distance. He scattered three hits and walked two while
striking out three over the seven inning game. The complete game was the first of
his collegiate career.
Gustavus Adolphus had built a 3-0 on a first inning sacrifice fly from junior
Aaron Madson (North Mankato, Minn.) and a two-run double in the third inning by
sophomore Wade Vrieze (Richfield, Minn.). Sophomore pitcher Ricky Sabo (Woodbury,
Minn.) went the distance on the hill for the Golden Gusties to take the loss.
In the second game of the twinbill, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the first
inning on an RBI single by Brewer. The lead grew to 2-0 in the fifth on an RBI
single by sophomore Joe Ganley (Keene, N.H.). After allowing a run to Gustavus in
the bottom half of the fifth on an RBI single by freshman Pat Siering (Eden
Prairie, Minn.), the Huskies added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth on
consecutive RBI singles by Arsenault and junior Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine).
Sophomore left-hander Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) picked up the win, coming
on in the fifth inning in relief of Brewer. Bergeron went the final 2.1 allowing
two hits and a harmless run in the seventh. Junior Andy Schmidt (Lakeville,
Minn.) went the route for the Golden Gusties and was tagged with the loss. Three
of the four runs Schmidt allowed were unearned.
Southern Maine returns home on Thursday, and travels to Western Connecticut
State University on Saturday to open play in the Little East Conference with a
doubleheader in Danbury, Conn. Game time for the first game is 12:00 p.m.
At Port Charlotte, Fla. 123 456 7 R H E
Gustavus Adolphus (6-7) 102 000 0 3 3 2
Southern Maine (6-4) 000 302 X 5 7 1
Batteries: GA, Ricky Sabo and Mike Holman SM, Josh Armandi (2-0) and Max
Arsenault
Doubles: GA, Vrieze, Holman
Triples: none
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (2)
RBI: GA, Vrieze, Madson SM, Brewer 3, Arsenault
Repeat Hitters: SM, Ganley
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (7-4) 100 012 0 4 7 0
Gustavus Adolphus (6-8) 000 010 1 2 8 2
Batteries: SM, Brandon Brewer, Peter Bergeron (5) and Joe McGhee GA, Andy
Schmidt, David Wold (7) and Mike Holman.
Winning Pitcher: Bergeron (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Schmidt
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: GA, Siering 2 SM, Ganley, Brewer, Arsenault, Portwine
Repeat Hitters: GA, Siering SM, Ganley, Brewer
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Brewer Homer Leads Southern Maine Past John Carroll, 6-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Senior Brandon Brewer (Cumberland, Maine) slammed a
three-run homer in the third inning to help the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 6-1 victory over the John Carroll University Blue Streaks Tuesday in
a game played at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The win improved the Huskies overall record to 5-4. USM concludes its 10-
game Florida trip Wednesday with a doubleheader against Gustavus Adolphus College
in Port Charlotte, Fla. John Carroll, which had its three-game winning streak
stopped, dropped to 6-5 overall.
Brewer's first home run of the season broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Huskies
the lead for good. Sophomore Pat Kinslow (Westbrook, Maine) opened the inning
with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Junior Tip Fairchild
(Monmouth, Maine) walked to put runners at first and second. After a fly out,
Brewer launched his round tripper to give USM a 4-1 lead.
The Huskies picked up a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning on
sophomore Max Arsenault's (Boothbay, Maine) lead-off solo homer and an RBI single
from sophomore Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.).
USM took a 1-0 lead in the second on rookie Eddie Skeffington's (Everett,
Mass.) RBI double. John Carroll tied the game in the top of the third when senior
Rafael Garabis (Columbus, Ohio) scored from third on an infield error.
Fairchild pitched the first seven innings for the Huskies, allowing seven
hits and one walk while fanning eight to pick up his second win of the season.
Junior Sam Warner (Eliot, Maine) and sophomore Pat Foley (Norwood, Mass.) combined
to pitch two scoreless innings of relief.
Brewer paced the Huskies' 13-hit offensive attack with three hits.
Arsenault, Skeffington, Vardaro, and junior Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine) all
had two hits.
Junior left-hander Rich Absey (Aliquippa, Pa.), who pitched the first five-
plus innings, took the loss for John Carroll. Garabis and seniors Dan Dittrich
(Newbury, Ohio) and Eric Floriani (Greensburg, Pa.) each had two hits for the Blue
Streaks.
At St. Petersburg, Fla. 123 456 789 R H E
John Carroll (6-5) 001 000 000 1 8 1
Southern Maine (5-4) 013 002 00X 6 13 1
Batteries: JC, Rich Absey, Matt McKinnon (6) and Mike Tedford.
SM, Tip Fairchild, Sam Warner (8), Pat Foley (8) and Max Arsenault.
Winning Pitcher: Fairchild (2-1) Losing Pitcher: Absey
Doubles: JC, Garabis SM, Portwine, Skeffington
Triples: SM, Skeffington
Home Runs: SM, Brandon Brewer (1), Arsenault (2)
RBI: SM, Brewer 3, Arsenault, Skeffington
Repeat Hitters: JC, Garabis, Floriani, Dittrich SM, Brewer 3, Vardaro,
Arsenault, Portwine, Skeffington
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Monday, March 28, 2005
Eckerd Pounds Southern Maine 21-12
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Eckerd College Tritons pounded out 18 hits
and took advantage of 10 walks and six University of Southern Maine Huskies'
errors en route to a 21-12 victory at Turley Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
Monday night.
The win snapped a four-game losing skid for the Division II Tritons and
improved their record to 10-21 overall. Southern Maine slipped to 4-4 overall
with three games remaining on its 10-game Florida spring trip.
Eckerd jumped on USM sophomore starter Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) for a
pair of unearned runs in the first inning, and two more runs in the second
inning that scored on a balk and a wild pitch. Three more runs in the third
made it 7-0 for the Tritons.
Down 13-0 heading into the sixth, the Huskies tacked up an eight-run rally
to pull back within five. Sophomore Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) had a bases-
loaded double that plated three runs.
Any thoughts of a possible comeback disappeared in the bottom half of the
inning as the Tritons scored eight times.
Senior Craig Albernaz (Somerset, Mass.) had three hits and a pair of RBI to
pace the Triton’s attack. Sophomore Jason Recore (Blackstone, Mass.) had three
singles while junior Pat Bordieri (Wethersfield, Conn.) had a pair of hits and
scored four |
