Johnson out-duels White, as Bryant
takes three-of-four in weekend series
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (April 14,
2002) - Junior right-hander Doug Johnson fired 8.2 innings
of five-hit shutout ball to lead Bryant College to a 1-0 victory
over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference baseball action at
the Bryant Baseball Complex this afternoon.
Johnson out-dueled Franklin Pierce
junior right-hander Jon White (Medford, Mass./Arlington
Catholic) to earn his fifth win (5-1) of the spring.
Johnson struck out nine and walked none on the afternoon.
White was the hard-luck loser (5-3)
on the day as he yielded just one earned run, scattering six hits,
striking out seven and walking just one in the complete game
effort.
The lone run against White came in
the bottom of the first inning as Bryant junior Mike Ciallella's
sacrifice fly scored classmate Jim Collins. Collins reached earlier
in the frame with a sun-aided double that Franklin Pierce
leftfielder Mike MacSwain (Stoughton, Mass./Coyle
Cassidy) lost in the sun, then advanced to third on a
wild pitch.
The Ravens threatened in the third
inning with runners on second and third thanks to an error, a base
hit and a passed ball, but Johnson fanned Franklin Pierce junior
Dan Close (Leominster, Mass./Leominster)
to work out of the jam.
After Johnson retired the first two
batters in the ninth, junior Chris Shank (Westminster,
Mass./Oakmont Regional) reached on an infield hit,
followed by a double from freshman Bear Dunn (Charlton,
Mass./Shepherd Hill) which chased Johnson from the
ballgame.
Junior Paul Gately was called on to
close the door, but walked Franklin Pierce pinch-hitter
Al Medeiros (New Bedford, Mass./New
Bedford) to load the bases. Another Franklin Pierce
pinch-hitter, Teddy Guardiani (Providence, R.I./Hudson
(Mass.) Catholic), worked the count full, before
Gately struck him out to end the game and earn his school-record
seventh save of the season.
Senior rightfielder Dan England was
Bryant's lone multiple hit batter as he finished two-for-three with
a double and a stolen base.
Franklin Pierce junior
Paul McAuliffe (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro)
hit 2-4 with a stolen base to lead the Ravens. Senior shortstop
Scott Loiseau (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter
Marian) saw his 15-game hitting streak halted with an
0-4 outing.
Franklin Pierce (13-13, 7-7 NE-10)
returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Bentley College at 3:30
p.m. Bryant (22-13, 12-4 NE-10) hosts American International
College on Wednesday.
| Teams
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| 2
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| R
| H
| E
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| FP
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
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| Bryant
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
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Batteries:
FP - Jon White and Eric Cavers.
BC - Doug Johnson, Paul Gately (9th) and Jim
Collins.
WP: Johnson
(5-1)
LP: White (5-3)
SV: Gately (7)
