Ravens forfeit game one Weagle
earns first win of the season in nightcap
RINDGE, N.H. (April 21,
2002) - Franklin Pierce University
saw a chance to sweep a crucial four-game set with the College of
Saint Rose go by the wayside as it split a controversial
doubleheader in Northeast-10 Conference baseball action at Crystal
Field this afternoon. Saint Rose claimed a 9-0 win in game one by
forfeit, while FP
posted a 9-4 decision in the nightcap.
Franklin Pierce forfeited game one
as the umpiring crew determined that its coaching staff was
coaching the team after they were ejected from the game in the
eighth inning. The result came with the game tied at 4-4 and the
winning run on second base in the bottom of the ninth inning.
According to NCAA rules, Saint Rose earns a 9-0 win and statistics
from the contest count.
Sophomore Dante
Blancarte (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) was one-for-four
with an RBI, while senior Eric Burney (Ridgefield,
Conn./Ridgefield) hit 2-3 for Franklin Pierce.
Junior right-hander
Chris Shank (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont
Regional) saw his bid for a school-record tying
seventh win of the season go by the wayside as he receives a
no-decision based on NCAA rules. Shank (6-1) allowed four runs,
three earned, on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks in
nine innings of work.
Junior Erik Hoover hit 3-4 with a
double for Saint Rose, while freshman Jean-Francois DuFour was 2-5
with a run scored and a stolen base.
In the nightcap, sophomore
right-hander Matt Weagle (Charlton, Mass./Shepherd
Hill) ended a string of six-straight losing decisions
dating back to last season as he earned his first win (1-5) of the
spring. Weagle allowed four runs, just one earned, scattering eight
hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in the complete-game effort.
Junior Mike Callahan
(Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) sparked the
offense, as he was 1-1 with a homerun, two runs scored and three
RBIs. Burney was 2-4 with two RBIs, while junior Dan
Close (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) hit 2-4 with
three runs scored, a homerun, a stolen base and an RBI.
Hoover had another strong game for
Saint Rose as he hit 2-2 with a double, while DuFour was 2-4 with
two runs scored, a double and a steal. Junior Jose Segura finished
2-4 with a run scored to go along with a leadoff homer in the first
game.
Gregg Kelly suffered the loss (5-4)
as he was touched for nine runs, only four earned, on seven hits
with four strikeouts and four walks in the complete game effort.
Saint Rose jumped ahead with two
unearned runs in the fourth inning. Segura led off the inning with
a single, followed by another safety from junior Chris Burdo. The
two scored as DuFour reached on a Franklin Pierce fielding error.
Franklin Pierce took the lead for
good in the bottom half of the frame with five unearned runs of its
own. Kelly retired the first two batters for the Golden Knights,
then Close reached on a fielding error, followed by two-straight
walks to load the bags. Freshman Eric Cavers
(Otisfield, Maine/Oxford Hills) and Burney each
followed with two-run singles to spark the rally.
The Ravens lead grew to 8-2 in the
fifth inning as Close belted a solo homer and Callahan added a
two-run blast two hitters later.
| Teams
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| R
| H
| E
|
| Saint Rose
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 4
|
| FP
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| x
| 9
| 7
| 3
|
Battery
CSR: Gregg Kelly and Chris Burdo.
FP: Matt Weagle and Eric Cavers.
WP: Weagle
(1-5)
LP: Kelly (5-4)
Franklin Pierce (19-14, 12-8 NE-10)
returns to the diamond on Tuesday when it hosts Assumption College
at 3:30 p.m. Saint Rose (24-16, 13-7 NE-10) hosts Southern
Connecticut State University for a key Conference twinbill on
Tuesday beginning at 2 p.m.
