Warriors ride big inning to game one win Ravens jump out early
in game two victory
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 13,
2004) - Franklin Pierce, receiving votes in both the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) and
Collegiate Baseball magazine Division II polls this week,
split a non-conference doubleheader with Wayne State University of
Michigan at the Gene Cusic Classic today. Wayne State rode a big
fifth inning rally to post a 10-3 victory in game one, before
Franklin Pierce raced out to a 13-3 lead after three innings en
route to an 18-8 triumph in game two.
In game one, Wayne State scored
seven runs in the fifth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit and put an
end to Franklin Pierce's three-game winning streak. Senior
Nick Demers (Eastpointe, Mich./East
Detroit) lined a two-run single to spark the Warriors
rally and put his team ahead for good during the decisive frame.
Sophomore centerfielder
Elliott Shea (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant) hit
2-for-4, including a solo home run in the bottom of the first to
put the Ravens in front. Freshman Kim Hart (Gorham,
Maine/Gorham) was 2-3 with an RBI single in the
second, while junior Eric Cavers (Otisfield,
Maine/Oxford Hills) finished 2-3 with an RBI, which
came on a sacrifice fly, to put Franklin Pierce up 3-1 in the
fourth.
Freshman Tom Gilmore
(Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) suffered the loss
(0-1) as he failed to retire a batter in relief of sophomore
starter Mike Farrell (Russell,
Mass./Gateway) in the fifth. Gilmore allowed four
earned runs on three hits and no walks. Farrell turned in 4.1 solid
innings of work, yielding three earned runs on two hits with four
walks and four strikeouts.
| Teams
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| R
| H
| E
|
| WSU
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 8
| 0
|
| FP
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
|
BOX
SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY
Batteries:
WSU - Kirk Anderson, Frank DiCristofaro (7) and
Joe Neal.
FP - Mike Farrell, Tom Gilmore (5), Neil Cacciola
(5) and Eric Cavers.
WP: Anderson
(1-0)
LP: Gilmore (0-1)
HR: Elliott Shea (1st, solo in the
first)
In the nightcap, Franklin Pierce
scored seven runs in the top of the first and raced out to a 14-3
lead after three and a half innings and never looked back in
posting an 18-8 triumph.
Freshman third baseman
Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford
Hills) was 3-for-6 with a home runs and five RBI to
pace the Ravens. Cavers finished 3-5 with three runs scored, a
double and an RBI, while Hart had another strong game going 2-3
with an RBI. Freshman Vinnie Pennell (Spencer,
Mass./David Prouty) finished 3-4 with a double and
two RBI.
Freshman Daniel Fournier
(Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) posted his
second-straight win to open his collegiate career as he allowed
just three earned runs on five hits with three walks and five
strikeouts over five innings of work.
Shea, Olson, Hart and sophomore
Mike Feetham (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy)
all recorded RBI singles for Franklin Pierce in the first. Pennell
sparked a three-run second with a two-run double, while Olson's
first career homer, a two-run shot, led a three-run Ravens third.
| Teams
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| R
| H
| E
|
| FP
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 15
| 1
|
| WSU
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 5
|
BOX
SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY
Batteries:
FP - Daniel Fournier, Stephen Minor (6),
Bryan Comeau (7) and Eric Cavers, Robert Kahl (6), John Richard
(7).
WSU - Miguel Lokuta, Mike Miller (2), Dan Barnes
(2), Andy Claerr (5), Matt Niemiec (6), Frank DiChristofaro (6) and
Nate Przygocki, Jon Weisman and Neal.
WP: Fournier
(2-0)
LP: Lokuta (0-1)
HR: Garrett Olson (1, 2-runs in the
3rd)
Franklin Pierce (4-4) returns to
action tomorrow for a doubleheader with New Jersey Institute of
Technology at 4 p.m. Wayne State (2-1) has a doubleheader with
North Dakota State University Sunday at 4 p.m.
