Fournier's six-hit shutout avoids sweep Highlanders roll to
game one win
NEWARK, N.J. (March 7,
2004) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 24 in this week's
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division
II poll, split a non-conference doubleheader at New Jersey
Institute of Technology this afternoon. The Highlanders coasted to
a 9-1 victory in game one, before the Ravens salvaged the nightcap,
2-0, to avoid the four-game weekend sweep.
In game one, NJIT jumped out to a
5-0 lead after three innings and never looked back. Senior
Chris Schwarz (Blairstown, N.J./North
Warren) belted a solo homer in the first to give the
Highlanders the early lead. NJIT tacked on three in the second by
taking advantage of three walks from Franklin Pierce starter
Bryan Borowski (Clarksburg, Mass./Drury).
Junior Dan Lupo (West Milford, N.J./West
Milford) lined a two-run single to spark the frame
for NJIT. The Highlanders broke the game open with three runs in
the fifth.
Borowski suffered the loss for Franklin Pierce as he was touched
for seven runs, four earned, on five hits with five walks and three
strikeouts.
Sophomore Mike Chambers
(Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) paced the offense as
he hit a perfect 3-for-3 with a double. Senior Dante
Blancarte (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) finished 1-2
with an RBI.
| Teams
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| R
| H
| E
|
| FPC
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
|
| NJIT
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| X
| 9
| 5
| 0
|
BOX
SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY
Batteries:
FP - Bryan Borowski, Tom Gilmore (5),
Keith Brouillard (5) and Eric Cavers.
NJIT - Derrick McCain and Philip Resciniti.
WP: McCain
(1-0)
LP: Borowski (0-1)
HR: Chris Schwarz
In the nightcap, Franklin Pierce
freshman Daniel Fournier (Worcester, Mass./Holy
Name) fired a six-hit shutout in his collegiate debut
to pace the Ravens to the 2-0 victory.
Fournier carried a no-hitter into
the fifth before sophomore Kwesi Mitchell (Piscataway,
N.J./Piscataway) legged out an infield single.
Fournier scattered four walks and struck out seven in the victory.
Chambers carried a hot bat for the
Ravens again, as he was 2-3 with a double, while classmate
Elliott Shea (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant) was
1-2 with a run scored.
Shea scored the lone run Franklin
Pierce would need in the fourth after he singled and stole second
before scoring on a fielder's choice by sophomore Mike
Feetham (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy). The Ravens
added an insurance run in the fifth as sophomore Shawn
Hayes (Charlton, Mass./Holy Name) walked, stole
second, then scored on a throwing error by the NJIT first baseman.
| Teams
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| R
| H
| E
|
| FP
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
| NJIT
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
|
BOX
SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY
Batteries:
FP - Daniel Fournier and Eric
Cavers.
NJIT - Dennis Keefe, Michael Palomino (7) and
Philip Resciniti.
WP: Fournier
(1-0)
LP: Keefe (0-1)
Franklin Pierce (1-3) is scheduled
to play at Teikyo Post University tomorrow at the University of New
Haven at 3 p.m. NJIT (3-2) visits Rutgers-Newark on Tuesday at 4
p.m.
