Brouillard first to start 7-0, Ravens win record
seventh-straight
RINDGE, N.H. (April 20,
2004) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 6 in this week's
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division
II Northeast Region poll, collected its program-record
seventh-straight victory with an 8-4 decision over Southern New
Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference baseball action at
Crystal Field this afternoon.
Junior right-hander
Keith Brouillard (Westport,
Mass./Somerset) became the first pitcher in program
history to open a season 7-0 as he went the distance on the mound
for Franklin Pierce. Pitching on three days rest, he yielded four
runs, just two earned, on six hits and four walks with six
strikeouts. The two earned runs were the first Brouillard has
allowed in Conference play this season, ending a streak of 36.1
innings in the second when SNHU junior Aaron Jansen
(Brewer, Maine/Brewer) belted a lead-off home run
down the rightfield
line.
Franklin Pierce, which has won
ten-straight at home dating back to last season and reached the
20-win plateau for the fifth-straight year, was led on offense by
junior Eric Cavers (Otisfield, Maine/Oxford
Hills) as he went 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles,
two stolen bases, an RBI and three runs scored. Sophomore
Mike Chambers (Londonderry,
N.H./Londonderry) was 2-4 with a double and two RBI,
while classmate Elliott Shea (Jaffrey,
N.H./Conant) finished 1-3 with a steal, RBI and two
runs scored.
Sophomore Randy Fenton
(Worcester, Mass./Doherty) weighed in with a 1-2
performance at the plate and matched a single-game record with
three stolen bases. The Ravens stole eight bases for the afternoon
against the Penmen.
Junior Ray Powers
(Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham) was the lone Southern New
Hampshire batter with multiple hits as he was 2-4 with a double and
RBI. Jansen finished 1-4 with the homer, while junior
Mike Bernard (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton)
chipped in a
double.
Junior right-hander
Bill Forbes (Methuen, Mass./Methuen)
suffered the loss (1-3), allowing six earned runs on six hits and
four walks with three strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. Freshman
Matt Osmer (Nashua, N.H./Nashua) pitched
well in relief, yielding two unearned runs on two hits with a walk
and strikeout over the final 3.2 innings.
Jansen's leadoff home run down the
rightfield line in the second opened the scoring. Franklin Pierce
answered with three in the bottom of the third to take the lead for
good. Fenton drew a leadoff walk and stole second and third before
scoring on a wild pitch to knot the score. Shea laced an RBI single
up the middle to score Cavers (walk) and later scored on a double
to the leftfield gap by Chambers.
The Ravens added three more in the
fifth as Cavers belted a 400-foot double to center and scored on a
Chambers single. Shea (walk) and Blancarte (walk) both scored on
sacrifice flies. Franklin Pierce extended its lead further in the
sixth as Cavers and Blancarte each roped RBI doubles for an 8-1
margin.
The Penmen drew within four runs
with three in the top of the ninth with Powers registering an RBI
double to round out the scoring on the afternoon.
Franklin Pierce (20-16, 15-4 NE-10)
and Southern New Hampshire (15-15, 8-12 NE-10) continue their
mid-week three-game series tomorrow in Manchester, the teams will
round out the set on Thursday in Rindge.
BOXSCORE
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