Bulldogs sweep to send Ravens to third-straight
defeat after topping top-ranked Tampa
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 24,
2005) - The University of Minnesota-Duluth swept a
non-conference doubleheader against Franklin Pierce, receiving
votes in this week's Collegiate Baseball magazine and
National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) Division II
polls, at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic this afternoon.
Minnesota-Duluth, which has won
four-straight, dealt Franklin Pierce its second and third-straight
losses following a 4-1 triumph over top-ranked University of Tampa
on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs took game one, 4-1, before posting a
10-5 triumph in the
nightcap.
In game one, Minnesota-Duluth used
two home runs to spark a three-run sixth and collect the victory.
Freshman Ty Fadness (Eau Claire,
Wis./Memorial) was hit by a pitch and junior
Tim Garceau (Marinette, Wis./Marinette)
followed with a two-run homer to break a 1-1 tie. Senior
Nate Cermak (Apple Valley,
Minn./Eastview) added a solo shot to provide the
Bulldogs with an added insurance run.
Freshman Kyle Zweber
(Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville) picked up the win for
UMD, as he yielded just an earned run on four hits with four
strikeouts and three walks. Senior Bryan Borowski
(Clarksburg, Mass./Drury) was pinned with the loss
(1-1), as he was touched for four earned runs on six hits and a
walk with nine strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
Junior Bryan Duplissie
(East Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock Regional) provided all
of the Franklin Pierce offense with a solo homer in the sixth that
tied the score and he finished 1-for-2 with a walk. Classmate
Elliott Shea (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant) was
1-3 with a walk a stolen base, while sophomore Vinny
Pennell (Spencer, Mass./David Prouty) finished 1-3
with a steal.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in
the third as junior Nate Taran (Hermantown,
Minn./Hermantown) walked and scored on an RBI single
from classmate Greg Aker (Superior,
Wis./Superior).
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Batteries:
FP - Bryan Borowski, Steve Stocki (6) and Steve Carr, Matt
Anderson (6).
UMD - Kyle Zweber, Bub Lovas (6), Scott
Christenson (7) and Mike Hanson.
WP:
Zweber
LP: Borowski (1-1)
HR: Bryan Duplissie (4), Tim Garceau, Nate Cermak.
Minnesota-Duluth made the most of
eight hits in posting a 12-7 victory in the nightcap. The Bulldogs
took the lead for good with a six-run sixth with the benefit of
just three hits as Franklin Pierce pitching loaded the bases with
three walks.
Freshmen Alex Conboy
(Silver Bay, Minn./Silver Bay) and Andrew
Heieie (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) sparked the
frame with back-to-back two-run singles after the bases were loaded
with free passes. After a fourth walk, junior Tom
Paitich (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park) delivered a
two-run double to give the Bulldogs an 11-6 lead.
Franklin Pierce jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the bottom of the first as Elliott Shea reached on a
fielder's choice and scored on a wild pitch before junior
Shawn Hayes (Charlton, Mass./Holy Name)
smacked his third home run of the season.
UMD got a run back in the top of
the third, but the Ravens got it back in the home half as junior
Mike Chambers (Londonderry,
N.H./Londonderry) followed a Garrett
Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford Hills) single with an RBI
double.
Minnesota-Duluth scored three
unearned runs in the fourth to take their first lead (4-3), then
added a fifth run in the fifth for a two-run advantage. However,
Franklin Pierce answered with a three-runs in the bottom of the
frame to regain a one-run lead (6-5). Shea doubled in Olson
(double) and scored on a Hayes two-bagger, before Bryan Duplissie
added an RBI single.
Freshman Steve Stocki
(Billerica, Mass./Shawsheen Tech) suffered the loss
in relief for the Ravens as he yielded two walks that resulted in
the go-ahead runs in two-thirds of an inning of work. Sophomore
starter Daniel Fournier (Worcester, Mass./Holy
Name) yielded four unearned runs on three hits and
three walks in 3.1 innings.
Hayes finished 2-3 at the plate for
the Ravens, with a homer, double and two RBI, while Olson was 3-3
with a double, homer, RBI and three runs scored.
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Batteries:
UMD - Freddie Hampe, Bub Lovas (5), Tim
Garceau (6) and Tom Paitich.
FP - Daniel Fournier, Neil Cacciola (4), Steve
Stocki (5), Steve Shepard (6), Dan Miller (7) and Anderson
WP:
Lovas
LP: Stocki (0-1)
HR: Garrett Olson (1), Shawn Hayes (3).
Franklin Pierce (4-5, 0-2 NE-10)
and Minnesota-Duluth (6-6) will battle again tomorrow with another
doubleheader slated for noon.
