Borowski, Fournier pitch Ravens to key sweep, Olson nearly hits for cycle in nightcap  

RINDGE, N.H. (April 16, 2005) - Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 29 in this week's Collegiate Baseball magazine Division II poll, swept a Northeast-10 Conference baseball doubleheader from Saint Anselm College at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field this afternoon. The Ravens posted a 3-1 victory in game one before claiming a 5-1 decision in the nightcap.

Franklin Pierce has now won four in a row, ten of 11 and 12 of 14 heading into tomorrow's series finale in Manchester. Senior Bryan Borowski (Clarksburg, Mass./Drury) and sophomore Daniel Fournier (Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) held Saint Anselm to just one earned run over a combined 16.1 innings in starting roles on the mound this afternoon. The pair limited the top five hitters to a combined 2-for-36 on the afternoon.

In game one, Franklin Pierce scored three times in the second inning and made it stand up, posting a 3-1 decision. Ravens pitching held the top half of the Hawks lineup to a combined 1-for-19.

Senior right-hander Bryan Borowski pitched eight strong innings to collect his third win of the season (3-1), allowing just the one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Sophomore Matt Fisher (Athol, Mass./Athol) pitched a perfect ninth to nail down his second save of the season (fifth career).

Sophomore Kim Hart (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) sparked the offense as he hit 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Junior Mike Chambers (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) was 2-3 with a double and stolen base, while classmate Mike Feetham (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) was 1-3 with an RBI.

Freshman Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass./St. John's Prep) led the Hawks offense as he hit 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Senior Josh Skowyra (Brimfield, Mass./Tantasqua) was also 2-3 with a double and scored their lone run.

Saint Anselm senior Ryan Fecteau (Gilmanton, N.H./Gilford) took the loss (2-3), allowing the three earned runs on eight hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in a complete-game effort.

After being held scoreless in the first inning for the first time in five games and just the ninth time in 22 games this season, Franklin Pierce broke through in the second. Sophomore Vinny Pennell (Spencer, Mass./David Prouty) led off with a single, then scored on a double from Hart down the leftfield line. Hart advanced to third on a balk, then scored on a single down the line in left by Feetham, who later scored on a fielder's choice.

Saint Anselm got its lone run in the fifth as Skowyra led off with a double and scored on Hussey's second double of the afternoon. However, Hussey was thrown out attempting a steal of third and Borowski got a ground out to retire the side and he went on to retire the final nine batters he faced from there.

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In the nightcap, sophomore Daniel Fournier struck out a career-best 13 batters for the second-straight game as he surrendered just an unearned run on three hits and three walks over 8.2 innings to improve to 3-0.

After having an 18-game hitting streak halted in game one, sophomore Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford Hills) fell just a single shy of hitting for the cycle in game two. He was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Junior Bryan Duplissie (East Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock) was 2-4 with a double and RBI. Mike Feetham finished 2-4 with a stolen base, while Vinny Pennell was 1-4 with two steals and an RBI.

Sophomore Mike Craig (Milford, Mass./Milford) was 1-3 for Saint Anselm a stolen base and RBI. Junior Ryan Call (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) was 1-3.

Freshman Andrew Long (Peabody, Mass./St. John's Prep) suffered the loss for the Hawks (1-1), yielding three runs, two earned, on eight hits with a strikeout and no walks over five innings.             

Franklin Pierce jumped on the board with a single run in the bottom of the first as Olson led off with a triple to right and scored on a passed ball with two out. The Ravens added another in the third on Olson's fourth home run of the year to left, and took a 3-0 lead in the fifth as Olson doubled down the leftfield line and scored on Duplissie's double to dead center.

Saint Anselm struck for an unearned run in the seventh as Modoono reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a Craig single after reaching second on a passed ball.

Franklin Pierce broke the game open with a pair in the eighth as Pennell registered an RBI single and scored on a delayed double steal with Feetham with two out.

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Franklin Pierce (16-7, 10-4 NE-10) and Saint Anselm (9-12, 5-7 NE-10) round out their three-game weekend series tomorrow afternoon in Manchester, N.H., at 1 p.m.