Presutti fires one-hit shutout in game one; Setters halt Ravens
seven game win streak in nightcap
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (April
19, 2006) - Franklin Pierce, ranked 15th in
both this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
(NCBWA) and Collegiate Baseball magazine Division II
polls, split a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader with Pace
University at Finnerty Field this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce posted a 4-0
victory in game one behind a one-hit shutout performance from
junior right-hander Shane Presutti (Southbridge,
Mass./Southbridge), but Pace took advantage of a
season-high four Raven errors in claiming a 4-2 decision in the
nightcap.
Junior All-American
Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford
Hills) was a combined 5-for-8 in the doubleheader
with a pair of doubles and two RBI. Senior Mike
Chambers (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) broke his
own single-season program record as his two doubles in game one
give him a Conference-leading 19 this spring.
Franklin Pierce 4, Pace
0
Presutti and Pace junior
Bryan Hallberg (River Edge, N.J./River Dell
Regional) were locked in a pitchers duel before
Franklin Pierce was able to break through in the sixth en route to
the 4-0 victory in game one. Presutti remained undefeated (7-0) on
the year as he scattered the one hit and four walks, while striking
out nine. He carried a no-hitter into the sixth before Pace got a
one-out single.
Hallberg saw his record evened at
3-3 as he surrendered four runs, three earned, on eight hits with
six strikeouts and two walks over 7.2 innings of work.
Olson led the Franklin Pierce
offense as he hit 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI.
Chambers was 2-4 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs
scored. Senior Randy Fenton (Worcester,
Mass./Doherty) hit 1-3, while sophomore
Matt Anderson (Medford, Mass./Medford)
chipped in with an RBI.
Senior Brian Hollrah
(Glenwood, Md./Glenely) notched Pace's lone hit with
a one-out single in the sixth, finishing 1-for-4.
Franklin Pierce scored the only
runs it would need with a pair in the sixth. Senior
Elliott Shea (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant)
singled with one out and advanced to second on an error before
scoring on an Olson double. Chambers followed with his first double
of the game to drive in Olson.
The Ravens added single runs in the
seventh and eighth. Junior Vinny Pennell (Spencer,
Mass./David Prouty) led off the seventh with a walk,
was sacrificed to second and then reached third on a wild pitch
before coming in on bunt ground out by Anderson. Chambers sparked
the eighth with a one-out double, reached third on a wild pitch and
scored on an error.
Boxscore
& Play-by-Play
Pace 4, Franklin Pierce
2
In the nightcap, Pace took advantage of a season-high
four Franklin Pierce errors to snap a five-game skid and halt the
Ravens seven-game winning streak.
Junior left-hander
David Qualben (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xavier)
picked up his fifth win of the season (5-3) on the mound for Pace,
allowing two runs, just one earned, while scattering eight hits and
a walk with six strikeouts over 8.1 innings. Junior
Earl Oakes (Bristol, Conn./Bristol
Eastern) struck out the only two batters he faced
after Franklin Pierce had scored a run to earn his Conference-best
tenth save of the
season.
Sophomore Jack Cawley
(Bronx, N.Y./Iona Prep) led the Setters offense as he
hit 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI, while sophomore Chris
Brown (West Kingston, R.I./South Kingstown) was 1-2
with a walk, a double and run scored. Junior Matt
Bisbano (Mt. Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane) finished 1-3 with
a double and run scored.
Junior right-hander
Nate Berberian (Northborough,
Mass./Algonquin) pitched well despite suffering the
loss (1-2) in a spot start for Franklin Pierce. He allowed four
runs, just two earned, on four hits with two strikeouts and two
walks over six-plus innings of work.
Olson was 2-for-4 with an RBI for
the Ravens, while freshman Scott Savastano (Plymouth,
Mass./Plymouth North) was 2-4 with a double and run
scored. Pennell hit 1-2 with a stolen base, while junior
Jake Christman (Newton, Mass./Newton
South) notched a pinch-hit RBI single in his lone at
bat.
Pace struck first with a pair of
unearned runs in the second without the benefit of a hit as
Franklin Pierce committed three errors in the frame. Sophomore
Matt Arburr (Bristol, Conn./Bristol
Eastern) reached and advanced to second on an error
and to lead off the inning, and after a walk, scored with one out
on a Ravens throwing error on a double-play ball. The second run
scored on a Berberian throwing error a batter later.
Franklin Pierce got one unearned
run back in the third as Fenton led off with a single and later
scored on a two-out single from Olson. The Setters added two more
in the fifth as Brown walked and Bisbano doubled before scoring on
a two-run single from Cawley with one out. The Ravens threatened in
the ninth as Savastano led off with a double and scored on a
one-out pinch-hit single by Christman. However, Oakes entered and
struck out the next two batters to end the game.
Boxscore
& Play-by-Play
Franklin Pierce (29-9, 14-5 NE-10)
is back in action tomorrow when it visits American International
College at 3:30 p.m. Pace (22-14, 8-8 NE-10) hosts Merrimack
College tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
